This was disappointing only because I absolutely loved the last book I read by this author, Just One Look. Whereas that book had a creepy but scintillating MC/POV, this one fell flat. It alternated POVs and just didn't work as well plus there was no big twist and no big thrill. It is a quick read but I was hoping for so much more. Hope you have better luck with this one but, if you haven't read Just One Look, I highly recommend it!!

No One Needs to Know comes out next week on May 9, 2023 and you can purchase HERE.

The universe doesn't right wrongs. People do. If someone pushes you, you push them back twice as hard. You can't grow up in New Jersey and not believe that. It was practically the state motto.

⭐3.5/5⭐

Spotted: Upper East Side parents caught up in drama, lies, affairs... and murderrrr.

If you grew up reading/watching the Gossip Girl series like I did, then No One Needs to Know will be a fun little read for you. This novel centers around three main characters that while wealthy, they all have different social and class upbringings that set them apart. What ties them together is that they are mothers to children in the 8th grade of a private school in NYC. We start off with a minor incident involving one of their children at a private dance/school party that then sets off a downward spiral of lies and drama from everyone. It also doesn't help that there was a cyber attack on a popular website called UrbanMyth that leaked email addresses of everyone who ever posted something thinking it would stay anonymous. So everyone's secrets were never safe!

I did like this book, but I think I would have loved it if we had more closure on certain things. And the main twist I feel like came out of nowhere and wasn't totally believable at first. (I'll post a hidden spoiler on Goodreads). Otherwise this was a decent novel and what I predict to be a good beach read!

Thank you to Random House Publishing - Ballantine, and NetGalley for this ARC!

Unfortunately I was not able to get through much of this book. The characters were unable to be rooted for and the plot twist was not great either.

It was supposed to be a site where anyone could post anonymously, but in today’s world of hacking everyone’s secrets are subject to exposure. In New York City’s posh neighborhood, Heather dropped her daughter Violet at a teen club. It was rumored that the director of admissions for an exclusive school would be observing the eighth graders for potential candidates. One of the rules was that no phones were allowed. The next day Violet’s picture appears on the site. She is using a vape pen and the caption identifies her as a local drug supplier. Heather has her suspicions of who was responsible for the picture. It was an attempt to reduce the competition for the exclusive school. Now it is time for a confrontation and revenge.

Lindsay Cameron’s story is one of secrets, infidelity, blackmail and murder. Poppy and Harris, Norah and Bennett, and Heather and Oliver know each other through their children’s school. When one of the parents is reported missing the secrets on the hacked site give the police reason to suspect foul play and the finger pointing begins. Cameron’s solution provides a moral dilemma but sometimes it is best when no one needs to know. I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House - Ballantine for providing this book for my review.

I loved this author's prior book, Just One Look, so I was excited to read this one. It's a suspenseful domestic drama told from multiple points of view. While not as over-the-top as Just one look, No One Needs to Know still has more than one character that doesn't do anything halfway. The main characters are mothers of eight graders who attend an exclusive school in the Upper East Side of New York City. A scandal involving a photo of one of the students at a country club dance that is posted online is one of the subplots. This incident becomes tied in with the hacking of an app that allows people residing within a 3-block radius to make posts that are supposed to be completely anonymous. The users of this app post some very personal questions and comments and also reveal secrets most people wouldn't even dare to share with their closest friends. I loved that some of the actual posts are mixed in with the narrative of the story to make it seem more real and fun to read.

The mothers in this book learn the hard way that nothing stays a secret for long. The book definitely illustrates some of the downfalls of social media for both teens and adults. Not everyone is likable in the book, but the story is very engaging. I was entertained from the very beginning all the way through to the surprising twists at the end. It's a different kind of story, but fans of Big Little Lies will enjoy the drama of this book, which is a fun read. (4.5 stars)

I received an advance copy of this ebook at no cost from NetGalley, Random House and Bantam, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.

Thank you PRHaudio, @thrillerbookloverspromotions, Random House Publishing - Ballantine, and NetGalley for the copies of the ARC and ALC in turn for my honest review.

Are you looking for rich people drama, look no farther! Then this is a book you will want to add to your TBR. So many unlikeable characters that all behave badly with LOTS of coverups! It was so interesting to see what lengths these characters would go to get what they want. So many of the twists were completely unexpected!

I listened/read this book and the narrators were fantastic, it made the book come to life! The audiobook version is a great choice if you love audiobooks like I do!

Rating it 3.5 stars but rounding down.

Will be posting to instagram (thriller_book_sisters) on May 8, 2023.

