Lindsay Cameron
Thank you Netgalley and Random House publishing (Ballantine) for the eARC of this wickedly enjoyable novel!
Multi-layered (complex) mysteries such as this one, have become popular (complex mysteries are the standard now). What do I mean?
Initially this book revolves around rich parents trying to get top school placements (high school, not college) for their kids, a process that quickly makes one become jaded, as the placements revolve around money and power (the extent of the favors that the parents can supply to those making the decisions).
This initial plotline is supported with quality storytelling and well-developed characters (I can’t promise you will LIKE the characters), the writer is talented and she makes the book believable).
I am telling you STAYED TUNED, you are in for a treat of a mystery (sans calories)! I found the first third of this novel to be entertaining, but the last two-thirds reel you in with a clever mystery. All in all, it made for a very engaging, entertaining read – a great offering from a talented author.

A great read! This book had the type of characters you love to hate. The drama and back stabbery, it’s exactly how I picture the 1% to act in the privacy of their own homes!


Huge thanks to Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine and Netgalley for sending me this ARC for review! All of my reviews are given honestly!

This story was phenomenal! It’s a cross between gossip girl meets real housewives in a dangerous more vicious way! The story involves in-depth characters with something to hide, or protect depending on how you view them. Each chapter is the point of view from a different character and you learn more and more information as the story unfolds. I could not wait to find out the end-game. This is definitely one of the most anticipated releases of 2023!

Read this if you like when rich people behave badly and share all of their secrets on the internet because they think they’re untouchable and can throw money at any problem.

Thank you to Netgalley, Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine, and Lindsay Cameron for allowing me to preview and review this ARC pre-publication.
What a ride this thriller is! This story is a fast-paced race to untangle the web of clues surrounding the disappearance. A wealthy resident of Manhattan’s Upper East Side goes missing after anonymous posts made by the residents have been hacked and culprits revealed. The story is told by Norah, Poppy, and Heather, all devoted mothers of students in a very competitive market for boarding schools. They will stop at nothing to help their children get ahead, but how far would someone go?
This book is phenomenal. I would recommend this to my fellow readers. You won’t want to put it down!

“No One Needs to Know” is a thriller by Lindsey Cameron. I’m usually one for overprotective mama bears who have too much money, ambition for their kids, and gossip books, but this one just missed the mark somehow. The first thing was that for some reason, I had a huge difficulty keeping the families straight. Eventually it all clicked, but it took me longer than I hoped. This book was at times all over the place - first there’s the scandal involving a kid, then there’s the adult scandal, then there’s the hacking (which doesn’t take place ’til about 60% into the book), then there’s the disappearance. While I was reading this book, I kept thinking that it would make a pretty good TV movie - there’s a lot of material and maybe seeing this would’ve made things clearer. I cannot say that I really liked any of the characters, which might’ve also been an issue. I am also wondering why on earth UrbanMyth was a “three block radius” [isn’t NextDoor at least an area of a city?] and why anyone a) would post what they posted there, and b) would believe that the posters wouldn’t be traceable. I think, too, that the investigation was a bit too neatly tied up (if one can call it an investigation) - I was hoping for a bit more than what unfolded (kinda like I was hoping that the posts were added by someone after the disappearance - that would’ve been a nice twist). However, on the positive side, the writing was engaging and I was interested to see how things were going to untangle.

I inhaled this book in one sitting! 🤤 I was so invested from the first chapter that I couldn’t put it down.

Talk about JUICY! This book would make an absolute amazing TV series. 😍

This gave me major real housewives vibes + mean girls but way more sinister! I loved the ruthlessness of these women and their wickedness. 👹

Clear your calendars, pour yourself a glass of wine and prepared to be wildly entertained because this book comes out May 9th and it’s about to start your summer off with a BANG! 🤯🤯🤯

FREAKING LOVED IT!
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Fast-paced completely binge-worthy thriller that kept me up late into the night. The book showcases the lives of the elite and wealthy Upper East Side New Yorkers, all working for one common goal, to get their children ahead of others. After an anonymous website that held most of their secrets safe is hacked, all bets are off. These women will do anything to keep their secrets hidden, no matter the cost.

