This book was a solid 4 stars up until the last tenish chapters. Let me explain.

This is the story of three sisters, Emma, Juliet (JJ), and Daphne, who grew up in an emotionally and sometimes physically abusive home. The third person narration jumps between the three sisters' perspectives both in present day and in the past. In the present, we mostly follow Emma especially in the beginning. The catalyst for the story is Emma and her dickhead husband Nathan moving back into the family home where their parents were murdered. She was under suspicion at the time and the memories of the small town police and neighbors runs long.

Everyone is keeping a secret. Some are keeping other peoples' secrets. Emma needs to figure out who actually killed her parents to clear her name and reputation. Especially when another tragedy strikes and she is once again in the polices' crosshairs.

I was all in through the first like 60%. The pacing was great and revealed just enough in each flip-flop between past and present to make it interesting and hold my attention. I was surprised by the twist midway through. The writing was compelling and well done; the dialogue didn't seem stilted or forced; and I found the characters interesting (although not necessarily likable). I also enjoyed that pretty much everyone had a motive, opportunity, and means. The narrator of the audiobook was good. Her emotions were spot on and helped my enjoyment of the story. She got a little quiet and breathless at times and her voice for the younger versions of the sisters was a little too young (Daphne was supposed to be 12 but sounded like she was 6).

Then the plot started to unravel. I am a bit annoyed at the "I blacked out so I can't remember anything" plot device - especially when it involves drugs and alcohol. It did fit with the character, and it was only one of the characters, but still, can we find something better for a thriller? Then the last ten chapters were just too much. I thought the story was over - big climax, most of the questions "answered." And I realized I still had about an hour left to listen to. Then it was another minor reveal right at the end, and then another one, and another one. Until, ten chapters later, I was still listening to the book I thought could have ended at three times already. And the big reveal at the end was what I thought it was going to be from the beginning, so not really a big reveal at all (especially for this reader).

I also found the numerous sub-plots to be a bit much and maybe not quite necessary.

Still - I enjoyed the majority of this thriller. The chapters are short and keep the pace moving. It was a quick read for me. So, I've landed on 3.5 stars. (rounded down for Goodreads...)

Thank you to NetGalley, Kate Alice Marshall, and the publisher for allowing me to review this ARC copy of the audiobook.

Heart-throb & twisty thriller mixed together. I really enjoyed the twists and turns. It kept me guessing and engaged. I definitely am looking forward to more of this authors adult books!

🔪𝗡𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄🏠🤐
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛/𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎
𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟸𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹
𝙼𝚢 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝟹.𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
(𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙽𝚎𝚝𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚢)

🤏𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝…Emma & her husband have fallen on hard times & have to move back in her childhood home…the same home her parents were murdered in. 😳She hasn’t spoken to her two sisters in over a decade & they are all hiding something & NO ONE CAN KNOW….

💭𝙼𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜...This one has all I really enjoy. Sisters 👯‍♀️, secrets 🤐, small town drama, a whodunnit mystery, multiple POVs….good stuff, ya know? However, it just wasn’t my fav. The twists & slow burn were great, but it had a lot of POVs & “players” and just too much going on at once. Do I still recommend it? Absolutely! It just wasn’t all I was hoping it would be. Thanks to @netgalley and @flatiron_books for allowing me to review this one before it comes out in 2 weeks! 🥳 Xo

No One Can Know has lots of interesting plot points that were unexpected and intriguing. I was quickly drawn in by the three sisters who lost touch after the horrific night when they lost their parents. While I HATED one character, the three sisters were all great, each having forged their paths and dealt with the trauma of their childhoods in their own ways.
I enjoyed this story's twists, and while I was able to guess at some of the story's turns, a lot of it was a fun surprise, and kept me ready to read more!

Everybody is calling this heart-pounding, thrilling, and edge of your seat and I'm just confused. This book was dull. So very, very dull and repetitive. I'm starting to feel that people are only reviewing books to NetGalley positively to get more freebies and suck up to the publishers, WHICH DESTROYS THE POINT OF ARCS!
Anyway, back to No One Can Know.
I'm going to save you the time without explicitly telling you spoilers: everything is exactly what you think. There are no twists. If you have a suspicion about anything, yay! You are correct.
Rounding up from a 1.5 to a 2 because it wasn't offensively bad, just not very good.

WOAH. I did not expect to love this as much as I did! It’s been a minute since I’ve read a thriller that pulled me in like this one did.

It’s told from the perspective of three sisters in a then/now style. Their parents are murdered when they’re teens, and they spend their whole lives hiding the truth. When another tragedy happens, they have to face the truth together.

I really enjoyed the narration for this one! I did see the main twist coming, but there were other twists that I didn’t catch. Still really enjoyed it!

