No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron is a gripping suspense novel that delves into the dark secrets of New York's wealthy residents.

The novel has been compared to Big Little Lies and Gossip Girl, and it lives up to the hype. Fans of suspense and thrillers will appreciate the twists and turns in the plot, and the author's skillful handling of the story.

Overall, No One Needs to Know is a well-crafted and captivating read that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

This sort of mystery / thriller isn't my normal choice, it's more of a slow burn thriller than a suspenseful-from-the-get-go thriller. But, the way the main characters' lives intersected and their differing views of the "elite" life they lived was very interesting and well done. Things were never quite black and white with motivations and secrets and that kept me guessing throughout. It was an easy and quick read that had a solid ending. And I appreciated the scathing view of elite schools and showcasing the dark side of planning out an entire education of a child when they're in grade school.

No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron is a highly recommended domestic drama involving wealthy residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side. This would be an excellent choice for summer vacation reading.

Someone was murdered, but who and why. The drama unfolds through the perspective of three different women who all have 8th graders in a private school. Heather is all about keeping her daughter Violet's eyes on the prize - getting into the best schools. Poppy is ultra wealthy and used to money buying everything. Norah is a high powered executive and the main earner in her family. These three women are all on the track to keep their children a part of the elite class.

When UrbanMyth, an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code, becomes all the rage in their neighborhood, gossip abounds and rumors are spread on the sight. However, when a photo of Violet vaping is posted to Instagram, UrbanMyth erupts with vicious, viral posts accusing the girl of dealing drugs to her schoolmates. Heather is furious and thinks she knows who did it. Then a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and makes it so everyone's posts are no longer anonymous, which means all heck breaks loose.

This is a fun, entertaining novel that doesn't take itself too seriously and simply asks the readers to enjoy the action and the twists in the over-the-top plot. The narrative alternates between the points-of-view of each woman with snippets included from UrbanMyth and police interviews.

None of the characters are remotely likable. In fact, Heather and Poppy are over-the-top disagreeable. We have some despicable husbands too. It makes it rather enjoyable to have characters you don't even have to try to like.

The writing is excellent. Suspend disbelief, freely dislike all the characters, and watch the drama unfold. There are plenty of secrets and all sorts of bad behavior to hold your attention while you enjoy the social satire, drama, and intrigue.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Random House via NetGalley.
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In the book NO one Needs To Know by The author Lindsay Cameron we once again gets to peek in on the upper echelon of society and then the story it’s a New York City in a preparatory school where well to do parents send their offspring The kind of school you apply for while still pregnant with the baby the first people we meet our Heather and her husband Oliver and their daughter Veronica and it’s on the night Heather is forcing her to go to a dance at a super private club that’s by invitation only. There’s rumors that a scout from an exclusive boarding school will be there watching for future attendees of their super exclusive school Heather isn’t the only one forcing their eighth grader to attend however Poppy who is at the top of the social ladder also makes her teenager attend Heather who is on the other side of the social ladder has done everything she can to give her daughter every opportunity to get in with the right crowd and the right clubs so she can be at the right social standing when she’s an adult and right now her biggest hurdle is getting her into this boarding school. Unfortunately the next day when they wake up there is a picture of Heather‘s daughter vaping online and under the pic people have said she is a drug dealer she sells drugs to the lacrosse team And people have a cousin whose brother knew a girl that bought from her ETC at this time Heather is across town at a coffee sshop waiting for the person that helps her be an adulterer but she soon gets insistent text and calls from all of her telling her to come home right away and it’s all about this picture and the effects it’s going to have on their daughter‘s future. Poppy is having her own issues she started seeing the lacrosse coach but little did she know he only dates married women as a scam and win she figures out his game she is incensed but there is bigger trouble ahead because a social media site that all the eighth grade moms go to has been hacked and all you have to do is type in their email and everything they posted which was supposed to be anonymous can now be read everyone is scrambling to see exactly what they written and how it can and will affect them in the lives they’ve created just when Poppy makes up her mind to deal with Deacon the lacrosse coach he goes missing when his mom reports him missing the cops give a half hearted attempt to look for him but once the anonymous site is hacked and the cops have a view into the parents and I thought the investigation revs up and everyone is under the spotlight there is so much more to this book than just the brief summary I have given an OMG what a great book it is if you love intrigue backstabbing double dipping to face and a social hierarchy that can be bought and lost in the blink of an eye then you love “no one needs to know“ by Lindsay Cameron I absolutely love this book I always do love the authors books and this one is no exception what aphenomenal thriller and a great intriguing mystery you’re never gonna guess Who did it and who helped because I certainly did not. I love this book and highly recommend it I received it from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I will upload my review to Goodreads. I’ll also add it to Amazon when the book is released on May 9th.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Lindsay Cameron for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for No One Needs to Know coming out May 9, 2023. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

