This was a CRAZY book!

We open up with Emma and her husband fighting…

They’ve just gone into contract on a home they cannot afford…when he lets her know that he lost his job… and now they REALLY can’t afford it!

Emma is not working, as she was recently in a bad accident and is just recovering…

They are at a loss for what they are going to do…where they will live.
Their lease on the apt is up. The house fell through. And now they have nowhere to go.
Did I mention that their small family might also be growing??

Emma finally breaks down to say that she and her two sisters have their parents home… the one she NEVER wanted to return to.
She hasn’t spoken to her sisters for years.
Her parents are dead…murdered in that very same house…
And, the small town still thinks that SHE is the one responsible for their deaths…

AND, this is all in the first 15 minutes or so of the book!!
Quite the opening!!

We bounce back and forth between when the girls were little, and present day.

Some of the scenes will make you want to smack the parents…I can assure you of that! And if you are faint of heart, you may need to skip thru some of these scenes, as there is much emotional abuse as well as a good amount of physical abuse…from the family! And they were just kids…in their teens.

Did I mention that it’s a small town? And the cops may be crooked…or are they just boobs??

The things that came up in this one…well, just twist after twist after twist!

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me!

#NoOneCanKnow by #KateAliceMarshall and narrated nicely by #KarissaVacker.

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A thriller and suspense novel rooted in sisterhood and secrets.
Emma and her husband move to her hometown for a new start when financial and personal struggles strike them, leading them to her childhood home...where both of her parents were murdered years before. The move comes with its own struggles as much of the town believes Emma was responsible. As she is connected with her estranged sisters, all carrying their own secrets from that night and the years since, something sinister is invading her life once again, putting everyone in danger.
I thought this was a decent thriller that while predictable in a few parts, left me guessing on a lot of it until the final few pages. The narration was well-done and easy to distinguish between characters.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. This is out now.

I was so excited to read this book since I loved What Lies In the Woods! It was one of my fave books of 2023. This was a great thriller too although I liked What Lies in the Woods more. I loved listening to the audiobook narrated by the amazing Karissa Vacker. I enjoyed the multiple POVs and the alternating timelines of Then and Now. I liked how there was a secret kept until the very end of the book. I liked how this book featured three sisters so it was not only about an unsolved murder but also their strained relationships. I’d definitely read this authors next book!

"My parents are dead."
It's the last true thing she says for a long time.

If ever a murder mystery was ripe for a prime time series, it's definitely No One Can Know by intricate twisty thriller author Kate Alice Marshall. It's filled with so many gotcha twists and turns that left me either gasping or screaming, "I knew it!"

Emma is devastated when her husband Nathan (a bit of a spoiler but my least favorite husband ever), tells her he lost his job and it's not a good time to keep the baby they found about that day. To keep her child she tells him about the house her and two sisters own but has been empty for 14 years...since her parents were brutally murdered there and the police accused Emma of killing them but couldn't prove it. She agrees they can live there to save money but now she has to contact her estranged sisters who haven't spoken since that deadly night.

I am always blown away listening to voice actress Karissa Vacker. Once again, she has created not only distinct voices for each character but her tone changes up the tense moments tenfold.

This fun mystery had me changing my mind on the murderer multiple times. The sisters are so different. Juliette, the oldest, is the obedient daughter biding her time to escape the wrath of her abusive parents. Daphne, the youngest, is quiet, always watching, dreaming of making her parents pay in a way some might say is sociopathic; and there's middle sister Emma, who just wants to be a normal teenager. It all changes when she comes home from sneaking out with cute Gabriel to find Juliette in different clothes than she left with and Daphne covered in blood. Emma looks at them and quietly says, "No one can know."

I received a free copy of this audiobook from #macmillanaudio via #NetGalley for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

This book was a 4 star until the very end and they I gave It a 3.5 stars. I loved The book and audio. The end was very indecisive which made it hard to follow. I think The ending could have been done better.

Three sisters, so many secrets, and an atmospheric setting--what's not to love? I found this novel to be twisty, complex, and well-paced, with interesting characters. Listening to the audio version, while I loved the narrator's voice, I often found myself confused as to who was talking, because there was not enough differentiation in the voices of the sisters. That being said, I enjoyed the story and all the twists and turns.

This was such a good book! Karissa Vacker did an amazing job of bringing both the characters and the story to life.
I enjoyed Emma as our main character, and following along in her journey of not only having to move back to her childhood home where her parents were murdered but also where she was the main and favored suspect by the local police. As the past is slowly revealed we realize that Emma isn't the only one who had a motive to kill her parents, and uncovering the secrets of the past leads us on a twisty path to figuring out who the killer could be.

