This murder mystery will have you guessing until the very end! Three young sisters are traumatized when their parents turn up dead. The only problem is, they are all suspects, and no one really knows the truth. They all have something to hide, and they all 3 had reasons to want their parents dead. While reading the story, you begin to feel bad for the sisters because of the child abuse and trauma they all went through. When one of the sisters moves back into the childhood home 14 years later, they are all forced to revisit the past.

I loved how this book had me guessing until the very end. I was actually rooting for the siblings because I felt so bad for them all! I went back and forth so many times on who I thought the killer was!

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This was a quick listen. I had high hopes for this one after loving What Lies In The Woods but, I can’t say that I loved it. The characters are unlikable and unreliable. Overall, it was a decent book.

After seeing the cover, I told myself, self, you'll be ok to try this one, it can't be like the others you haven't enjoyed. But self, you were wrong. I am decidedly in the don't like when history comes back to cause grief in your present. I know that there is a reader for every book, and as a library employee, I will heartily share this title with readers who enjoy this type of thriller. Thanks for the review ARC from NetGalley.

So many twists and turns in this novel. You were never sure who to believe. Karissa Vacker is a favorite narrator and does a fantastic job as always with these characters.

This was a very good read. The content would be appropriate for high school students I believe that a good book for high school students needs to have some sort of or something to keep them interested. This book had that it did not have any parts that seem to drag or go slowly. From the first page to the last page, it was a page Turner. I think that kids would be able to connect with the characters in this story being that in the flashbacks in the story, the characters are teenagers all in all, I would recommend this book for a high school curriculum.

I received an audiobook ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley.

Excellent narrator that also did Marshall's What Lies in the Woods last year, and once again the combination of author and narrator keeps the story moving, and the twists keep the reader guessing and reguessing...

Emma and her husband have some financial difficulties after he lied to her. They move into Emma’s childhood home, where there was a major tragedy - her parents were murdered there. When they arrive, things become weird. Emma is questioned by the police for her parents’ murders, 14 years prior. Emma or her estranged sisters, Daphne, and Juliet, have limited memories from that night, and each are trying to cover for each other. Secrets are uncovered as they all begin to dig into the past. The four of them agree to fix up the house to sell and then split the proceeds. Some of the characters felt flat and one sided, with little growth. This was a well-written, fast-paced psychological thriller. I did guess some of the major twists, but some smaller ones took me by surprise.

I went into this book completely blind. Thank you to NetGalley for the audio copy!!

I quickly found out the story centers around three sisters whose parents are dead. No one knows who the killer is but one of the sisters shoulders the blame.

The story goes back and forth in time and we get the POV's of each sister. I was pretty interested in the story in the beginning but it kind of unraveled about halfway through and I only finished so I could find out who did it.

I'm still actually wondering who did it LOL - I guess No One Can Know is an accurate statement.

I feel like this is another book that is trying to hard to give us the MOST AMAZING twist ever and only ends up being convoluted and unsatisfying.

To top it off there was one narrator and while her narration was OK, she voiced every single male character (and there were quite a few) the exact same.

Avid thriller readers might really like this, I thought it was just OK and I'll probably forget all about it in a few days.

There aren't any likable characters in this book. I wish I had someone to get behind as we try to figure out who killed Emma's parents. The sisters were each given a thumbnail personality but it was often hard to remember who was who in the middle of some paragraphs. I kept it going because I did want to know.

This was a great book! I purchased the physical copy to share with my family. I loved the story, the characters and the interwoven pain of the past with her sisters. There were definitely twists I didn't see coming!

It took me awhile to get into this one as there is a lot going on with so many characters, two different timelines, and multiple unreliable narrators. But I definitely got hooked eventually, and the twists kept coming in the second half. Great final reveal and ending.

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I went in, didn't know what to expect. The story had me gripped. The different points of view were easy to follow. This heart pounding who dunnit was worth the read. The twists and turns were great. This is a great Book club read, lots of topics to dive into and discuss. The family dynamic leaves a lot of questions, but I look forward to other books from this author. I love the transition between then and now, those are always a favorite of mine. I read this in one sitting. I will definitely recommend. I will definitely be reading other titles from Kate Alice Marshall.

4.25 stars
This is a thriller that centers around 3 sisters who have been estranged for the most part since the murder of their parents inside their home. After their parents were murdered, the three of them were divided and placed in other homes and their house stayed empty, but in their possession. When Emma, the middle of the three sisters, needs a place to live due to her husband losing his job and unable to pay for their current place, they decide to move in their home since technically it is empty and the sisters still own the house. When this happens, it opens up the unsolved mystery of who killed their parents and why have the sisters kept their distance from each other and what are the secrets they are keeping.

