This book ids about Emma and her husband who are in a tough financial position and to add onto that Emma is pregnant with their first child. In order to make things financially easier for them Emma's husband suggests that they move into Emma's family home that she inherited but theres a twist. This is the home her parents were murdered in and Emma is the prime suspect.

This story started off really strong and I felt had a lot of potential but sadly fell flat for me near the end. I felt the same way by this authors other book what lies in the woods as well. was very fast paced in the beginning then felt like it was being dragged on near the end of the book. Felt that it for sure could have been much shorter. I did like the the subplots thrown in which gave more insight on the characters and why they were the way they are. Overall it was a good read, I don't regret reading, but is not on my top thriller books of 2024.

NO ONE CAN KNOW
Kate Alice Marshall

Darker and edgier than her last book, which says a lot, NO ONE CAN KNOW by Kate Alice Marshall baffled and surprised me in the best of ways.

Let’s talk about it.

Emma is married to Nathan who recently lost his job. They just lost the down payment they put down on a house and Emma is pregnant. They have nowhere to live, no steady income, and no family to lean on for support. Without a lot of options, Emma tells Nathan that there is a house left to her by her parents. They can live there while they sort everything else out.

Nathan agrees and soon they’re on the front porch of not just a house, but a mansion and it is just the beginning of truths that come to light upon Emma’s return home. We follow along as secrets are revealed page after page and what you’re left with at the end is nothing close to what it resembled in the beginning.

A story as twisted as the lies we tell ourselves to let us sleep peacefully at night. I’m still surprised.

NO ONE CAN KNOW feels like swimming in muddy water. As a reader you are wading through memories and flashbacks, trying to get to the truth. It’s not always easy to navigate the reality that Marshall has built.

But it is a lot of fun!

NO ONE CAN KNOW is narrated by Karissa Vacker. Vacker and Marshall are a lethal combination. Certain passages remind me of Karin Slaughter’s books. Marshall is willing to walk the dark side to bring us a twisty, edgy thriller.

And I for one, am thankful for that.

NO ONE CAN KNOW by Kate Alice Marshall publishes on Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy!

NO ONE CAN KNOW…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed this book. Lots of twists and turns. I love a book with multiple crimes to solve. Solid 4 stars from me.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me this ARC

I discovered Kate Alice Marshall when I first read an ARC of What Lies in the Woods. I absolutely loved it and I have recommended that book to everyone. I was so excited to read this one as well and it did not disappoint.
This book tells the story of three sisters and their traumatic history when their parents were murdered. It has dual timelines, moving from “now” and “then” and weaves between the POVs of the sisters. There is a lot going on and multiple characters so it can be challenging in audiobook form at first (I also had a physical copy to read along with). This one is worth going into blindly and letting Marshall surprise you with her intricately woven storylines and plot twists. No One Can Know is another suspenseful page-turner full of family drama, twists, and a story that keeps you guessing until the very end.

The fabulous Karissa Vacker narrates the audiobook and knocks it out of the park as usual. The narration holds your attention and keeps you invested in the drama of the story. Karissa Vacker is an “auto-listen” narrator for me because she can add emphasis to any author’s writing. When she narrates a well-written novel, it is pure magic! Pull up a chair and enjoy the smoke show folks because No One Can Know is true magic! 4 Stars!
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this advanced copy.

I really enjoyed listening to this book! It kept me guessing literally until the end. Good thriller! 4 stars!

I absolutely loved What Lies in the Woods and was very excited to read what Kate Alice Marshall came out with next! Unfortunately this one just didn't get me like the last one. It seemed so so very long and repetitive, that it just lost me. I had to quit and come back more than once because I was losing interest. The major twists were pretty good but also left me confused on a few things. I think this would have been much better if it was shortened drastically. Of course Karissa Vacker did an amazing job as narrator. Still looking forward to what she comes up with next.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kate Alice Marshall for allowing me to listen to an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. I listened to this book via audiobook and I really enjoyed it! It is a thriller full of secrets, twists, and unreliable characters. This was my first book from the author but certainly not my last! If you are looking for a “who-dun-it” with an intriguing storyline that will keep you on the edge of your seat then look no further.

I really enjoyed “What Lies in the Woods,” so I was excited to read this new one by Kate Alice Marshall. The premise was really interesting- three sisters whose parents were murdered, but the details of the night of the murder is a fiercely kept secret. It kept my attention the whole book with a good pace and interesting compilation of the past and present. Some of the subplots were not my favorite, but didn’t takeaway from the interest of the story. The ending was a bit underwhelming until the last second. The characters were good, but slightly underdeveloped for me. The narrator was well-chosen. Overall, it was an enjoyable cozy mystery, and I’ll be on the lookout to see what Kate Alice Marshall does next!

Thank you to Netgally and Flatiron books for the ARC!

Thanks NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the advanced reader copy audiobook.

I'll get straight to it: we are given the POV of all three sisters, both present timeline and in the past. It felt (to me) very slow, and dragged a lot, and for a marketed as a suspense thriller, I never felt that way. It's clear from the beginning that all three sisters are unreliable and hold secrets, and as the picture of their family unfolds it's just as clear that though they are affluent they are not without their problems, aka they're very dysfunctional. Content and trigger warnings include murder of parents, profanity, domestic/childhood abuse, drug use, and by the time I had DNF'd there was same-gender activity. I gave up around 43% having not connected with it at all nor all that interested in how it would unfold. The characters are all unlikable and I just didn't care.

