Ooooh. This book had secrets and trauma. This book reeled me in with Emma being the main suspect in her parents death. Crazy to think what happened and who she was protecting. I enjoyed this a lot!

Wow wow wow! Loved this book. No One Can Know is about three sisters who come up with a story after finding their parents dead. After many years, they’re forced to face the past and find out the truth of what happened.

Absolutely my new favorite by Kate Alice Marshall. It’s definitely going to be hard to beat this book in 2024. If you like mystery and thrillers, add this to your list. It’ll keep you questioning the truth until the very last page.

Thank you Netgalley and Flatiron Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. No One Can Know will be published on January 23, 2024.

I really enjoyed this book! The first book I read of Kate Marshall was What Lies in the Woods. I thought it was a good book, but I did like this one much better! First of all, it's got a great cover. I was drawn to it because it fits the same bill as a lot of five start psych thrillers for me.

I like a thrill that is going to send me around and around, and this one did for sure. It set up a lot of would-be suspects. It made one feel fairly obvious, and then sent me in a different direction, and if a book can keep me guessing, then that is a good thing. I hate for a book to be spoiled by my own thinking lol.

I also loved the sister aspect of this book and the story because I'm a sucker for a good family tale.

This book gets four stars for me, and I'll continue to read KAM's work as it comes out. Looking forward to the next one!

The best part of this book was the multiple pov’s and dual timeline. It worked really well and helped to differentiate the three sisters and bring depth to their characters. The murder mystery aspect was engaging and I was invested in finding out what happened.
My main issue with this book was last 20%, where the reader is bombarded with multiple false reveals of who the murderer is. It was too much in a short amount of time and left me confused and unsatisfied with the ultimate reveal.
This was my first by this author, and although it wasn’t perfect, I would read more by her.

This was my first book by Kate Alice Marshall and I totally regret not reading her books sooner- I’ve had What Lies in the Woods on my shelf for a bit and will absolutely be prioritizing that one soon! This was a twisty, jaw dropping, whodunnit psychological thriller with a unique premise which I believe sets it apart from the rest. I had such a hard time putting it down and it hooked me right in from the beginning and kept me guessing and on my toes the entire time! I loved the multiple POV and timelines as well. I loved this one from cover to cover and can’t wait to see what’s next from this author!

Thank you so much to Flatiron Books and NetGalley for my early digital copy for my honest thoughts and review!

After Emma finds out she’s pregnant and that her husband was laid off, she reluctantly goes back to her childhood home where her parents were murdered and everyone suspected she did it. Her and her two sisters are estranged after her parents death and the truth is finally going to come out.

I really liked this book! I read it in only two sittings, I had to finish it and find out the truth. There were a lot of twists throughout. I do feel like the end had a little too much going on. I felt really bad for Emma and her sisters throughout the book. They had a hard childhood and it was easy to sympathize with them. The mystery was interesting to follow and i enjoyed the writing! The characters were all well developed and the plot was well developed.

This was my first book by this author and I will be checking out her other books! Thanks so much to netgalley and Flatiron books for the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This book opens with a bang! Parents murdered. Three sisters wait together for the police. What happened? That was then. Now has one of the sisters needing to move back to the house where it happened and where she hasn’t told her husband the total truth. This book sucked me right in.

Told in three sisters points of view each with a “then” and a “now.” You know something happened the night the parents were murdered and all the sisters have vowed secrecy about that night but what happened and who did what?

This book kept me up wondering what in the world happened that night. The ending got a little too much for me but still kept me up to finish it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kate Alice Marshall and Flatiron Books for this ARC.

“This is our house now. Until we leave, it’s ours, not theirs. What happened here doesn’t matter. It can’t matter. That’s the only way this works.”

4 out of 5 stars (4 / 5) This mystery-thriller has me on the edge of my seat!

Meet Emma, whose past is shrouded in tragedy as her parents were brutally murdered when she was just a child. The suspicion surrounding her and her sisters lingers, with no proof to dispel the whispers.

Now, due to financial woes, Emma and her husband move into the very house where the unspeakable crime took place. Blood still stains the floor, and being back brings a wave of uncertainty and renewed suspicion from the town and the police.

As Emma’s husband delves into the details of that fateful night, the sisters’ harrowing experiences are laid bare. “There were people who could be a curse on those around them. Their rot infected others and it spread and spread, it got into the blood, the marrow, the lungs.”

The town and the police thirst for justice, and being back in the house stirs up more problems for Emma. The sisters forge connections, secrets unravel, and the danger that has long simmered beneath the surface rears its head once again.

No One Can Know is a gripping journey into a world where secrets, danger, and a dark history collide. If you love mysteries that send shivers down your spine, this one is a must-read!

Thank you to Flat Iron Books and NetGalley for the copy!

The book releases January 23, 2024.

Wow! This book will draw you in and keep you guessing up to the last minute. I love how this story unfolds. You think that one thing is the truth only to be proven wrong time and time again. Readers are going to be swept up in the mystery, and the intrigue. There is a perfect blend of the past and the present, and each sister is beautifully represented and portrayed. This book is the perfect cold weather mystery reading. I cannot wait to recommend this soon. Thank you to Flatiron Books and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy.

This book was so twisty and weird - but I think I loved it! This was one that I didn't know much going in and that is my favorite way to read thrillers.