What's it about (in a nutshell):
No One Needs to Know is a domestic thriller about a group of wealthy women on NYCs upper east side who spill everything on an app called Urban Myth that no one would ever admit to using. Things heat up in a mix of digital and real-life events until, finally, someone goes missing and is presumed dead. But who did it, why, and does anyone need to know?

Bullet Point Review:
I loved the crazy entertainment value of this story. It's reminded of Gossip Girl but with an older crowd and higher stakes. I couldn't even imagine this world as genuinely possible within our own, and I've seen some crazy parent antics throughout the years.

This story should not be taken too seriously. It's pure entertainment with a fascinating look at people's willingness to open themselves up on social media sites when they feel like they are doing so under anonymity.

"A gazelle doesn't need to outrun a lion. It simply needs to outrun one other gazelle in the herd," is a great line because it sums up the thinking of the characters in the book perfectly.

I loved that everything surprised me about this story, including the revelations of who actually did what.

I also loved the turning point in the story. I won't say what it is, but it is perfect in a world centered around an app.

You must know none of the characters are likable. They vary in degrees of awfulness. No one is particularly well-developed, but this is a mixture of character and plot-driven, and knowing too much may cause the tea to spill too soon.

The first-person narration alternates between three mothers: Heather, Poppy, and Norah, which helps provide the reader with a more thorough look at the story.

The pace is fast from start to finish.

It is set in NYC's Upper East Side, where all the wealthy people live and play.

Read, if you like
Entertaining thrillers and juicy plotlines
Spilled tea
Stories of wealthy people and their scandalous lives

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my copy of No One Needs to Know?

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔
👀 enjoy multiple POVS
🫢 love drama
💻 use the Internet to post anonymously
🏫 would do anything to get your kid into a top school

• 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄

After a photo of Heather’s daughter Violet goes around claiming she’s a drug dealer, three women on the UES will find themselves embroiled in drama at every turn.

• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓

It was all confidential. Right up to the moment when it wasn’t.

UrbanMyth: It was lauded as an alternative to the performative, show-your-best-self platforms—an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code. The residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side disclosed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: secret bank accounts, steamy affairs, tidbits of juicy gossip. The same people who, as parents, go to astonishing lengths to ensure that their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity of each poster, the repercussions echo down Park Avenue with a force that none could have anticipated.

And someone ends up dead.

Is the murderer Heather, the outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite’s good graces and into their even better schools? Norah, the high-powered executive failing to balance work with the emotional responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, whose perfect-on-the-outside façade conceals more than her share of secrets?

Each of them has something to hide. 

Each of them will do anything to keep secrets hidden.
 
And each of them just might kill to protect their own.

• 𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒

This was really fun and twisty novel. While it takes a few chapters to finally understand and recognize all of the key players, it all ends up coming together beautifully. If I had to pick one woman I could have sided with, it would have to be Norah. She was the easily the most relatable character for me personally. I also loved the entire UrbanMyth app. I thought it might be real and was curious to see all the fuss! It really added to the paranoia I felt each POV experiencing. The ending was not what I expected, and I loved it! I highly recommend grabbing a copy of No One Needs to Know!

No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron is a gripping suspense novel that delves into the dark secrets of New York's wealthy residents.

The novel has been compared to Big Little Lies and Gossip Girl, and it lives up to the hype. Fans of suspense and thrillers will appreciate the twists and turns in the plot, and the author's skillful handling of the story.

Overall, No One Needs to Know is a well-crafted and captivating read that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

This sort of mystery / thriller isn't my normal choice, it's more of a slow burn thriller than a suspenseful-from-the-get-go thriller. But, the way the main characters' lives intersected and their differing views of the "elite" life they lived was very interesting and well done. Things were never quite black and white with motivations and secrets and that kept me guessing throughout. It was an easy and quick read that had a solid ending. And I appreciated the scathing view of elite schools and showcasing the dark side of planning out an entire education of a child when they're in grade school.

No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron is a highly recommended domestic drama involving wealthy residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side. This would be an excellent choice for summer vacation reading.

Someone was murdered, but who and why. The drama unfolds through the perspective of three different women who all have 8th graders in a private school. Heather is all about keeping her daughter Violet's eyes on the prize - getting into the best schools. Poppy is ultra wealthy and used to money buying everything. Norah is a high powered executive and the main earner in her family. These three women are all on the track to keep their children a part of the elite class.

When UrbanMyth, an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code, becomes all the rage in their neighborhood, gossip abounds and rumors are spread on the sight. However, when a photo of Violet vaping is posted to Instagram, UrbanMyth erupts with vicious, viral posts accusing the girl of dealing drugs to her schoolmates. Heather is furious and thinks she knows who did it. Then a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and makes it so everyone's posts are no longer anonymous, which means all heck breaks loose.

