I'll Never Tell is the quintessential summer page-turner. The story is told from the different perspectives of a family of five children, whose parents have just died and left an unusual will. Their parents ran a summer camp and the decision to keep the camp or sell and divide the profits is dependent on a vote of the siblings to determine if their brother was responsible for hurting a camper twenty years earlier, or if it was one of his sisters. Someone hurt Amanda, but who? It took a a few chapters to connect to the characters and the story line, but once I was hooked I couldn't put it down. Each chapter revealed family secrets and left me suspecting a different family member. I couldn't wait to get to the end to find out the real truth behind what really happened at Camp Macaw.

I received a copy of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'll Never Tell is the story of five siblings who meet at their family's summer camp to have a memorial for their parents, and to decide what to do with their inheritance of the camp. But, it isn't that easy, as Amanda Holmes washed ashore 20 years ago at camp, and the siblings all want to know what happened to her.

The author does a great job of weaving together the mystery, everyone's secrets, and character development. You did really feel like you knew the characters by the end of the book, and even the ones who initially didn't seem very likable were at least understandable.

I will say that I figured out the ending about halfway through, so that was a little disappointing, but there were more details to it that I didn't see coming.

The only thing that I didn't like about the book was that one of the characters dressed in a way that was somewhat gender neutral - and they referred to her a few times as transgender. I don't think that is the same thing, and it seemed very closed-minded to call it that. I'm not sure if it was just meant to show how closed-minded the characters were, but I blame the author for not handling that better.

This one's a keeper! I stated and finished it in one day and really enjoyed it all the way through. The story follows a family of kids (flashing back between adolescence and adulthood) and their parent's summer camp. A tragedy occurs at camp and the father believes one of his children is responsible. The plot was well weaved and I have to admit I just couldn't figure it out! Great thriller with a lot of nostalgia of teen years and complicated family dynamics!

This was well plotted and entertaining. Told from the perspective of the siblings you gradually layer on the bits and pieces necessary to see how this story will unfold.

Be prepared as there is a lot going on and many viewpoints to keep track of, perhaps too many as I needed to go back a few times until I was able to keep track... This is a mystery but really focuses on how the lives of these sibling have shaped up.

The conclusion was appropriate but sad. I would recommend and read more by this author.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and Lake Union Publishing for a copy in exchange for a review.

Wow I really enjoyed this one the dynamic of the camp setting and the large amount of suspects made this so appealing I didn’t want to stop reading I had to know what happened to Amanda. And I personally enjoyed the ending and the solution to the mystery sometimes those are a let down but this one was satisfying to me. Definitely a great thriller for mystery fans! I’ll be looking out for more works by this author

I’ll Never Tell by @CEMcKenzie1 is the story of the MacAllister family and the summer camp the family owned, where the novel unfolds. With a nod to Agatha Christie, the author spins a clever whodunnit through the narratives of each family member, with every chapter giving just enough details to keep the pages turning, as we try to guess the outcome. Fingers point in all directions, with so many twists and turns that just when you think you’ve got it figured out, the book turns in another direction until the final pages. No down time in this book, just plenty of surprises and an excellent read! Thanks to @NetGalley for the digital ARC

Camp McGraw is a special place for many campers, a sanctuary that they return to year after year. For the children of the owners, it is more complicated.

Ryan, Margeaux, Mary, Liddie, and Kate have grown up at Camp. A girl was murdered there in their youth and her death has never been solved. This death cast a shadow over their entire lives.

The adult siblings have come together at camp after the deaths of thir parents. They work to resolve their complicated relationships, make decisions, and uncover truths about their pasts.

A dark and twisty family mystery.

I'll Never Tell follows the MacAllister siblings as they are dealing with the loss of their parents and what that means for the summer camp the family runs. They find out from their father's lawyer that they must decide if their brother was responsible for a tragic accident that happened 20 years ago and if he should be able to claim his portion of the camp.

I have to admit that I didn't particularly care for any of the characters until about a third of the way through. This story really shows how badly secrets can damage. Once the truth starts to come out, you really start to see the redeeming qualities of the siblings start to emerge.

