I went into this title completely blind because I love the author and knew I would love anything she wrote. This book proved that statement completely correct. This book is definitely more of a historical fiction/thriller combination, and was based on a story I am embarrassed that I knew nothing about. I shed so many tears reading this and it moved me in a way that I haven’t been moved in a long time. The tale being told from the different perspectives of the women involved in the events that unfolded really allow the reader to see the situation unfold from every direction. The events in the story are horrific and at times, hard to read, but the story definitely needs to be told and the author did an amazing job doing that.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dynamite Books for allowing me the opportunity to review this ARC. All thoughts in this review are my own.

I don’t even know where to begin. I went into this story blind. Only knowing that it was about three women connected by a brutal mass slaying. Knowing that it was another thriller from Noelle W. Ihli. So yeah, was interested. Little did I know that I was going to be taken on a journey back into history into one of the biggest massacres on US soil. Although this book is fiction, much of it is based on real events. The events that were portrayed in this story were shocking. My heart was heavy throughout the story. To know that I knew little of these events , these cover ups and the amount of lives lost is beyond comprehension. I applaude Ms Ihli for writing such a brilliant story around a significant peace of history that remains silent on the horizon. For bringing the victims names to the forefront and telling the story in a unique way that can and will reach many , when it would have remained unknown.

Thank you NetGalley and Dynamite Books for the eARC.
I really enjoyed this. It was a bit slow, but it picked up, and it was heartbreaking. To think that this was based on a true story, is absolutely shattering. All those innocent people, especially women and children. I love Noelle’s writing style, and the fact that this was historical fiction, one of my favorite genres, made it even better. It was super fast paced, suspenseful, and heartbreaking. Some points left me speechless. It really made you think about humanity as a whole, and all the awful things they did, and still do. Noelle did a wonderful job of bringing what happened to life, and really putting things into perspective.

This is a true story about a deadly massacre in the US and the lies and deception that occurred to try and cover it up. Noelle did an amazing job of bringing to life story of the people affected by this horrible tragedy. As I was reading this, I was wishing it was just a made up story, but sadly it’s real and it’s heartbreaking. This story needed to be told and I don’t think it could have been done better.

What an poignant, heart breaking story, based on the events of the Meadows Massacre of 1857. This book was really hard to read, and very unsettling. It's a story that will stick with me for a long time. A definite must read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

None Left to Tell rides the line between thriller and historical fiction in a way that (as someone who is not typically interested in historical fiction) I truly loved.

The story takes place in 1857 Utah centering around the Mountain Meadow Massacre. We follow 3 women and their families through their very different, very harrowing experiences. I finished this book in 24 hours and could not put it down!

Thank you to Noelle Ihli, Netgalley and Xpresso Book Tours for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Book releases 10/10/24!

I have loved many of Noelle Ihli's thrillers but this one, wow! This is more than just a thriller, it is a Historical Fiction based off real life events from the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which I have never heard of until now. It has sent me into a deep dive of the event. This was heart breaking and unsettling but also had such a beautiful ending. She did an amazing job making me feel like I was there with the characters, experiencing everything they were. It did take me a little bit to get the stories straight on who was who but once I did, I was hooked. I will definitely recommend this book.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read and review.

5⭐️ Noelle I am speechless! This wasn’t at all what I was expecting, but wow was this powerful! Just so you all know, this isn’t a thriller, this is a historical fiction. It definitely has some thrilling and gruesome moments, but this is a historical fiction about a deadly massacre and the history of mormans.

I knew nothing about this massacre and wow was this SAD. Going to go do a deep dive into the history now. But this book did a phenomenal job in teaching me. It took me a bit to figure out who’s who and the stories for everyone, which is the only reason for .5 off the rating. But once I got the stories straight I was hooked

You can tell she put so much effort into this book! Her note at the end also is a great touch because she is related to this part in history, and the characters in the book are based on real people! Also the list of deaths at the end 😭

I have read all of Noelle Ihli's books and am a huge fan of her work. Just gotta say, Noelle Ihli you've done it again! What a PHENOMENAL book! I hope everyone knows that writing a book like this is NOT easy, I know Noelle Ihli must have worked really hard getting everything in the story just right. This story is based off true events. Something I found really neat is that in the story she writes about her Mormon pioneer ancestors as some of the main characters.

In 1857, a group of Mormon militiamen and Native American allies killed 120 men, women, and children from the Baker-Fancher Party, a wagon train of settlers passing through Utah.

The massacre was carried out under the guise of a Native American attack, but it's now widely acknowledged that the Mormon militiamen were primarily responsible. The event remains a dark chapter in American history.

The story focuses on following three woman, all from different points of view.

I currently live in Utah and I am a direct descendant of Mormon pioneers also, so I was very intrigued when I heard about this story! I had heard of the Mountain Meadow Massacre but didn't know a lot about it, as it's something not talked about very much. So I felt like I learned a lot myself reading this story.

I read this book in two days. I couldn't put it down! This book pulled on my heart strings and made me cry. I think I'm going to be thinking about this book for a very long time. Thank you Noelle Ihli for the advanced reader copy from Netgallery. I'm honored I got to read this amazing book before it was released.