It was all supposed to be confidential. But they realized nothing is confidential. 

UrbanMyth was a platform created to be an anonymous discussion board for the elite zip codes. It was lauded as an alternative to the performative. The residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side revealed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: hidden bank accounts, steamy affairs, gossip. The parents in the neighborhood go to great lengths to ensure that their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a “hacktivist” group breaks into the platform and reveals the real identity of each poster, the repercussions are felt on Park Avenue with a force that none could have realized. 

And someone ends up dead.

Is the murderer Heather, the new outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite schools? Norah, the high-powered executive struggling to balance work with the demanding responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, whose perfect façade conceals deadly secrets?

Overall, I thought this was a fun thriller! It felt like the older version of Gossip Girl. There was definitely a lot of drama and I thought the action was good. None of the characters were great people, but some were definitely worse than others. I thought the last half of the book was a little predictable because I’ve read a lot of books like this, but I loved the ending.

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers about the wealthy!

Thank you NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for my honest review!

Okay, I've said it before and I will continue to say it, I am a sucker for anything that reminds me of Gossip Girl or Real Housewives. I love reading secrets and feeling like I am being a nosy neighbor. I think this story was influenced by Gossipy Girl with the Upper East Side + a fancy school + a website with anonymous secrets and by Real Housewives because it follows the rich moms. I also think the College Admissions Scandal influenced this book as well due to references and the things they were all willing to do to make sure their student got into the "right" school.

This story was so much fun! I loved the idea of an anonymous website becoming everyone's worst fear...not anonymous. We get to read from three point of views, Poppy, Heather & Norah (although Norah felt more like a side character than a main character.) While none of the characters were very likeable I do think that worked really well for this type of storyline.

I would not categorize this a thriller and maybe not a mystery? Even though we are trying to figure out who is dead and who killed them. I think this would work better as an Adult Fiction Crime Novel.

All in all, if you like feeling like you're learning the secrets of the rich and also solving a murder then this book is for you!

A suburban thriller, No One Needs to Know takes a look at the intricacies of the Upper East Side. We follow three moms, Poppy, Heather, and Norah, as they do whatever it takes to insure their children make it. The story looks at their lives and secrets, as well as their use of an app called UrbanMyth where the rich get to spill their secrets anonymously. When someone disappears, and UrbanMyth is hacked, everyone needs to watch their back.

This story fell flat for me. It took forever for the main plot point of someone disappearing and being murdered. By the time it happened, the whole story was almost over. I also like a story where I can relate to someone, or even like them. I didn’t enjoy the moms at all, and while I sort of related to Norah, and felt sorry for her, I also thought she was ridiculously naive.

I’m not a huge fan of suburban, domestic thrillers, but I thought I’d give this one a chance. The intrigue and secrets were mostly well-written, but as I said, it mostly fell flat for me.

A thank you to NetGalley and Random House for giving me an ARC of this book.

I had high hopes since it sounded like a grown up gossip girl of sorts, but I didn't end up liking it. It was an inside look at the elite parents of a top private school in NYC, but I didn't feel like any of the characters were likeable or relatable or redeemable.

