This was a fast-paced thriller with major Gossip Girl vibes. The story centers around three mothers, Poppy, Norah, & Heather, who are wealthy Upper East Siders with children at the same elite school. The parents frequent an anonymous website, Urban Myth.

I loved the cover & the title, and I was so glad this turned out to be a good one. I got into this one from the start, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Although the characters aren’t very likable, the plot is super interesting. I loved the setting in New York City as well, and I enjoyed seeing references to places in NYC. If you like thrillers/suspense, you’ll like this one. I look forward to checking out more by this

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Lindsay Cameron has become my favorite auto buy author. I was OBSESSED with reading her first book, Just One Look, and dare I say that this one is just as good if not better! Her last book was sort of a female version of Joe Goldberg from You and I still can’t stop thinking about it. This one is a Desperate Housewives trope that I could not freaking put down! It really says something when one of my most anticipated books of the year surpasses my expectations. I loved every deliciously hideous second! Multiple POV and I loved getting to know the characters. And that last chapter… 🤐
There are so few books that really stick with me even weeks after reading them. For an author to make this much of an impact is huge!
Do yourself a favor and put Lindsay Cameron on your radar and don’t let her out of your sight!
I’m not sure what she will cook up next! 😉

No One Needs to Know is what you’d get if Rufus, Lily, Bart, and Eleanor had their own version of Gossip Girl. This was a fast-paced, ruthless thriller showcasing the lives of New York City’s Upper East Side parents and the lengths they’ll go to set their children on the path for success. When the app where they’ve been confessing their dirtiest secrets gets hacked and one of their own goes missing, everyone becomes a suspect with an equal motive for revenge. I devoured this book in less than two days. The ending felt a little disconnected from the plot, but I still highly recommend for your next guilty pleasure!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random
House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Clever, scandalous, slow burn, entertaining! No one needs to know is thrilling story with its sarcastic tone, sharp criticism of Upper East side elites, and their secretive lives built on lies.

Characters are not easy to like. They’re absolutely ambitious opportunists, hiding terrible secrets, going too far to get what they want without thinking of the consequences.

The story centered on very special digital platform- a visual confession booth, an alternative to the performative, show-your-best-self platforms, an anonymous social media app organized by neighborhood called “UrbanMyth”All you needed to create an account was an email. No profile. No username. No way to track your identity.
The anonymity worked like truth serum. The participants disclosed things there they would never discuss with their best friends or even their spouses. Especially not their spouses.
They bared their secrets.
It was supposed to be confidential.
And it always was.

Right up to the moment when it wasn't. Major data breach is conducted by hacktivist group Eat the Rich is about to reveal the entire secrets of the neighborhood!

And unfortunately someone ends up dead!

The story is told by three POVs. Especially Heather and Poppy are very punchable, absolutely hatable characters. Only Norah is relatable but she seems like supporting character of the story. We mostly read about Heather and Poppy’s secretive lives.
Heather is definition helicopter mom, an efficient writer, extremely ambitious when it comes to her daughter’s boarding school application. Her eyes on the prize!

When she finds out somebody posted a photo of her daughter blaming on her with things she’s never done that may ruin her future, she suspects Norah’s daughter Carole might be behind all of this. She’s ready to sharpen her claws for taking eye for an eye!

Norah is buried her head into her high- powered executive job as breadwinner of her family even though she’s married with Bennett who comes from very powerful and wealthy family. She has no idea what secrets her husband and daughter keep away from her.

And Poppy… I’m repeating the definition the author has written about her which made me laugh so hard: Every inch of her body had been buffed, moisturized, botoxed, colored, manicured, pedicured, stretched, sculpted, lasered, massaged, tightened, trimmed, whitened, or some combination of all of the above. When you google “hot trophy wife”, her image pops out immediately!

Poor Poopy has no idea the last time she has sex with her husband. Months…A year… A picture perfect life cannot be ruined with a blackmail. And the person who is threatening her is not the only one can end her marriage. Her prying maid snooping around when she puts herself in a position that may end her marriage.