I really enjoyed this thriller. It kept me guessing until the end. Most of the characters were unlikeable, but that's to be expected with a thriller, imo. I will continue to read all books this author writes.

I also enjoyed the audio narration and appreciated the distinction between the different characters.

Thanks to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and the author for the advanced listening copy of No One Can Know.
Publication Date: January 23, 2024

Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Audio rating: 5⭐️ Karissa Vacker did such a great job and her “male voice” was so well done!

1 sentence review: Full of secrets, suspense, and deceit- this had me on the edge of my seat!

I think I can safely say this will be one of my favorite thrillers of the year! I finished this in 2 days because I could NOT stop listening!

To me, this had a (somewhat) similar vibe to Home Before Dark by Riley Sager- but I liked this wayyy more 🤫😆. This was a well paced, clever, and engaging thriller that left me stumped and shocked- even when I thought I had the twist figured out!

Beyond being an incredibly well written thriller; this also dove into the complex relationships between siblings, parents and children, and spouses. Each of the characters were well developed and had their own stories in the both the past and present.

Read This if You Like:
- Thrillers with multiple POV
- Unreliable narrators
- Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

What Lies in the Woods was one of my favorite books from last year, so I was very excited to see another Kate Marshall book! Although I enjoyed What Lies in the Woods a bit more than No One Can Know, I will be recommending this book to other readers! Pieces were a little slow to develop for me and felt a little off for some reason...but I started and finished in less than 3 days, as I really wanted to figure out how everything got wrapped up. Kate Alice Marshall will continue to be an author that I am excited to read! :) Also, the audio was a fantastic performance!

*3.75 Stars

A heart pounding twisty psychological thriller. I was hooked from the start. It was well written and executed. I was annoyed by some of the characters but overall really enjoyed the story.

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillian Audio and the author Kate Alice Marshall for the opportunity to review this audiobook for an honest review. This is my second book by this author and went into it being super excited because I loved The Narrow. This wasn't as great, but I don't think you can go wrong with reading it as it is a quick easy read. I normally am terrible at figuring out "who did it" but I did have a pretty good hunch throughout the book. I did enjoy the end. Review posted on Goodreads as well.

I enjoyed the book. However, I don’t think I liked a single character in it – except perhaps Gabriel. And he is still a perhaps. The parents were abusive. The sisters – awful people who were willing to throw their sister to the wolves to protect themselves, even when they know she, at least, is innocent. Emma’s relationship with Nathan is a classic “marry your father.” And the police are corrupt.

I absolutely do not like books that make the cops out to be bad guys – whether they are too stupid to do their jobs, too in love with their own power to see the forest for the trees, or the out right bad guy.

Descriptions went on too long making some of the drama seem very forced. In places the story is boring and pointless.

It was a sad, sick depiction of horrible people doing horrible things to themselves and others.

But I did enjoy it.

Estranged sisters reunite and unravel the secrets of their parents’ murder, in this tangled and taut psychological thriller from Kate Alice Marshall (What Lies In The Woods).

All at once, Emma Palmer discovers she’s pregnant and her husband lost his job. Without recourse, they must return to her childhood home—a house owned by Emma and her sisters, vacated fourteen years prior after the grisly murder of their parents.

As the prime suspect then, Emma rouses old rivalries with her return. Truth is, however, Emma, Juliette, and Daphne all hide secrets from that night—secrets they promised never to share. But as past resentments flare, Emma asks questions she should have broached long ago, and new information upends what she believed to be true. Worse yet, tragedy strikes again, and it seems no one wants the truth revealed.

With multiple narrators, shifting timelines, and a propulsive pace, Marshall crafts a fantastic popcorn thriller. Its meticulously intricate and twisted plot keeps you guessing, unfurling shocking revelations on the girls’ upbringing and how it shaped what really happened.

Non-stop twists to keep you guessing in this recommended, single-sitting read.

This book was one of my most highly anticipated thrillers to devour in the new year. Karissa Vacker delivers a captivating performance narrating this domestic thriller that unravels the twists and turns of deeply hidden family secrets.

Emma hasn’t told her husband much about her past. Her murdered parents, estranged sisters, and accusations around the circumstances of their demise. After losing their apartment and realizing she was pregnant Emma and her husband are forced to return to her sole asset, the run-down farmhouse she used to call home, and face her siblings after years of no contact.

This story is told from both past and present tenses and multiple character point of views, developing in a way that makes you not want to stop listening. I did find having one narrator but multiple character pov to be a little difficult to follow along—I had to keep going back to the beginning of the chapter to see who was talking or thinking at that time. The performance of the singular narrator was fantastic, but could have benefited from a male counterpart or even another female along side.

Thank you so much #netgalley and #macmillanaudio for the chance to listen and review this ARC!