Exceptional domestic thriller. The murders set in the past were an interesting enough storyline, but then about halfway through there is a new storyline that develops that really, truly shocked me. I read this in one sitting and was completely absorbed.

Kate Alice Marshall is earning a spot right up there with my other auto-read authors such as Sally Hepworth and Laura Lippman.

My only minor complaint is that I found it difficult to place the “now” and “then” timeline. I didn’t really piece it together that “then” is probably 2009/2010 until after I finished the book.

Overall, I really enjoyed this one. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for letting me have an ARC!

I was so excited to receive this ARC, I am a huge fan of this author’s work. My last read by them was a five star read. This was did not disappoint at all! This author has become an auto buy for me.

Three sisters, two dead parents, a town full of skeptical people, and a ton of secrets every where. Emma, Juliette, and Daphne have secrets from the night their parents were found shof dead in their home. They all have been estranged and split apart for the past 14 years. But that all changes when Emma, and her husband are stuck moving into the old family home. Emma is pregnant, her husband is jobless, their home loan is now out of reach, and now she is stuck going back to her childhood murder. Will Emma be able to hide her past and the secrets she keeps from her husband? Will her sisters come back? Is she the only one hiding something?

What I enjoyed:
- this was so well paced! I was hooked with in the first few chapters. I spent a few hours reading this book in one sitting. I was intrigued and needed to know the secrets
- Multiple POVS from all three sisters. As well as past and present time lines. As you read, you are also trying to piece together what happened
- The twists! I didn't see a couple coming and I was very surprised.
- Small town and dark vibes

I loved more but I don't want to giveaway too much. This was a real page turned and kept me intrigued through out. I througholy enjoyed this book and can'r wait to read more by this author. 4 stars out of 5! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

You’re thrown into the mystery that is Emma’s life - she and her husband fall into some unfortunate circumstances which leave them with no other choice to move into Emma’s childhood home. The catch? This is the home that Emma’s parents were murdered in when she was a kid. And Emma is still the prime suspect.

I loved learning more about Emma’s complicated history and the complex web of family dynamics. It seems like Emma is not who she has told her husband she is, and maybe her husband isn’t being truthful either? As they try to get more settled into their home, more questions are unearthed and more of Emma’s past is inevitably dug up. You get to know her sisters, who also may be putting up a decade long facade, as you switch between the present and past timeline to discover what really happened that night of their parents’ deaths.

This dual timeline and the switching of multiple POVs lead to a gripping psychological thriller that you did not want to put down. Since there are so many lies and so much deceit, as a reader you don’t understand where the story is going until the author wants you to. I changed my mind so many times about who the killer was that I inevitably gave up trying to guess and just let myself enjoy it! I liked the development of our main cast of characters, I wouldn’t say I loved any of them or that they were stellar people at heart, but I know that was on purpose and always enjoy unreliable narration.

Unfortunately, in the last 10 or 15% of the book, SO much happens, SO much is revealed, there are SO many plot twists, that it ended up just confusing me and making me dizzy!! I feel like the author tried to skirt around the problem lots of mysteries have in which the last 5 or 10% fall flat because the reveal happens and we need resolution. I appreciate the effort, but for me it really just felt a bit overboard. I don’t need reveals on top of reveals at the end of a mystery novel to truly enjoy it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review!

I absolutely devoured What Lies In The Woods and was SO excited to get my hands on No One Can Know. This book was all gas and no brakes. It makes you think you know what’s going on multiple times and then you’re proven wrong each time! I really enjoyed this one and am looking forward to more books from this author!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron books for providing me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

On the brink of homelessness, Emma and her husband move back to Emma’s family home - where her parents were murdered. This move puts Emma back in contact with her two estranged sisters; they have not spoken since the murders. What really happened that night? This book has so many plot twists! It’s a fast, entertaining read told from multiple POV. I thought I had it figured out about halfway through and was so wrong! I highly recommend this one for anyone who likes mysteries with a twist.

A great thriller! Multiple POVs of each sister trying to grapple with the murder of their parents that happened 15 years ago. I was left guessing until the end of the story and was surprised by the twists. A fun and quick read.

3.5 stars rounded up

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first Kate Alice Marshall book and I will absolutely read another one of her books. No One Can Know is set with multiple POV’s and then/now (14 years later). I think the writing and POV’s was well done and was not confusing, but I did not connect with any of the characters. I felt like the MC, Emma, was hard to relate to in that she was so complacent in life.

This book did contain all the things that are great - drama, who-done-it, mystery and let me guessing, but I do feel like the plot was something that could be guessed.

All in all, this was a well written book and if I had been able to connect with the characters I would have rated it higher!

A huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I just want to start by saying, I absolutely love Kate Alice Marshall's writing style. No One Can Know was written in such a unique way, and started off by Emma finding her parents dead. She knows she didn’t do it, but finds she's taking the blame while trying to protect her sisters. Left orphaned, and alone, the sisters do not speak again, until 14 years later when Emma and her husband return to their childhood home as a last resort. Upon returning Emma finds her marriage, and the new identity she created for herself being peeled away one secret at a time. This book was thrilling and kept me hooked until the very last page. It was amazing to see all the loose ends being tied up when the book finished. I enjoyed the fast pace, and I really enjoyed figuring out everyone's secrets they kept purely for their own survival. I felt like I knew who did it, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised and my guess was way off! Kate Alice Marshall is becoming a new favorite of mine. I highly recommend this one if you enjoy fast-paced, whodunit mystery/ thriller with a lot of family drama.