Twenty years ago Amanda washed up on the shore of Camp Macaw with a gash in her head. No one has ever been charged with her death. Now the MacAllister siblings are brought back to the camp for the reading of the will after the death of their parents. The Camp sits on very valuable land and they have to agree on what to do. Turns out it’s not as simple as that. Before they can do anything with the land they have to find out what happened to Amanda.

This is a book about secrets, all the siblings have them, and family dynamics. There is a mystery that I was convinced I had solved, only to find I was completely wrong. I would give this book 3 1/2 stars. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

3.5 stars

This is my seventh Catherine McKenzie book, so, you it would be accurate to say that I AM a fan...

But, I did not really connect to this book the way I have with her others...

The book opens with a lantern ceremony...a flashback from 1998, told from the perspective of Amanda Holmes, a camp counselor at the McAllister family's Camp Macaw, who was found bludgeoned in a rowboat that summer.

Each year, the camp would close with campers writing their wishes on paper lanterns, and the counselors lighting them on fire, and sending them into the sky.

We then join the McAllister siblings at the camp, on Friday, where they have been gathered along with the Camp's life long groundskeeper, Sean, and the family lawyer, Swift, for the reading of their parent's Will.

Ryan. Margaux. Mary. The twins, Kate and Liddie . What is it about grown siblings getting together and resorting to their childhood behaviors?

The Will contains an unusual exception. It stipulates that the mystery of what happened to Amanda, be unraveled, and that the siblings have 48 hours to do so, before voting on whether or not Camp Macaw will remain in the family, and operational, or be SOLD, and on WHO will inherit?

Their father has left some clues...he thinks he knows what happened.....and all of the amateur detectives out there, can also follow a "timeline" of WHO was WHERE and at WHAT TIME...as each sibling reveals what they know, and tries to figure out how each piece of the puzzle fits together.

You are also privy to revelations from Amanda, from the night in question, every few chapters as well.

The unorthodox characters, and their relationships, just didn't feel authentic to me, and I did not like or connect with any of them. The strength of the author's writing for me in the past has been that her other books all contain realistic characters who feel like they could be your friends and neighbors, but that was not the case for me, with this book.

But, the story is clever, with one sibling finally connecting all the dots at what could be the camp's FINAL lantern ceremony, following their parent's Memorial Service.

Although, I preferred the author's other novels... "The Good Liar", "Fractured" "Hidden" and "Smoke" to this one, I will continue to watch for, and look forward to reading, whatever she writes next!

I would like to thank NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing and Catherine McKenzie for the digital ARC I received in exchange for a candid review.

This title will be available on June 1, 2019.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for this ARC.

This was a good, old fashioned mystery. I loved that each chapter had titles - I haven't read a book with chapter titles since Harry Potter! It left me feeling very nostalgic. I enjoyed the simple mystery, the characters, the alternating points of view, and I especially loved that this book kept you guessing. It was well written and it played out well. It was a quick read that I thoroughly enjoyed, and so refreshing in a world dominated by thrillers.

This book was amazing. I've never read a book by this author before, but I will now.
The book is about what happened at summer camp twenty years before and how that affected the five children and the staff of the camp's owners. The story is told by multiple narrators, including the victim, but the voices are distinctive enough that it's not confusing at all. The narrative swings back and forth between the camp in the past and the present. The mystery is solved by the end, with the clues laid out carefully throughout the novel. I really enjoyed this story and the mystery. I would love to read it again for the first time.
I received an Advance Review Copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Five siblings, a summer camp on a lake, a 20 year old unsolved mystery of a fellow camper (Amanda) who washed up on shore with a gash on her head and the reading of a will! Wow! Now grown adults, the siblings reunite at their family owned camp to hear the reading of their parents' will. They all think they will be faced with the decision of keeping or selling the camp. They are shocked by their father's wishes. Now each sibling starts asking questions and uncovering secrets. What happened to Amanda 20 years ago and will the family come together or fall apart? Did Sean the groundskeeper have anything to do with the mystery 20 years ago? This book is full of twists, turns and secrets. The family dynamic is very interesting and believable. I thought having a lot of characters to keep track of would be difficult, but it was quite the opposite for me. Each character brought something interesting to the story and I felt like I really knew each one of them. I read this book quickly and I really loved the short chapters with alternating points of view. I had my theories about what happened to Amanda, but I was surprised in the end! This is a great book!