I do wish they added a follow-up chapter or two on the rest of the characters, as the ending did seem somewhat abrupt.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

Great book! Competitive parents desperately want their children to attend the best schools. They want them in the best activities and clubs. Whatever gives their child a leg up. The parents also enjoy posting on an anonymous discussion board where they can ask questions and make comments. A picture snapped at an off-campus event is posted and parents anonymously deride the student in the picture. The situation becomes heated and comes to a head at a cocktail party. Soon after, a parent goes missing. What could have happened and who is at fault?
This was unreal. No one needs to know their parents behave this badly. Wow. Even if the website wasn't hacked, who would have ever thought to post the things these people posted? The questions they asked. The secrets they were trying to keep. I would never be able to pull off a life filled with that much deceit. The kids were really an accessory to the parents' lives here. The parents couldn't possibly care about how their actions would affect the kids. And the ending came out of nowhere. The book didn't have a cohesive ending, but I guess it just needed to end. This was a book where I can say I was not an actual fan of any one character or pulling for any character.
I did enjoy the book. I eagerly read wanting to know how this would end. I was definitely surprised by the ending. Great job by this author keeping us guessing.


An e-arc was provided by NetGalley and the publisher for an unbiased review.

Strong grown up gossip girl vibes make this a particularly satisfying guilty pleasure/where did my whole damn afternoon go kind of book.

Lindsay Cameron's No One Needs to Know is a gripping, surprisingly accurate look at the cutthroat world of high school admissions on the Upper East Side. Parents anonymously vent and gossip on a supposedly protected message board but when the content becomes increasingly salacious, suspicions and accusations begin to arise. What lengths will the wealthy parents of privileged teens go to for a chance at an Ivy League education? Lindsay Cameron describes the lifestyle of the rich and desperate with a touch of irony and a ton of suspense.

This book was a page turner from beginning to end. What would you do and how far would you go to ensure your kid has a secure future in a upper crust world. And with an anonymous gossip girl type website where everyone can submit theories and gossip about each other. Well. Let’s just say things definitely get out of control. And I gotta say I thought I had it figured out in the end. I absolutely did not. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I never knew if the “wish for it” section on @netgalley ever did anything – but then this one was granted! I was so excited.

It was all confidential. Right up to the moment it wasn’t.

UrbanMyth is an anonymous website for people to post whatever they desire. Everyone used it to post their secrets…and it was all good until all the secrets were revealed. Everyone has something to hide, including a murder.

Its cutthroat on the Upper East Side of New York. Private schools are intense and getting into a boarding high school is cutthroat. What lengths will the mothers go to ensure their daughters have a leg up?

This book all took place around an anonymous website, and secrets of the rich people who live on the upper east side of New York. If you’ve ever read about the privilege that encompasses some people – this book was full of it – and I loved it. This was a book more than just money and privilege, but the lengths that parents will go to get their kids a leg up. This one is told through the perspectives of three mothers, but at times two of them were similar so I got them confused. I’m still not 100% on who everyone was in this one, but it was a fun read. This book was a little lackluster in terms of what I was expecting, and had built up in my head, but overall I did really enjoy it and would recommend it to others.

If you’re looking for an interesting read then check this one out May 9th! Thank you to, Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, @randomhouse, and @netgalley for a copy of this e-ARC in exchange for this honest review.

The pitch for this story drew me in, as I can’t imagine the havoc that would be unleashed if an anonymous confession site was exposed to the world. It reminded me of the Ashley Madison scandal from some years back. This would be even worse because it’s not just affairs that would be exposed, but any and all kinds of deception you can think of. But part of the problem for me was that the characters depicted are the worst kind of stereotypical affluent yuppies. They’re not relatable to most readers unless you’re wealthy and absorbed in that showy lifestyle. Even the so-called outsider parent, Heather, is annoyingly eager, always trying too hard to fit in with the popular mothers. She states at one point that she knows she’s labeled as a ‘try-hard’ and doesn’t see why that’s a negative trait. Seriously?

And oddly enough, the “hacktivist” event referenced in the book’s blurb, which I thought would be a catalyst for much of the story, didn’t occur until almost 2/3 of the way through. At that point, you’re looking forward to the chaos because hardly anyone is likable and anyone that hides behind anonymity yet posts online for all to see deserves to be outed. The best part of the hack was how anyone could search the site by email address to see if someone ever posted and if they did, you would see every post they made.

A murder takes place, but it’s almost secondary to the family drama. A criminal investigation (if you can call it that) follows and wraps up way too quickly and neatly. Again, not realistic. But I suppose a story like this would make a breezy beach read – you can sit back and indulge in the drama. You don’t have to get emotionally invested and you can enjoy a bit of schadenfreude as you see the characters get what’s coming to them. That’s certainly something we can all relate to.