Then three women’s paths cross with a traumatic incident! Somebody is dead! The UrbanMyth is hacked! Secrets are out! What will happen to them?

The book was definitely well written, clever! I enjoyed the ending! Only thing bothered me was the characters. But it’s still enjoyable, addictive popcorn reading I highly recommend!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group/ Ballantine for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

This book really just took me for a ride. I loved the build up, the character development, and the writing. I would definitely read more from this author!

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.

I really enjoyed this book! It felt like an adult version of Gossip Girl and I was here for it. The storyline was done well and I liked how everyone was made into a suspect. At first, it was a little tricky to keep track of the characters, but once I got the hang the names, I followed along easily.

Lindsay Cameron
Thank you Netgalley and Random House publishing (Ballantine) for the eARC of this wickedly enjoyable novel!
Multi-layered (complex) mysteries such as this one, have become popular (complex mysteries are the standard now). What do I mean?
Initially this book revolves around rich parents trying to get top school placements (high school, not college) for their kids, a process that quickly makes one become jaded, as the placements revolve around money and power (the extent of the favors that the parents can supply to those making the decisions).
This initial plotline is supported with quality storytelling and well-developed characters (I can’t promise you will LIKE the characters), the writer is talented and she makes the book believable).
I am telling you STAYED TUNED, you are in for a treat of a mystery (sans calories)! I found the first third of this novel to be entertaining, but the last two-thirds reel you in with a clever mystery. All in all, it made for a very engaging, entertaining read – a great offering from a talented author.

A great read! This book had the type of characters you love to hate. The drama and back stabbery, it’s exactly how I picture the 1% to act in the privacy of their own homes!


Huge thanks to Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine and Netgalley for sending me this ARC for review! All of my reviews are given honestly!

This story was phenomenal! It’s a cross between gossip girl meets real housewives in a dangerous more vicious way! The story involves in-depth characters with something to hide, or protect depending on how you view them. Each chapter is the point of view from a different character and you learn more and more information as the story unfolds. I could not wait to find out the end-game. This is definitely one of the most anticipated releases of 2023!

Read this if you like when rich people behave badly and share all of their secrets on the internet because they think they’re untouchable and can throw money at any problem.

Thank you to Netgalley, Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine, and Lindsay Cameron for allowing me to preview and review this ARC pre-publication.
What a ride this thriller is! This story is a fast-paced race to untangle the web of clues surrounding the disappearance. A wealthy resident of Manhattan’s Upper East Side goes missing after anonymous posts made by the residents have been hacked and culprits revealed. The story is told by Norah, Poppy, and Heather, all devoted mothers of students in a very competitive market for boarding schools. They will stop at nothing to help their children get ahead, but how far would someone go?
This book is phenomenal. I would recommend this to my fellow readers. You won’t want to put it down!

“No One Needs to Know” is a thriller by Lindsey Cameron. I’m usually one for overprotective mama bears who have too much money, ambition for their kids, and gossip books, but this one just missed the mark somehow. The first thing was that for some reason, I had a huge difficulty keeping the families straight. Eventually it all clicked, but it took me longer than I hoped. This book was at times all over the place - first there’s the scandal involving a kid, then there’s the adult scandal, then there’s the hacking (which doesn’t take place ’til about 60% into the book), then there’s the disappearance. While I was reading this book, I kept thinking that it would make a pretty good TV movie - there’s a lot of material and maybe seeing this would’ve made things clearer. I cannot say that I really liked any of the characters, which might’ve also been an issue. I am also wondering why on earth UrbanMyth was a “three block radius” [isn’t NextDoor at least an area of a city?] and why anyone a) would post what they posted there, and b) would believe that the posters wouldn’t be traceable. I think, too, that the investigation was a bit too neatly tied up (if one can call it an investigation) - I was hoping for a bit more than what unfolded (kinda like I was hoping that the posts were added by someone after the disappearance - that would’ve been a nice twist). However, on the positive side, the writing was engaging and I was interested to see how things were going to untangle.