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I enjoyed this dark family drama, but it didn't stick with me all that well. Just a few days later and I'm having trouble remembering pieces, despite noting spoilers! I do know that I was eager to piece together what happened the night that the sisters' parents died.

The book was well-paced, and I listened nearly straight through. I enjoyed the suspense and didn't feel bored at any point.

I enjoyed what I remember of the reveal, there were just a couple of "why's" that I can't quite recall. There's a lot thrown at the reader at the end, and it was a little hard to keep straight. Overall, I liked Marshall's previous book better, but this one was a good pick as well.

Karissa Vacker is one of my favorite narrators, so her performance was a blast to listen to. She nails the tension in these thrillers every time!

I really enjoyed this dual-timeline thriller. There were so many twists and turns. I found the characters to be so interesting. This thriller will literally have you on the edge of your seat.

"No One Can Know" by Kate Alice Marshall follows the story of Juliette, Emma and Daphne. After their parents were murdered, the sisters went their separate ways, and they haven't spoken for years. Fourteen years after the murders, Emma and her husband find themselves in trouble. She's pregnant, and he just lost his job. The two decided to move into her parents' home, which forces the sisters to speak about the night their parents died for the first time.

The story gets peeled back like layers. Just when you think you know what happened that night, another layer is revealed, leaving you wondering what the truth is. The ending, in particular, defies expectations, providing a satisfying yet unpredictable resolution that adds an extra layer of complexity to the narrative.

For the most part this was a really good book then ending though seemed a little too scattered. The murderer's suspicion kept getting thrown around and it was confusing in the end of what actually happened. First you thought it was one person, then another, then the first person you thought, then the outsider and then back to a different person. And it still isn't the truth. No one knows the full truth and I dislike that.
Overall, the characters had good depth, the plot was interesting and I enjoyed the back and forth as more of the truth was revealed.
I hope this review was helpful. Thank you for the opportunity. Happy Reading and Blessed Be.
Lily Ashtree

No One Can Know
by Kate Alice Marshall
Narrated by Karissa Vacker


Rating:

4.1/5.0 Stars

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall is a fun, wild, ride. From the very beginning, Emma's story pulls you in. She's pregnant, her husband is kind of a twit, he loses his job, and they end up with nowhere to live. Well, not exactly...they can move back to Emma's childhood home that she currently owns along with her two sisters that she hasn't talked to in years...not since her parents were murdered and Emma was the prime suspect.

What follows is a reintroduction to all of the players in the picture when Emma's parents were murdered. There is some back and forth between then and now, but it isn't confusing at all. Ms. Marshall, along with Karissa Vacker's terrific narration, bring the story to life and it was fun to follow along and try to figure out what exactly happened all of those years ago. Even now, who can Emma really trust?

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and the author for the chance to listen to and review this ARC!

3.5/5

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the advanced listening copy!

When Emma's husband, Nathan, gets laid off right when she finds out that she's pregnant, she thinks things can't get worse. That is, until she remembers that their only option for a place to live is her run-down childhood home, which she hasn't set foot into since her parents were murdered there decades ago. Worse still, Emma was the main suspect in the still-unsolved murder, and she hasn't told Nathan any of this. Their return to the house opens the door to a million unsaid secrets and to Emma's long-since-estranged sisters, Juliette and Daphne. Everything left unsaid is coming to light, all at once.

Another twisty and atmospheric tale from Kate Alice Marshall, though not as good as WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS. This book had the perfect (in my opinion) thriller format: multiple POV's and jumps between past and present, which always add a ton of dimension. Plus, Karissa Vacker nailed the audio, as always, and was a fantastic voice for each of the characters.

This just wasn't the most... gripping thriller I've ever read. I was definitely intrigued from page one, but I didn't have that absolutely undeniable push to pick this up that I want from a thriller. The mystery itself was good, but seemed to drag slightly. There were so many reveals leading up to the actual reveal that it was hard to keep track of the current state of things or who I was suspecting.

Overall, this book was the definition of "good, not great." I enjoyed listening to it, but probably won't remember a ton of details a few more books down the line. Worth the read, but don't set your expectations to a 5 star read.

A good thriller that keeps you on your toes. It leaves you wondering what really happened and how done it.
The narrator did a great job. Highly recommend!

Such a great thriller!! This had me on the edge of my seat wanting more. I was guessing up until the very end on “whodunnit”. This was a quick read as I finished it in a little over a day and a half. I can’t wait to read more books from this author.

Three sister's parents were murdered 14 years ago. All 3 sisters are estranged and went their separate ways after the murders. One of the sisters, Emma must now shift back to the house due to hard times.