Poppy, Norah and Heather are 3 moms living on the Upper East Side. They would truly do anything to get their kids into the best schools and to get the accolades they think they deserve. The stakes are high and the competition is fierce within their neighborhoods and schools. Within these UES neighborhoods, there is an anonymous website where parents can post their darkest thoughts and secrets- things you definitely should be sharing, ever. But when the website gets hacked and someone ends up dead, everyone is a suspect.

I enjoyed this book and found that it was super relevant to what parents in our present day will do to get their kids into the best schools. The website they all posted to gave me Gossip Girl vibes, but this gossip was way more scandalous. Reading about the 1% is always fascinating and there was a pretty good mystery packed in there. All in all, I would definitely recommend you add this to your TBR list for May!

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the e-ARC!

Poppy, Heather and Norah all live in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Their children all attend an elite private school and are all competing for their children to get in the top high schools and Universities. When an app called UrbanMyth they have all used is hacked, all their dirty secrets are exposed and someone ends up dead. Who is it and why did it happen?, Detective Danielli investigates.

NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW is a fast paced thriller you can read in a days time. I can't say I liked any of these ladies, but their story lines grabbed my attention. The ending had a nice twist I didn't see coming and I love when that happens. Overall, this is an entertaining book, I think many thriller lovers will enjoy.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This review will be shared to my Instagram (@coffee.break.book.reviews) closer to publication date.

“No One Needs to Know” by Lindsay Cameron explores the lives of wealthy families in New York. Have you ever felt the need to confess your darkest secrets? Wouldn’t it be such a relief to get things off of your chest without anyone realizing they’re yours? UrbanMyth is a zip code based anonymous discussion board where the elite members of the Upper East Side can share all of their problems. However, the site causes a disaster when hackers leak the identity of the posters. How well does someone really know their neighbors, and even their spouses?

This book was fantastic. There’s something so satisfying about reading thrillers focusing on wealthy communities. It’s like a train-wreck you can’t look away from. I enjoyed the pacing of the book, and it’s definitely my favorite novel yet of Lindsay Cameron’s. Personally, I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending, but this didn’t diminish the greatness of the rest of the novel. I would highly recommend this book for fans of ‘Big Little Lies’ or ‘One of Us Is Dead’.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House / Bantam Publishing for the ARC of this book.

No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron is an unputdownable page-turner with a very compelling female protagonist that will keep readers on their toes and wanting more!
Her characters are well-developed and the pace is perfect.
It was well written and the plot moved along at a good pace for the storyline.
Gripping and so entertaining. Cameron pulled me in from the very beginning.

NONTK was way better than Just One Look, in my opinion. And I'm looking forward to reading more of her work in the future.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House, Ballantine & Bantam for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really liked this book and read it late into the night so I could see how it all turned out. It centers on 3 moms of 8th graders in Manhattan's Upper East Side: Poppy, Norah, and Heather. They are all trying to get their kids into the best high schools while navigating the dynamics that come along with being super competitive with each other in an exclusive neighborhood and educational system. Someone ends up dead and the "anonymous" website to which they all post their secrets gets hacked, making all of them potential suspects. The story felt relevant to current events with people trying to buy their way into good schools and posting things online that they should really keep to themselves.

I don't think the characters were meant to be likable but I found myself rooting for both Norah and Poppy. I wanted to strangle Heather, though. The book goes back and forth between the POVs of these 3 women and does a good job of letting you into their lives without repeating things that happen in different voices. There were some good twists in the book and I was surprised at a couple things when all was revealed- I thought there was a good level of suspense overall. I felt like the short chapters and the various intertwined mysteries made for a really fast read. It was fascinating to me just how much money and status can influence decisions, something that I knew happened but hadn't ever delved deep into.

Overall, I'd recommend this book and thought it was a fun read, similar in style to "Big Little Lies". I'd recommend it to those who like to read about the 1% and also like a good mystery. I enjoyed this author's "Just One Look" as well and will have to pick up "Big Law". Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book! I did feel the ending was a little abrupt but that didn’t make the story any less enjoyable. I love the authors writing style, I loved the gossip girl vibes, I loved the look into the lives of the wealthy UES families. This was my first book by Lindsay Cameron but it definitely won’t be my last!