I inhaled this book in one sitting! 🤤 I was so invested from the first chapter that I couldn’t put it down.

Talk about JUICY! This book would make an absolute amazing TV series. 😍

This gave me major real housewives vibes + mean girls but way more sinister! I loved the ruthlessness of these women and their wickedness. 👹

Clear your calendars, pour yourself a glass of wine and prepared to be wildly entertained because this book comes out May 9th and it’s about to start your summer off with a BANG! 🤯🤯🤯

FREAKING LOVED IT!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fast-paced completely binge-worthy thriller that kept me up late into the night. The book showcases the lives of the elite and wealthy Upper East Side New Yorkers, all working for one common goal, to get their children ahead of others. After an anonymous website that held most of their secrets safe is hacked, all bets are off. These women will do anything to keep their secrets hidden, no matter the cost.

I do wish they added a follow-up chapter or two on the rest of the characters, as the ending did seem somewhat abrupt.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

Great book! Competitive parents desperately want their children to attend the best schools. They want them in the best activities and clubs. Whatever gives their child a leg up. The parents also enjoy posting on an anonymous discussion board where they can ask questions and make comments. A picture snapped at an off-campus event is posted and parents anonymously deride the student in the picture. The situation becomes heated and comes to a head at a cocktail party. Soon after, a parent goes missing. What could have happened and who is at fault?
This was unreal. No one needs to know their parents behave this badly. Wow. Even if the website wasn't hacked, who would have ever thought to post the things these people posted? The questions they asked. The secrets they were trying to keep. I would never be able to pull off a life filled with that much deceit. The kids were really an accessory to the parents' lives here. The parents couldn't possibly care about how their actions would affect the kids. And the ending came out of nowhere. The book didn't have a cohesive ending, but I guess it just needed to end. This was a book where I can say I was not an actual fan of any one character or pulling for any character.
I did enjoy the book. I eagerly read wanting to know how this would end. I was definitely surprised by the ending. Great job by this author keeping us guessing.


An e-arc was provided by NetGalley and the publisher for an unbiased review.

Strong grown up gossip girl vibes make this a particularly satisfying guilty pleasure/where did my whole damn afternoon go kind of book.

Lindsay Cameron's No One Needs to Know is a gripping, surprisingly accurate look at the cutthroat world of high school admissions on the Upper East Side. Parents anonymously vent and gossip on a supposedly protected message board but when the content becomes increasingly salacious, suspicions and accusations begin to arise. What lengths will the wealthy parents of privileged teens go to for a chance at an Ivy League education? Lindsay Cameron describes the lifestyle of the rich and desperate with a touch of irony and a ton of suspense.

This book was a page turner from beginning to end. What would you do and how far would you go to ensure your kid has a secure future in a upper crust world. And with an anonymous gossip girl type website where everyone can submit theories and gossip about each other. Well. Let’s just say things definitely get out of control. And I gotta say I thought I had it figured out in the end. I absolutely did not. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I never knew if the “wish for it” section on @netgalley ever did anything – but then this one was granted! I was so excited.

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

UrbanMyth is an anonymous website for people to post whatever they desire. Everyone used it to post their secrets…and it was all good until all the secrets were revealed. Everyone has something to hide, including a murder.

Its cutthroat on the Upper East Side of New York. Private schools are intense and getting into a boarding high school is cutthroat. What lengths will the mothers go to ensure their daughters have a leg up?

This book all took place around an anonymous website, and secrets of the rich people who live on the upper east side of New York. If you’ve ever read about the privilege that encompasses some people – this book was full of it – and I loved it. This was a book more than just money and privilege, but the lengths that parents will go to get their kids a leg up. This one is told through the perspectives of three mothers, but at times two of them were similar so I got them confused. I’m still not 100% on who everyone was in this one, but it was a fun read. This book was a little lackluster in terms of what I was expecting, and had built up in my head, but overall I did really enjoy it and would recommend it to others.

If you’re looking for an interesting read then check this one out May 9th! Thank you to, Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, @randomhouse, and @netgalley for a copy of this e-ARC in exchange for this honest review.