People are bold when they think they are anonymous online. But when you are able to see who posted those things that were said, well that is when things get real. The site UrbanMyth was created as an alternative to those other social media sites where you only post your best selves for everyone to see. Instead, UrbanMyth is designed for users to post anonymously, and it is populated by zip codes, so chances are great that you know the people that you are chatting with.....you just don't realize who they are. These parents using the site, not only post about personal things about affairs, shoplifting, and getting advice on how to get a loan without your spouse knowing, but they also spread rumors about the other students...anything to help their child get a leg up on their competition to gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. When a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity of each poster, the repercussions echo down Park Avenue with a force that none could have anticipated....and then someone ends up dead. Several of the mothers have something to gain, they all have something to hide. and each of them just might kill to protect their own

This book was so good. It was "Big Little Lies: meets "Girls With Bright Futures". There was a plethora of salacious gossip and scandal, and then a murder mystery on top. It was the perfect book. The women were all deplorable, but it was like the latest Bravo scandal that you couldn't look away from. I highly recommend this entertaining novel!

Ah, the rich lead such fascinating but crazy lives. The lengths to which Heather is willing to go just to get her daughter into a good high school was unbelievable. Norah's "detachment" - without giving the plot away - was something else that I found to digest. I can't image another woman being this cool and collected if she had to face the same situation. Poppy was the most real of all the moms.

I enjoyed the book though the ending fell a bit flat. I expected something more...

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

A scandalous story told in multiple points of view, this story follows Heather, Poppy, and Norah. These women are all mothers whose children attend a private school in New York and they're all hoping their kids get into the best universities. When an app they each have used called, UrbanMyth, gets hacked and spills all their secrets,and there are sooo many secrets... there are consequences....

I always enjoy novels that follow rich people and their drama and so-called problems. The Real Housewives of NY here. There are never any likable characters, but you always need to keep reading just the same.

Very slow burn in the beginning, but another story where it takes to 20/25% to really get going. Stick with it and you may enjoy! I thought it was incredibly entertaining.

Thank you to Netgalley & the publishers for my free copy in exchange for my review.

No One Needs To Know was such a fun read! You have got to love rich people behaving badly. This is an addictive read, one that can easily be read in a few hours. It will have you hooked and trying to work out just who did what with who and where and when. Loaded with highly unlikeable characters, you won’t want to stop until you finish.

Urban Myths is an anonymous chat board for the élite residents of Manhattan. Here you can ask anything and get advice and no one will even know it is you. Well that is until it gets hacked and all your darkest secrets are revealed. This is where the wealthy parents unload themselves and now everyone knows their dirty laundry. Which comes in handy when sponge of their own goes missing.

There are money issues, affairs, thieving maids.. you name it, these women have so many issues and secrets. It is so fun to see them scramble to save their reputations.

I loved reading this book. A massive thanks to Bantam and Thriller Book Promotions for my advanced reading copy. Publishes on May 9th, you will want to read it.

UrbanMyth: the completely anonymous online discussion board. Manhattan’s exclusive East Siders use it to exchange gossip, divulge secrets and vent about their problems. All of these people are also parents who go through extreme lengths to get their children into the most prestigious schools. So when a hacker breaks into the “anonymous” forums exposing everyone for who they really are, it’s safe to say there will be repercussions. Norah, who is struggling to balance work and motherhood, certainly has a lot to lose. Then there’s Heather, who is an outsider trying to get her daughter accepted into the social circle. Rounding out the trio is Poppy, who seemingly has it all together. They all have something to hide. But would one of them kill to protect their secrets?

What a fun and fast-paced thriller! I had no idea who to suspect out of these ladies, but I definitely thought each of them was capable of doing something awful to get what they wanted. One thing for sure: I wouldn’t want to get on any of their bad sides! Told in dual perspectives, we get to see what makes each of these women tick and learn about their families and the secrets they are hoping to keep hidden. The final twist surprised me and I love when that happens! Thanks to Bantam and Thrillerbookpromos for the ARC! “No One Needs to Know” releases May 9th!