This is a fun, entertaining novel that doesn't take itself too seriously and simply asks the readers to enjoy the action and the twists in the over-the-top plot. The narrative alternates between the points-of-view of each woman with snippets included from UrbanMyth and police interviews.

None of the characters are remotely likable. In fact, Heather and Poppy are over-the-top disagreeable. We have some despicable husbands too. It makes it rather enjoyable to have characters you don't even have to try to like.

The writing is excellent. Suspend disbelief, freely dislike all the characters, and watch the drama unfold. There are plenty of secrets and all sorts of bad behavior to hold your attention while you enjoy the social satire, drama, and intrigue.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Random House via NetGalley.
The review will be published on Barnes & Noble, Google Books, Edelweiss, and Amazon.

In the book NO one Needs To Know by The author Lindsay Cameron we once again gets to peek in on the upper echelon of society and then the story it’s a New York City in a preparatory school where well to do parents send their offspring The kind of school you apply for while still pregnant with the baby the first people we meet our Heather and her husband Oliver and their daughter Veronica and it’s on the night Heather is forcing her to go to a dance at a super private club that’s by invitation only. There’s rumors that a scout from an exclusive boarding school will be there watching for future attendees of their super exclusive school Heather isn’t the only one forcing their eighth grader to attend however Poppy who is at the top of the social ladder also makes her teenager attend Heather who is on the other side of the social ladder has done everything she can to give her daughter every opportunity to get in with the right crowd and the right clubs so she can be at the right social standing when she’s an adult and right now her biggest hurdle is getting her into this boarding school. Unfortunately the next day when they wake up there is a picture of Heather‘s daughter vaping online and under the pic people have said she is a drug dealer she sells drugs to the lacrosse team And people have a cousin whose brother knew a girl that bought from her ETC at this time Heather is across town at a coffee sshop waiting for the person that helps her be an adulterer but she soon gets insistent text and calls from all of her telling her to come home right away and it’s all about this picture and the effects it’s going to have on their daughter‘s future. Poppy is having her own issues she started seeing the lacrosse coach but little did she know he only dates married women as a scam and win she figures out his game she is incensed but there is bigger trouble ahead because a social media site that all the eighth grade moms go to has been hacked and all you have to do is type in their email and everything they posted which was supposed to be anonymous can now be read everyone is scrambling to see exactly what they written and how it can and will affect them in the lives they’ve created just when Poppy makes up her mind to deal with Deacon the lacrosse coach he goes missing when his mom reports him missing the cops give a half hearted attempt to look for him but once the anonymous site is hacked and the cops have a view into the parents and I thought the investigation revs up and everyone is under the spotlight there is so much more to this book than just the brief summary I have given an OMG what a great book it is if you love intrigue backstabbing double dipping to face and a social hierarchy that can be bought and lost in the blink of an eye then you love “no one needs to know“ by Lindsay Cameron I absolutely love this book I always do love the authors books and this one is no exception what aphenomenal thriller and a great intriguing mystery you’re never gonna guess Who did it and who helped because I certainly did not. I love this book and highly recommend it I received it from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I will upload my review to Goodreads. I’ll also add it to Amazon when the book is released on May 9th.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Lindsay Cameron for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for No One Needs to Know coming out May 9, 2023. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

It was all supposed to be confidential. But they realized nothing is confidential. 

UrbanMyth was a platform created to be an anonymous discussion board for the elite zip codes. It was lauded as an alternative to the performative. The residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side revealed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: hidden bank accounts, steamy affairs, gossip. The parents in the neighborhood go to great lengths to ensure that their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a “hacktivist” group breaks into the platform and reveals the real identity of each poster, the repercussions are felt on Park Avenue with a force that none could have realized. 

And someone ends up dead.

Is the murderer Heather, the new outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite schools? Norah, the high-powered executive struggling to balance work with the demanding responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, whose perfect façade conceals deadly secrets?

Overall, I thought this was a fun thriller! It felt like the older version of Gossip Girl. There was definitely a lot of drama and I thought the action was good. None of the characters were great people, but some were definitely worse than others. I thought the last half of the book was a little predictable because I’ve read a lot of books like this, but I loved the ending.

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers about the wealthy!

Thank you NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for my honest review!

Okay, I've said it before and I will continue to say it, I am a sucker for anything that reminds me of Gossip Girl or Real Housewives. I love reading secrets and feeling like I am being a nosy neighbor. I think this story was influenced by Gossipy Girl with the Upper East Side + a fancy school + a website with anonymous secrets and by Real Housewives because it follows the rich moms. I also think the College Admissions Scandal influenced this book as well due to references and the things they were all willing to do to make sure their student got into the "right" school.