I received an advanced reader copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is my honest review of I'll Never Tell.

I'll Never Tell, the newest release by Catherine McKenzie, is a hard-to-put-down domestic mystery that takes place largely at a family-run summer camp. A summer camp that will invoke memories of days on the lake, first loves, camp activities and a departure from technology-a favorite home away from home for many and a burden to the McAllister children. The McAllister's parents owned the well-loved camp and died tragically earlier in the year, leaving instructions for their now adult children to host a memorial service after keeping camp open for one last summer session.

I'll Never Tell weaves a mystery early on, as readers are given clues that a tragic event at camp forever altered the McAllister children-particularly Margaux-the eldest daughter. With their parent's deaths the siblings gather at camp and are clearly estranged. Told in multiple voices, with trademark McKenzie depth and character development, readers are led on a suspenseful journey through the past and present. In order to determine who inherits their parent's camp and estate the siblings must decide who among them is guilty of a crime that occurred nearly two decades prior. Who can they trust? Is there someone dangerous among them?

These are just some of the questions readers will have with this hard-to-put down story. McKenzie masterfully weaves a mysterious tale of family drama and danger set among the backdrop of a summer camp many readers will find familiar from their own experiences. I'll never Tell is a must read this summer!

I’ve been really loving thriller mystery books recently. The cover and the summary drew me to request this book. Unfortunately, I didn’t love this one.

5 siblings gather after their parents die to hear who will get ownership of the summer camp their parents have ran for the last 30 or so years.

What they didn’t expect is that to find out what happens to the camp, they will have to solve who attacked and assaulted the oldest daughter’s best friend 20 years ago.

I felt like there was just too many characters. Especially the sisters. They all had unique enough personalities, but all their voices sounded the same and I struggled to keep who was who straight throughout the entire novel.

There was too much speculation and blame. I hate how at one point every single person is expected to have committed the assault. I know that’s pretty normal in these type of books, but this one seemed to be a bit too much to me.

I felt that the romances in this were SUPER unnecessary. They all bugged me and made no sense and didn’t really add anything to the storyline.

It wasn’t written awfully and I know a lot of people will enjoy it, but it definitely was not my cup of tea.

OOO yes this is one of those thrillers that you do not want to stop reading because that is how well it grabs your attention! A must read, I am telling ya! From the very beginning it was one of those novels that you knew was going to be excellent. FIVE stars!

This was an interesting read. The premise was good and the mystery had a good payoff. I really liked that we got Amanda's POV in first person so you really connect to her. I did think there was too many age differences in the romances.

Thanks to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This novel centered around a family of 5 siblings who return to the summer camp their parents ran for the reading of the will. The will brings includes a reminder that one of the girls, Amanda, who worked there was mysteriously "killed" some years back. The lone brother in the group was suspected and the story unfolds from there.

I am in the minority on this one. I thought it was a mediocre book. I thought that it was well written but I just never got to the point where I really cared who had hit Amanda. Even though I read it in a day while on vacation, I just didn't find it to be that compelling and there wasn't enough suspense for me. I usually love stories where families uncover secrets from the past but this one was too light of a mystery for me, I guess. I felt like this was more of a family drama with a little mystery at the center.

It took me a long time to feel involved in the book, it is a story of secrets, almost everyone has at least one and how they affect the rest of the family and a long unsolved murder. the voices of the characters were a little too similar and the pace was a little too same, would have preferred more peaks and valleys and there were a few lines that hit me. overall, it wasn't one of my favorite books of hers

This story follows the MacAllister children 20 years after an accident at the summer camp their parents owned. Camp Macaw holds secrets, old and new, that are discovered over a weekend reunion to honor their parents memory. McKenzie unravels the web of secrets in such a way that you have no idea how it will end.