There was just something about this book that didn’t hold my attention. It was interesting enough and the ending was unexpected but all in all I’ve just enjoyed other thriller/mystery books much more. I enjoyed the jump between past and present and the different points of view. I think at times the pacing just seemed off to me. A decent mystery any thriller loving girl will enjoy for sure.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

NO ONE CAN KNOW is one of the twistiest psychological thrillers I’ve read. Just like in Kate Alice Marshall’s previous book, What Lies In the Woods, the characters are complex, interesting, and just quirky enough to be unsettling.

When Emma moves back into the house where her parents were murdered 14 years before, she and her husband also have to face a community that believes she’s the one who did it. Although Emma knows she’s innocent, not everything is as it seems. Right from the beginning, you learn that Emma and her sisters, Juliette and Daphne, formed a lie to cover what really happened that night.

NO ONE CAN KNOW ratchets up the dread with every page and I was riveted the whole way through. My only complaint was the dynamic between Emma and her husband: it didn’t strike me as believable. That said, I enjoyed the way Marshall explored the depths people will go to protect the ones they love. And just when I thought I knew the ending, there was another twist to knock my socks off.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for an ARC of NO ONE CAN KNOW and the opportunity to give my honest feedback.

No One Can Know follows the lives of three girls. Emma is the middle child and first of the characters we get to know, soon followed by her older sister Juliette and her younger sister Daphne. Someone has murdered their parents, and they all vow to keep each other's secrets so no one can find out.

Emma is later forced to move back into her childhood home, the site of these murders, due to a set of negative circumstances. Despite never being charged with her parent's murder, the whole town is still set on her being guilty. Once back, she begins to ask questions and events unfold that lead her down a path to discovering what really happened the night her parents were killed.

I enjoyed the alternating narrators and timelines. I feel like you kept getting glimpses of the story, and as you did, you were left trying to fill in the blanks. That also lent to wanting to keep reading to figure out what was happening next through the view of the character.

The end was comprised of a flurry of twists that only the reader is fully aware of, proving that not a single person can know everything that happened that night. While not all of the twists were surprising, they were good and lent to a satisfying conclusion.

Thank you to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and author Kate Alice Marshall for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Publication date: January 23, 2024

This was my first adult novel from the author, I have previously read a few of their YA releases and enjoyed. This was really a middle of the road thriller for me unfortunately. I feel the pacing was off, the middle seemed to drag and then so much was revealed in the last 10-15% of the book it was hard to find it all believable. Some of the plot twists were obvious from the start, and it was hard to be invested when I really didn't like any of the characters at all. A specific trope that was revealed early on is one of my least favorite, but that is obviously a personal preference. I was intrigued enough to finish the book, however it wasn't one I was racing through to find out the truth. Overall, not my favorite I have read from the author but I will still keep my eye on other future releases.

This book was wild! And don’t even get me started on that last chapter!!!!!! I’m a huge Kate Alice Marshall fan, and her newest adult thriller did not disappoint!

Each sister has a different POV, with their secrets being shared, and this book left me guessing what was true all the way until the end! The only reason I’m giving it 4 instead of 5⭐️s is it was a little slow in places.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity. I really wanted to enjoy this book, the synopsis sold me. However, upon reading the book I did not really connect with the story. It was a slow burn for me, while I wanted to continue to find out what happened with the sisters and the parents, Ultimately, it was a DNF.

Thanks to Flatiron for the advance copy of this book!

Kate Alice Marshall is officially on my immediate-buy list for thrillers. She just does such a KILLER job writing them (pun intended).

No One Can Know is a dual-timeline thriller surrounding three sisters and the unsolved murder of their parents. When one sister is forced to move back to the house where the murder occurred, the past can’t be left alone.

This is a thriller for you if you love:
- locked room mysteries
- twists and turns
- fascinating characters
- small town settings
- secrets on secrets

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Flatiron books for this ARC!
Overall, I enjoyed this story and can appreciate where the author wanted to take the reader. I typically enjoy multiple POVs (as long as there aren’t too many) and this remains true for me with this book.
I did feel the author a wonderful job differentiating the three sisters; I had no difficulty recalling them or their differences as the story developed.
However, for me this book was so drawn out. It never pulled me in because every clue and every crumb had so much in between the next, and I found myself forcing myself to keep going.
If I weren’t reading to review this ARC, I likely would have DNF’d around the 35% mark. GR says this book is 336 pages and honestly I am astonished as I would have guessed upwards of 500.
I think I would have enjoyed this book if it were a bit shorter, some unnecessary things (such as duplicative hints and clues just from multiple perspectives) edited out.
Although I loved What Lies in the Woods, sadly this book just was not keeping my attention.
2.5 ⭐️ rounded up to 3

4.5⭐️

This was a really fun and fast paced read. This book really excelled in sisterhood and family dynamics. Good and bad, I really loved the times your sisters were together in the future timeline and reading them figure out what happened together:

I'm really loving Kate Alice Marshall as a thriller author. She does a great job pulling the reader in and making you second guess what is going on. This could make it a little confusing though sometimes as a reader. Such as I was a bit confused over Nathan and his story line.

I will continue to read anything by this author and would recommend it to any thriller readers out there or new readers

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Flat Iron Books. My review is voluntarily my own.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for an ARC of this novel. What Lies in the Woods was one of my favorite books of 2023 so I was really excited to read this. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to my standards. I felt like it was overly complicated and almost too twisty at the end. The relationship between the three sisters was weird and I still wasn’t convinced they had each others’ backs by the end. The men (other than one) in this book were all so awful and very easy to hate. This was still a quick read for me and I don’t regret having read it, it just wasn’t all I had hoped for. 3.5 ⭐️ rounded up.