Three sisters are separated after their parents are murdered in their family home and many people suspect Emma is the culprit. Emma seeks out her sisters because she’s pregnant with no where to go and needs to stay in their empty house. Who really killed the parents? This is twisty and exciting. I loved every second. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!

If you’re looking for a run of the mill, get you out of your slump thriller with so many twists and turns, this is for you!

I don’t mean that in a bad way - it was good, I was hooked and while I had theories, I never would’ve guessed how it ended.

That being said, it was just a little slow and a little confusing with multiple different now/then POVs and a lot of characters. It also had me wondering why the MC did (read: didn’t do) a lot of things. The characters were shallow and not complex and I had nothing to root for, really. I think that’s where you lose me - I need to connect with something or have a purpose besides just needing to know what happened.

Regardless, if you don’t read too deep into it, it was a good OTT twisty turny thriller! Will def get you out of a reading slump, but you probably will never think about it again or remember the plot when you’re done.

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall: When Emma's husband gets laid off and they lose their apartment, she reluctantly agrees to move into her childhood home, which she co-owns with her estranged sisters. Unfortunately, she hasn't told him that her parents were murdered there and she was the prime suspect. Emma hopes to keep her past buried, but a hostile police force and small town gossip won't let her skeletons stay in the closet. Although I didn't like it as much as What Lies in the Woods, it was still an intriguing novel that kept me up way past my bedtime.

Thank you to Flatiron Books and NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy, which I received in exchange for an honest review. The book officially comes out on January 23rd, 2024!

Thanks to Flatiron and NetGalley for the ARC. My second book by Marshall and it was just as enjoyable as the first. The writing was good and kept me questioning and reading to find the answers. Recommend

I really enjoy Kate Alice Marshall’s writing style. She does a good job of having you second guess everything and everyone. I believe the multiple POVs were done very well, I didn’t get lost or confused. This was pretty fast paced for me which was great. I kept wanting to read and know what happened next.

Thank you to netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the 2nd Kate Alice Marshall book I’ve read and it won’t be the last! No one can know starts off on the very first page with Emma, staring at her parents dead bodies on the floor of their childhood home. Emma isn’t sure exactly what happened but needs to make some quick decisions to help protect both her and her two sisters.

When Emma’s husband Nathan looses his job, Emma and nathan have to move back into Emma’s childhood home to make ends meet; but there’s a lot of people not happy that Emma is back in town and asking questions surrounding what happened that night 14 years ago.

The story alternates back and forth between “then” and “now” ( 14 years later) and the characters POV varies between Emma and her two sisters JJ and Daphne.
I enjoyed the back and forth of the story being told between then and now, the author did a great job weaving the past and present together and tying together the different story lines. Overall I really enjoyed this thriller and thought the story was well told!

Murder, Mystery, Thrills! This book had it all! I had to keep reading to find out what Emma kept hidden and I could not put it down! I loved how it kept you holding on until the very end. It pulled you in at the beginning and it did not stop. I really enjoyed the alternate POVs from the sisters and how it was the past and now. It kept me so engaged! Thank you for another great read!

I loved this book. I found the plot to be fascinating and well paced - especially the shifting between past and present. I disliked the behavior and naivety of some of the characters, though. I found the ending somewhat predictable, but not entirely so. Overall, Marshall's plotting and writing style makes up for any flaws for me.

3.5 stars rounded up! No One Can Know is my first book from Kate Alice Marshall but I’m already adding her to my favorite authors and adding her other books to my cart. It follows three sisters, Juliette (JJ) Emma, and Daphne. When their parents are murdered, the whole town thinks it was Emma who did it. Not being able to prove anything, the girls grow up and move away, not even speaking to each other. That all changes when Emma finds out she’s pregnant around the same time her husband loses his job and they find themselves homeless…almost. Emma confesses to Nathan that she has joint ownership of her family home, and seeing no other choice, she lets her sisters know she’ll be moving in for a while. They all have their secrets, and many will be revealed along the way, but will the exposed secrets tear them apart forever…or worse? This was a fast-paced murder mystery and even though I saw the ending coming, it was still highly satisfying. I recommend to anyone who loves mysteries and thrillers.

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for a review and opinions are my own.

Kate Alice Marshall is consistently entertaining and only gets better with each offering. A recommended purchase for collections where mysteries and thrillers are popular.

Kate Alice Marshall has now become an auto buy author for me. Her latest work, No One Can Know, the story of three sisters forever changed by the brutal murder of their parents & the secrets they’ve kept, even from each other, is so addictive and thrilling. So well written. Loved it.

So, while I liked the author's debut adult novel well enough, this one missed the mark for me. While I do think some aspects of the book need a bit of work--the characters don't really feel distinct enough in their POVs or dialogue to really make them stand out in any meaningful way--it's mostly a "me" thing. One of the things I hate most in thrillers are domestic thrillers. I hate thrillers with bad romantic relationships at the center and the trope of miscommunication or just sheer lack of it powering the entirety of the story. So, from the get-go, I was already not having a great time. A little after the 50% mark it started to pick up a little, but then the ending happened and I just... felt drained. I'm not going to spoil anything, though I do feel like you can kind of figure out where the ending is heading just by reading it, so I was a little disappointed that the author had went in that direction as opposed to something else.

Overall, really not for me, but if you like domestic thrillers, you may like this one.