This story was so much fun! I loved the idea of an anonymous website becoming everyone's worst fear...not anonymous. We get to read from three point of views, Poppy, Heather & Norah (although Norah felt more like a side character than a main character.) While none of the characters were very likeable I do think that worked really well for this type of storyline.

I would not categorize this a thriller and maybe not a mystery? Even though we are trying to figure out who is dead and who killed them. I think this would work better as an Adult Fiction Crime Novel.

All in all, if you like feeling like you're learning the secrets of the rich and also solving a murder then this book is for you!

A suburban thriller, No One Needs to Know takes a look at the intricacies of the Upper East Side. We follow three moms, Poppy, Heather, and Norah, as they do whatever it takes to insure their children make it. The story looks at their lives and secrets, as well as their use of an app called UrbanMyth where the rich get to spill their secrets anonymously. When someone disappears, and UrbanMyth is hacked, everyone needs to watch their back.

This story fell flat for me. It took forever for the main plot point of someone disappearing and being murdered. By the time it happened, the whole story was almost over. I also like a story where I can relate to someone, or even like them. I didn’t enjoy the moms at all, and while I sort of related to Norah, and felt sorry for her, I also thought she was ridiculously naive.

I’m not a huge fan of suburban, domestic thrillers, but I thought I’d give this one a chance. The intrigue and secrets were mostly well-written, but as I said, it mostly fell flat for me.

A thank you to NetGalley and Random House for giving me an ARC of this book.

I had high hopes since it sounded like a grown up gossip girl of sorts, but I didn't end up liking it. It was an inside look at the elite parents of a top private school in NYC, but I didn't feel like any of the characters were likeable or relatable or redeemable.

People are bold when they think they are anonymous online. But when you are able to see who posted those things that were said, well that is when things get real. The site UrbanMyth was created as an alternative to those other social media sites where you only post your best selves for everyone to see. Instead, UrbanMyth is designed for users to post anonymously, and it is populated by zip codes, so chances are great that you know the people that you are chatting with.....you just don't realize who they are. These parents using the site, not only post about personal things about affairs, shoplifting, and getting advice on how to get a loan without your spouse knowing, but they also spread rumors about the other students...anything to help their child get a leg up on their competition to gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. When a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity of each poster, the repercussions echo down Park Avenue with a force that none could have anticipated....and then someone ends up dead. Several of the mothers have something to gain, they all have something to hide. and each of them just might kill to protect their own

This book was so good. It was "Big Little Lies: meets "Girls With Bright Futures". There was a plethora of salacious gossip and scandal, and then a murder mystery on top. It was the perfect book. The women were all deplorable, but it was like the latest Bravo scandal that you couldn't look away from. I highly recommend this entertaining novel!

Ah, the rich lead such fascinating but crazy lives. The lengths to which Heather is willing to go just to get her daughter into a good high school was unbelievable. Norah's "detachment" - without giving the plot away - was something else that I found to digest. I can't image another woman being this cool and collected if she had to face the same situation. Poppy was the most real of all the moms.

I enjoyed the book though the ending fell a bit flat. I expected something more...

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

A scandalous story told in multiple points of view, this story follows Heather, Poppy, and Norah. These women are all mothers whose children attend a private school in New York and they're all hoping their kids get into the best universities. When an app they each have used called, UrbanMyth, gets hacked and spills all their secrets,and there are sooo many secrets... there are consequences....

I always enjoy novels that follow rich people and their drama and so-called problems. The Real Housewives of NY here. There are never any likable characters, but you always need to keep reading just the same.

Very slow burn in the beginning, but another story where it takes to 20/25% to really get going. Stick with it and you may enjoy! I thought it was incredibly entertaining.

Thank you to Netgalley & the publishers for my free copy in exchange for my review.

No One Needs To Know was such a fun read! You have got to love rich people behaving badly. This is an addictive read, one that can easily be read in a few hours. It will have you hooked and trying to work out just who did what with who and where and when. Loaded with highly unlikeable characters, you won’t want to stop until you finish.

Urban Myths is an anonymous chat board for the élite residents of Manhattan. Here you can ask anything and get advice and no one will even know it is you. Well that is until it gets hacked and all your darkest secrets are revealed. This is where the wealthy parents unload themselves and now everyone knows their dirty laundry. Which comes in handy when sponge of their own goes missing.

There are money issues, affairs, thieving maids.. you name it, these women have so many issues and secrets. It is so fun to see them scramble to save their reputations.

I loved reading this book. A massive thanks to Bantam and Thriller Book Promotions for my advanced reading copy. Publishes on May 9th, you will want to read it.