This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly :)

This is the second book of Lindsay Cameron’s that I’ve read, and I liked it. It’s rich people behaving badly in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country. There are secrets being exposed on an anonymous online forum and some are so salacious they could ruin an entire family’s livelihood. No one seems concerned about the consequences until hackers strike and expose it all.

Overall, this is a fun, low-stakes mystery that kept me guessing and entertained.

No One Needs to Know is my second book by this author and while I did like it, there was nothing in it that brought it up to the love range. It is a solid 3 star book in my opinion, These were very wealthy, un-relatable and unlikeable characters and everything to me seemed pretty darn unrealistic. We've got kids attending an elite private school and their mothers willing to do pretty much anything to get them placement at elite/top high schools and colleges. Mix that in with an anonymous forum that gets hacked and you've got a domestic/neighborhood thriller on your hands. Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the advance e-copy. No One Needs to Know will be available on 5/9.

Parenting on the Upper East Side is not for the faint of heart. "No One Needs to Know" follows several parents of differing levels of wealth all trying to get their children into a prestigious boarding school.

When the popular site "Urban Myth", a cross between Facebook parenting groups and YikYak is hacked and all their secrets are laid bare, everything is out in the open and secrets people thought were safe are revealed. Affairs, blackmail, and more--there is no confession too salacious.

Cameron leads the reader on a fun trail as we try to uncover who did what (and why). It's a revealing peek into how the 1% lives, and fans of Liane Moriarty will enjoy this book. The story has twists and turns, and as someone who has spent their fair amount of time on parent forums, is extremely believable. None of the characters are likeable, exactly, but I was still very compelled by them and really enjoyed the book.

Nothing stays a secret once it's shared on the internet- a lesson those who have vented on UrbanMyth are about to learn. Norah, Heather, and Poppy all shared their secrets but now someone is releasing the info and someone is dead. Who did it? Why? This centers around the admissions process for a private school and the very privileged residents of the Upper East Side, making it a gossipy, albeit familiar take on moms behaving badly. It is, however, a page turner. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

yes, yes, and yes

this book delivers

I wish I had known what I was getting into but then again, it was incredibly fabulous to be surprised at every corner.

I had to wish for this book and when the book fairies shined down upon me, my little black heart melted.

No One Needs To Know

Holy Heck, someone give Lindsay Cameron the golden book award. This book was fan-freaking-tastic. The twists, the turns, the character development, ALL OF IT.

This is an "all the stars" kind of book and if you think differently, you clearly don't know how to read

Teaser:

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

UrbanMyth: It was lauded as an alternative to the performative, show-your-best-self platforms—an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code. The residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side disclosed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: secret bank accounts, steamy affairs, tidbits of juicy gossip. The same people who, as parents, go to astonishing lengths to ensure that their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity of each poster, the repercussions echo down Park Avenue with a force that none could have anticipated.

And someone ends up dead.

Is the murderer Heather, the outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite’s good graces and into their even better schools? Norah, the high-powered executive failing to balance work with the emotional responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, whose perfect-on-the-outside façade conceals more than her share of secrets?

Each of them has something to hide.

Each of them will do anything to keep secrets hidden.

And each of them just might kill to protect their own.

The UrbanMyth forum keep secrets anonymous. But that happens when the secrets start coming out?

This was an interesting thriller. It has a Big Little Lies feel to it. You follow three families whose kids go to a private school in NYC. Each mother (and the rest of the family) have secrets that slowly come out. I liked the characters and some of the secrets I didn’t guess. BUT this did get a bit slow at times and there was a lot of info that was not necessary. I also didn’t care about a few of the characters. They weren’t horrible but I didn’t invest enough in them.

All in all, a good read for someone who likes this type of book.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the ARC!

Unfortunately this was a dnf book for me. I tried reading it and it truly did not hold my interest. It was very slow going so about halfway through, I stopped reading. I received an advanced readers copy and all opinions are my own.