While I did figure out who the killer is it didn't dim my enjoyment of this twisty-turny story at all, I liked the path the story took to get there, and figuring out the motives behind the killing and the general tone of the book kept me hooked until the end. There were people I was rooting for, and a few that I hoped might end in the grave by the end, and I loved seeing Emma and her sisters grow closer after being estranged for so long.

Kate Alice Marshall is one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to see what she is going to come out with next!

Kate Alice Marshall new book is insanely good! I couldn’t put it down!
There is something so special about the bond between sisters, but can that bond be broken when you find both of your parents murdered and can’t help but think one of your sisters is responsible!?!

This book is filled with secrets! And those secrets are starting to unravel!

I just reviewed No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall. #NetGalley

Absolutely loved this audiobook. I felt that I was listening to a crime documentary podcast the whole time. Such a great story. Loved the twists and turns. I would easily recommend this to my friends. Thank you netgalley and Macmillan Audio

First things first, I am really thankful that I was able to get an ARC of this book. I was really happy about that.
Now, I gotta say that my favorite thing about the book were the characters. And the narrator. Karissa Vacker was great. Made me like them even more.
The general mystery plot was not my favorite, and maybe it needed a little editing on the events. But, because I was following these 3 sisters, I ended up enjoying the ride more. I feel like that's what makes me enjoy Kate Alice Marshall's work more.

I listened to the audiobook of this one and I really liked the narrator. I thought she did a great job bringing this story to life and I’ve listened to several of her books and think she is particularly well suited to thrillers. I liked that you get to see the story through multiple perspectives and in dual timelines. Emma hasn’t been home in years because when she was a teenager her parents were murdered and she was the prime suspect. And while she was never arrested the entire town was sure it was her. After the investigation her older sister left never to communicate again and when she aged out of foster care her younger sister wanted nothing to do with her. After her husband messes up and they lose their life savings with no one to go and a baby on the way Emma is forced to return to her childhood home which has been sitting empty waiting for them. But memories run long and everyone is still certain she is guilty and her husband doesn’t seem to like what he’s learning about Emma.

This one had potential for me but it just fell a little flat. The premise was about three sisters whose parents were killed and it was believed that one of the sisters killed them, The story was about Emma who was the accused and her husband moved back to her childhood home and how her past still haunts her and her town. However, she started to look into it and uncovers stuff from the past that could change everything. We also get to see her sisters and what they know and how that plays into everything.

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
Narrator: Karissa Vacker
Rating: 4 stars
Pub date: 1/23

"No One Can Know" by Kate Alice Marshall is a riveting psychological thriller that weaves a tale of family secrets, murder, and the consequences of keeping secrets. Marshall delivers a suspenseful narrative centered around Emma, a woman with a troubled past and estranged sisters.

The story unfolds as Emma faces a series of challenges – financial struggles, a surprise pregnancy, and pressure from her husband to deal with her parent's murder. Forced to confront her past, Emma decides to move back to her family's mansion, which she jointly owns with her sisters. As the sisters reunite, the story moves between past and present, exploring the events surrounding the night of the murders and the dangerous secrets the sisters have kept from the police and each other.

This book had me on the edge of my seat all the way to the end. We see the story from each sister’s POV, which is interesting because they are very different people, and they all saw different things in the days leading up to their parents' deaths. The writing is compelling and suspenseful, and I was eager to get to the end and uncover the truth.

I listened to this on audio, which I loved because Karissa Vacker is one of my favorites, and I feel like she really did an amazing job bringing this story to life.

While I enjoyed all the POVs and the timeline jumps at first, it started to detract from the story after a while. It would have been nice to spend more time with each sister to really get a feel for their personality and motives. They lacked depth, and it was hard to root for any of them to be innocent.

Overall, this was enjoyable and kept me guessing. Fans of psychological mysteries should definitely give this one a try. Thank you so much to Macmillan Audio for my complimentary ALC.

Emma's husband doesn't know much about her past. They run into some financial trouble, and move back to the house she grew up in for a bit, which is still owned by Emma and her sisters, who she is mostly estranged from. One other thing - her parents were murdered in this house, and all of the girls were suspects, especially Emma.

Her sisters return to her life. People start to talk. Secrets start to come out. And it's one twist after another right up until the end!

