This book is definitely one that got in my brain and stayed there. It reads so much like a true crime novel that even now I'm half convinced I could google the killers and find lurid headlines and CNN articles detailing their crimes. That aspect was well done. The ending felt a bit uneven in places but the pacing throughout was taunt and I was interested from page one.

You Can Never Tell is a thriller inspired by the Moors Murders and includes podcast transcripts throughout the book. Ugh, unfortunately this one didn’t work for me. I liked the first half well enough and I love books with podcasts but the story got a bit convoluted during the second half. The narration was decent.

Thanks to Dreamscape Media & NetGalley for providing my advanced listeners copy in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up.

Kacy & Michael move to Texas after a scandal in NJ drive them out. Kacy knows she needs to make new friends in her neighborhood, & is pleasantly surprised when she does. Her new best friend, Lena, happens to be their neighbor. The husbands get along, they spend a lot of time together, everything is perfect.

Wrong. When Michael is at the neighbor’s house, he watches the husband commit a crime, everything changes.

We as the reader know exactly who the “bad guys” are & everything that happened, but Kacy & Michael do not. Between chapters, there are transcripts of a crime podcast covering the case, and I felt that was a great addition to help move the story along.

Quick little thriller that I enjoyed. Not as shocking or surprising as I’d have liked, but I still liked it & I’m thankful to NetGalley for the eArc!

This started off strong and was very engaging, but by the end, it seemed that most of the main characters were acting out of character.


Review copy provided by publisher.