As she returns to the town where everyone thought she murdered her own parents, she must seek the truth alone for the sake of her unborn child. Her sisters, JJ and Daphne return to the town. They collectively hid the truth and now must ensure the lie is protected.

Who really murdered their parents? In this old mansion house meets whodunit plot, you bounce between past and present. At times the characters become frustrating but there are twisty plot twists to hold you. Written to keep you turning your page but falls in to typical plot outline

I liked this one! It's hard not to compare an author's other work to his or hers newest, but I am going to fight the urge here. All you have to know if that I enjoyed it. I had an idea of what was going to happen (honestly based on WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS reminding me of a popular real-life case), but I'm very glad and honestly a little surprised my thoughts weren't correct. There's a good reason I'm the reader and not a writer!

Overall I was invested in the story, but I was also a little confused at times. There's one part in particular that I felt needed more of an explanation or should have just been left out. Most of the time though, I was just confused on who killed the parents! You will stay guessing until the end with this one!

I did a mixture of reading the ebook and listening to the audio. While the narrator, Karissa Vacker, was great (as always), I think the story itself was just hard to follow at times via audiobook-- lots of characters, timelines, and cliffhangers. It helped for me to eyeball read until I was really comfortable with the characters before being able to switch back and forth between the two mediums without having to stop and replay or reread parts.

Thank you NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and Macmillan Audio for my ARC/ALC!

No One Can Know is another great thriller by Kate Alice Marshall. The audiobook is narrated by the incomparable Karissa Vacker.

"Emma hasn't told her husband much about her past. Her parents are dead and she hasn't talked to her sisters in years. When Nathan is laid off their only option is to move back into her childhood home - the one where her parents were murdered. People still think she did it. But there are other secrets too. And some will kill to keep them buried..."

An unreliable narrator, a dual timeline and secrets - this book has a lot. Marshall strings the reader along giving us tiny clues on what really happened to Emma's parents. Just when you think you know, Marshall throws a twist and then another. Lots of surprises here. If you're in a family with sisters, you may relate to the dynamic. Every sister has something they've kept to themselves. Figuring it out is the fun part.

Karissa Vacker is tremendous on the audio and her performance adds so much to the story.

I was looking forward to this after last year's What Lies in the Woods and this does not disappoint. Add this to your summer beach thrillers.

No One Can Know was a tense, suspenseful, gripping thriller. It hooked me from the beginning and I just needed to know who did it. It was a fabulous mix of family drama and intense suspense. The multiple POV's were amazing to get insight on each sister.

The characters were fabulous. They were so untrustworthy, relatable and genuine. I think they were my favorite part of this book. The author does a fabulous job of steering you in so many different directions, but let me tell you, the outcome is unpredictable.

I really loved the exploration between the relationship of these sisters, how much family has an impact on you. The plot was intricately constructed and left little droppings here and there to play with your mind. The pacing was great and it never let up !

🎧 The narration by @karissavacker was outstanding. She is so fabulous at impersonating all the characters, at making all the different voices. She truly hooked me from the start, the fear, the suspense in her voice was out of this world.

✨️Thank you to @netgalley, @macmillanaudio & @katealicemarshall for my free ALC in exchange for an honest review

Thank you Netgalley for this audio edition of No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall.

Emma has just been told by her husband that their financial situation is much more dire that she initially thought. Pregnant and desperate, they decide to move back into their last asset, her parent's house. But not only are her parents dead, they were murdered in that very home. And now she has to reach out to her two sisters who she has been estranged from after all of these years. She has no idea what is in store for her.

I feel pretty good giving this a solid three. It's well written, has plenty of eye opening moments, good character development. It's just not really that memorable. If you read a lot of books like this, there really isn't anything that makes this stand out, it's pretty mainstream.

Advanced Listeners Copy
Audiobook Review
3.5 stars (rounded up)

I was so excited to have the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Kate Alice Marshall's newest thriller after reading What Lies in the Woods. Like her last thriller No One Can Know involves multiple main characters with a mystery surrounding a murder case from the past - namely the parents of three siblings.

No One Can Know is a thriller/mystery told in the third person, and from each sisters point of view. The chapters jump between past and present as the story unfolds, and believe me it will keep you guessing until the very end. My only regret is that i wish I had felt more invested in the story and characters with this book.

Karissa Vacker's performance is superb, although I did have trouble at first keeping up with who was talking, due to the story being written in third person. Regardless, if she is narrating a thriller audiobook I will always be listening - she's one of my favorite narrators.

Beware: book contains on page child abuse and mentions of infidelity.

Thank you Netgalley and McMillan audio for the advanced listeners copy. I am leaving an honest review in my own words.