Many thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for an ALC, and to Flatiron for a physical ARC, in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook before it’s released! I have enjoyed this author in the past, so I was excited about a new release!! I love a plot that consists of family secrets, an unsolved double murder, an unreliable narrator and sibling drama! If that intrigues you, you’ll love this book!!! The beginning sucked me in, but the middle drug on a little much, but once the bow is tied up in the end, you totally understand the middle of the book!! I was pretty sure I knew who the murdered was, but I was pleasantly surprised in the end!! This author will continue to be on my “must read” list!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Emma’s parents were murdered when she was sixteen, her two sisters and she came under suspicion, but the police couldn’t pin anything solid on them. Fast forward fourteen years later, Emma’s married, pregnant and in a financial pinch when her husband, Nathan, loses his job and their rental is kicking them out. They decide to move back to Emma’s family home. She hasn’t seen her two sisters in years, but they end up reuniting when Emma moves back. Living in the same small town stirs up the past and Emma wonders what really happened that night.

The story is told from the three POVs of Emma, Daphne, and Juliette, from the past and now. Emma didn’t fight the suspicion heaped on her since they couldn’t prove anything, but it’s been a dark shadow cast and she’s ready to be free of it, so she starts questioning the players from the past. New revelations make her question what she thought she knew. Emma’s poking around isn’t the safest course of action when others would like the past to stay buried.

No One Can Know was a page-turner! I rooted for Emma and her sisters after having such an awful childhood. Their parents wouldn’t win any parenting awards, so I wasn’t really sorry over their murder, just hopeful none of the past would drag them down again. I wanted to know the truth of what happened! I was happy to see a reconciliation between the sisters, and there was also second chance romance I was on board for. Another exciting mystery/thriller from Marshall!

Karissa Vacker is one of my favorite narrators. She has a smooth, sultry voice, and does well with both male and female characters. I listened at my usual 1.5x normal speed.

He said, she said, he said, she said, he said. Oh. My. God. The dialogue in this book is insufferable. But that's the only thing I didn't like about this audiobook. Karissa Vacker does a wonderful job narrating this story, she is the only narrator. I was able to listen to the book on 2x without falling behind.

The story is captivating and the chapters are nice and short, making it a quick listen. I didn't connect with any of the characters, despite having a somewhat similar childhood, I'm just not an orphan. Originally, when planning this review, I had plans to note that it's predictable, but my guess was wrong! It isn't a predictable book, but you'll think you have it all figured out.

The end was shocking. I listened to the last couple of chapters wide-eyed and with goosebumps! There is a happy ending, which I think is nice in this genre. I like that the final chapters go over, in-depth, the pieces you are missing throughout the book. There are a lot of twists in these final chapters.

The only reason I'm not giving this book 5 stars is because it didn't haunt me nor did it keep drawing me back in to find out what happened next until those final few chapters - which I finished quickly.

3.5🌟
It’s been fourteen years since Emma and her two sisters went their separate ways after the murders of their parents in the family home. The sisters discovered their bodies, leaving a cloud of suspicion that followed them everywhere. There was no choice but to leave.

Recent circumstances have now brought Emma and her husband back to her childhood home. And Emma’s two sisters aren’t far behind. As secrets of the past are exposed, her marriage and her connection with her sisters will be put to the test. Not every relationship will make it to the end.

Told in both present and past timelines from the perspective of each sister.

An overall engaging read for a premise that has seems to be overly recurring in many of my reads lately.

I listened to the audio and Karissa Vacker was amazing as always, giving each sister a distinct voice. But I do enjoy audios with multiple narrators and think that would have been the perfect addition to this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio 🎧

The book follows Emma as she returns to her childhood home after the death of both her parents.

The book goes back and forth between past and present following Emma, and her 2 sisters the night leading up to her parents death.

While I liked the story line, I felt it was a little drawn out and repetitive at times. I also had a hard time keeping up with all the characters.

I liked the narrator but I’m not a fan of the way she does men's voices. I think having an actual male narrate would help as all the men sounded the same and it was confusing at times.

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall is about three sisters that hate their parents so much that they wish they were dead. One night while the Palmer sisters are sleeping in their tree house their parents are murdered. The youngest, Daphne at some point in the night wakes up to find the other 2 sisters gone. Emma is out with Gabriel that night wanting to run away from them, Juliette is at a party with other kids from the town. When they wake up the next morning they find their parents have been murdered. Daphne and Emma are put into the system while Juliette goes off to college. The sisters aren't close anymore until Emma returns to Arden Hills to live in the house where her parents were murdered. The police are on Emma's case again and begin to open up old wounds as she was the only sister that the police thinks did the killing. This is Kate Alice Marshall second Adult Fiction book and a writer to watch out for. If you are a fan of Claire Douglas, Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware then you will love No One Can Know. It's a page turner that you will not be able to put down. Thank you to both NetGalley and Flatrion Books for letting me listen to an advance copy of this book.