What Came Before

I was asked to blurb this book, and this is what I said:

What Came Before is a remarkable achievement – a smart, fast-paced mystery that asks important questions about identity, family, and race. And, like the best of its genre, it's loaded with puzzles: What really happened on the day Abbie Palmer's mother killed herself? Who is the mysterious woman who shows up on Abbie's doorstep, and why would anyone want her dead? What will it take to reconcile Abbie with her husband? Gay Degani's prose is at all times lucid and compelling, and her exciting story will keep you glued to your chair.