I absolutely loved this. Told from 3 POV’s and at least 3 timelines, keeping everything and everyone straight was the worst. But the story itself was perfect—exactly like a suspense novel should be. A small piece of the overall puzzle revealed regularly. An old abandoned house. A carriage house. Small town drama and politics. Red herrings. Secrets. Revealing who kept the secrets—but perhaps not entirely all of the secrets. Some characters were likeable (or at least sympathetic), while others were absolute trash humans. It was everything I hoped it would be.

I’d say 2.5-3⭐️The premise was a good one but it felt like there was so much happening without anything happening at all. The characters were not likable at all so I honestly didn’t care how things turned out in the end…and the end felt so underwhelming because so many twists and turns were thrown in along the way to try to throw you off track just for the sake of it, without any real effect to the plot. By like 50-60% in, I just wanted it to be done and know the ending instead of trying to guess with red herrings in every chapter. It was trying too hard to be a shocking thriller and fell way too short.

Deadly family secrets come to light in this domestic suspense featuring 3 estranged sisters whose parents were murdered. This is a twisty psychological suspense with a lot of shady characters with a lot of bad intentions. The gothic setting takes a front seat, giving this an eerily creepy vibe. The answers are provided to readers slowly, making this an intense build-up with a shocking ending. One of my favorite narrators makes this a huge hit on audio. For fans of Megan Miranda and Heather Gudenkauf.

I thought this was a really good twisty thriller. For me, the second half of the book was better than the first half due to the presence of a very annoying character that made me want to put the book down to avoid them for a while. This caused the first half of the book to take longer than usual for me to read. But once I was really engaged in the second half, the story moved quickly and was very interesting.

As I said, this one has a lot of twists. As soon as you think you have it all figured out another detail is dropped. I didn't know most of the reveals until I was meant to. I guessed at a few things, but wasn't 100% sure. I really enjoyed how it played out and the way the surprises were disclosed.

My only complaint is that there is a person in the book that is intentionally written to be unlikable. Unfortunately, they were written as too unlikable and "all bad" which made it unrealistic. It is a pet peeve of mine and makes the character very flat. Without giving anything away, this character made it very difficult to suspend my disbelief that certain things in the story ever would have happened.

Otherwise, I thought the story was well-written and I look forward to reading whatever Kate Alice Marshall puts out next.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Karissa Vacker, who did an excellent job. I would recommend this audio to listeners.

This is one of my favorite audio narrators, so I knew I'd probably enjoy this book, but it definitely exceeded my expectations. Though some of the twists felt pretty predictable and most of the characters were VERY unlikeable, this was an excellently twisty novel. If you love a small town full of secrets and a damaged, wealthy family, you'll definitely enjoy this one!

Was very intrigued by this synopsis. Really enjoyed the overall book, but there were a lot of different moving parts that could be a lot at times. I liked the different POVs and different timelines.

If you're looking for a murder mystery full of twists and turns that keep you guessing all the way through, you've found the one. There's a surprise around every corner, and just when you think you know what happened, someone gives a small detail that throws your whole theory into question. This is a sit down and read it all at once kind of book. Perfect for a day when you're stuck inside and need a little thrill.

I listened to the audiobook version of No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall, which was narrated by Karissa Vacker.

The story opens with main character, Emma who is left with no choice but to return to her deceased parents’ home with her husband, Nathan, after her husband loses his job and she discovers she is pregnant. Emma owns the house jointly with her estranged sisters whom she hasn’t spoken to in years. Returning home means that Emma is forced to reveal the secrets to her husband that her parents were murdered there, and she had been a suspect. Emma and her sisters have never spoken about what really happened that night. Now, her return to the house may lure her sisters back, but it will also crack open family and small-town secrets lots of people don’t want revealed. As Emma struggles to reconnect with her old family and hold together her new one, she begins to realize that the things they have left unspoken all these years have put them in danger again.

This was a pretty quick, gripping, and suspenseful read made even better by amazing narrator, Karissa Vacker. Kate Alice Marshall’s writing style kept me wanting more, and just when I felt like I had it all figured out, she threw another twisty revelation in there. And the ending! Holy Moly!

This was also my very first read (listen?) of a book by Kate Alice Marshall, and this book makes me want to read more. She is such a great storyteller! This is the perfect book to curl up with a blanket and cup of coffee and lose yourself in a story for a weekend.

I thank NetGalley, as well as, Macmillan and Macmillan Audio for this ARC of this audiobook. I am so grateful for the opportunity!

This was an enjoyable listen. I really liked that I had no idea who the bad guy was until the very end, and my mind was constantly changing. I liked the storytelling going between past and present with multiple POV of the sisters. This was a fun read, hard to read at times because of the abusive parents, but a very good mystery that had a good pace.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for my ALC of this story.

I really enjoyed this book. The narrator was great, the characters were well developed, and I liked that there was never a moment where I was positive I knew how the book was going to end. These days, the mystery/thriller genre always seems to follow the same template, ending with books becoming predictable. I did not feel that way at all about this book. I love how the author kept us guessing throughout the story. I liked how it was something different. I didn't feel like it was something I had already read before, and even though I have read several other thrillers since, I still remember this one. It stood out, and I can't recommend it enough.

I was a big fan of WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS and couldn’t wait to read this one. I enjoy the way Marshall writes her twists - they aren’t so outlandish that they are unbelievable and she does leave bread crumbs for the reader. The sisters' relationship was so interesting and perfectly flawed - it felt very real. This has a strong ending that fits the plot and wraps up loose ends nicely. I switched between the audiobook and ARC and would recommend either - my girl Karissa Vacker narrates this one well!