This book is so much more than a thriller. Based on true events, this story highlights a massacre that I’ve not heard about previously. Written with thriller elements those who are fans of thrillers will be satisfied. However, this book will also appeal to those who enjoy historical fiction and true crime. There’s no better author to bring this important and devastating act of history than Noelle herself who is a master thriller writer and has family ties to this horrible massacre.

Thanks to NetGalley and Dynamite Books for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I discovered Noelle Ihli’s mastery of the thriller genre with “Gray After Dark” and I’m excited for her newest book. This, too, is a thriller, but one based on the real life events of the Mountain Meadows Massacre that occurred in southern Utah in 1857. A band of Mormons, partially assisted by Paiute Indians, massacred a wagon train of emigrants from Arkansas (who were on their way to California) and then tried to hide their participation. One hundred and twenty people (70 of them were women) were shot or beaten to death. Only a handful of children under the age of six were spared in the belief that no one would believe them. It took 20 years for Utah leaders and the US Army to administer some justice by executing a few of the leaders, but even up to the late 20th century (1985!) Utah school books still primarily blamed the Indigenous natives and minimized the guilt of the Latter-Day Saints. It really wasn’t until 2007, on the 150th anniversary of this act of domestic terrorism, that more and more facts about crime were published and the first official apology from the church leadership to the Arkansans’ descendants was issued.

I’m a resident of Utah, but I didn’t grow up there. My knowledge of the state’s history has been gleaned through various memorials, visits to historical sights, and modern day discussions in the media over 25 years. I do remember the sense of shame in 2007 as the descendants of the perpetrators talked more about their ancestors’ knowledge of what happened at Mountain Meadows. It’s a historical horror still not well-known outside of the Intermountain West — the author acknowledges that she’s a descendant of someone with ties to the incident and she’s familiar with the LDS Church.

This tale, however, is about 3 women, their accounts of what happened, and the aftermath.
Katrina Huff, mother of 6 year old survivor Nancy, who has trekked a thousand miles from Arkansas for a new life in California.
Lucy Robison, a Mormon resident of Fillmore (once the state capital), who views the Paiutes as the dark-skinned descendants of the evil Lamanites (Book of Mormon thing), but tolerates them since they’ve been baptized. She’s also caught up in the “Utah War” fever against the federal government, assuming US President Buchanan and his “gentiles” would like to eradicate her and her religious cohorts, just as they were driven out of states east of the Mississippi.
Sally (Kahpeputz), a teenager of Bannock tribe ancestry, once a servant of one of Brigham Young’s many wives, who was ”gifted” to Mormon convert/Paiute Chief Kanosh as his fourth wife. She hates him. Sally also misleads both English and Paiute speakers to believe she doesn’t understand their languages.
Plus, there is Emma Willis, the nearly eight year old (?) in 1860 (three years later) trying to figure out where she fits in and why she’s always referred to as a “poor wretch.”

We get to see history unfold through the eyes of these women. Inasmuch as we know what the ending in the southern desert will be, it’s still incredibly harrowing and unsettling to see it slowly unfold. Ihli has humanized some of the participants, but she doesn’t try to camouflage the ultimate horror of what happened. The mistreatment of women via polygamy (at the hands of men with obvious PTSD) is addressed as well in the story. the realization that this is a true story will shake you. 5 stars!


Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): YES Lucy’s husband Vick has one murky pale green eye.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO But locoweed, an extremely poisonous plant, plays a part in the story.

Thank you to Dynamite Books/Xpresso Book Tours and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy!

This book is a heartbreaking, nail bitting intense, and powerful story. Based on a true story of the Mountain Meadows massacre in 1857.

Fast-paced suspense thriller with so much history. Noelle did a great job with her resources and writing style. It was a perfect combination for this book.

Highly recommend.

Thank you so much NetGalley, Noelle W Ihli and Xpresso Booktours for this ARC.

Coming out on 10/10/24.

I had no idea going in that this was based on a true event. The author has written a brilliant historical fiction novel that brought to life the horror of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Told from multiple points of view, I flew through this book. The tension was so thick I felt as if I was right there with the characters. I highly recommend this for both historical fiction and thriller readers.

Thank you for the opportunity to read!

This was a beautifully done and tense historical fiction book, it had what I was hoping for from the description. I thought it worked in introduced me to a new topic in history. It had that true crime element that I was expecting. It had that thriller element that I wanted and was glad it was so well written. Noelle West Ihli wrote this perfectly and loved the ending of this book.

None Left to Tell is a powerful and unsettling retrospective on human nature and how it has endured, for better or worse, over the centuries. It is based on the true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 when a band of Mormons raided a “gentile” wagon train headed for California through Utah territory, gunned down 120 men, women, and children, and blamed it on their Indian allies. The story is told through the lens of four women, none of whom wanted this to happen—and all at the mercy of the men who control their lives. Overall, this is a fast-paced, moving, and poignant read with a surprisingly touching ending, and one that will be enjoyed by thriller enthusiasts as well as a wider audience. Highly recommended.