NO ONE CAN KNOW is one of the twistiest psychological thrillers I’ve read. Just like in Kate Alice Marshall’s previous book, What Lies In the Woods, the characters are complex, interesting, and just quirky enough to be unsettling.

When Emma moves back into the house where her parents were murdered 14 years before, she and her husband also have to face a community that believes she’s the one who did it. Although Emma knows she’s innocent, not everything is as it seems. Right from the beginning, you learn that Emma and her sisters, Juliette and Daphne, formed a lie to cover what really happened that night.

NO ONE CAN KNOW ratchets up the dread with every page and I was riveted the whole way through. My only complaint was the dynamic between Emma and her husband: it didn’t strike me as believable. That said, I enjoyed the way Marshall explored the depths people will go to protect the ones they love. And just when I thought I knew the ending, there was another twist to knock my socks off.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for an ARC of NO ONE CAN KNOW and the opportunity to give my honest feedback.

No One Can Know follows the lives of three girls. Emma is the middle child and first of the characters we get to know, soon followed by her older sister Juliette and her younger sister Daphne. Someone has murdered their parents, and they all vow to keep each other's secrets so no one can find out.

Emma is later forced to move back into her childhood home, the site of these murders, due to a set of negative circumstances. Despite never being charged with her parent's murder, the whole town is still set on her being guilty. Once back, she begins to ask questions and events unfold that lead her down a path to discovering what really happened the night her parents were killed.

I enjoyed the alternating narrators and timelines. I feel like you kept getting glimpses of the story, and as you did, you were left trying to fill in the blanks. That also lent to wanting to keep reading to figure out what was happening next through the view of the character.

The end was comprised of a flurry of twists that only the reader is fully aware of, proving that not a single person can know everything that happened that night. While not all of the twists were surprising, they were good and lent to a satisfying conclusion.

Thank you to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and author Kate Alice Marshall for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Publication date: January 23, 2024

This was my first adult novel from the author, I have previously read a few of their YA releases and enjoyed. This was really a middle of the road thriller for me unfortunately. I feel the pacing was off, the middle seemed to drag and then so much was revealed in the last 10-15% of the book it was hard to find it all believable. Some of the plot twists were obvious from the start, and it was hard to be invested when I really didn't like any of the characters at all. A specific trope that was revealed early on is one of my least favorite, but that is obviously a personal preference. I was intrigued enough to finish the book, however it wasn't one I was racing through to find out the truth. Overall, not my favorite I have read from the author but I will still keep my eye on other future releases.

This book was wild! And don’t even get me started on that last chapter!!!!!! I’m a huge Kate Alice Marshall fan, and her newest adult thriller did not disappoint!

Each sister has a different POV, with their secrets being shared, and this book left me guessing what was true all the way until the end! The only reason I’m giving it 4 instead of 5⭐️s is it was a little slow in places.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity. I really wanted to enjoy this book, the synopsis sold me. However, upon reading the book I did not really connect with the story. It was a slow burn for me, while I wanted to continue to find out what happened with the sisters and the parents, Ultimately, it was a DNF.

Thanks to Flatiron for the advance copy of this book!

Kate Alice Marshall is officially on my immediate-buy list for thrillers. She just does such a KILLER job writing them (pun intended).

No One Can Know is a dual-timeline thriller surrounding three sisters and the unsolved murder of their parents. When one sister is forced to move back to the house where the murder occurred, the past can’t be left alone.

This is a thriller for you if you love:
- locked room mysteries
- twists and turns
- fascinating characters
- small town settings
- secrets on secrets

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Flatiron books for this ARC!
Overall, I enjoyed this story and can appreciate where the author wanted to take the reader. I typically enjoy multiple POVs (as long as there aren’t too many) and this remains true for me with this book.
I did feel the author a wonderful job differentiating the three sisters; I had no difficulty recalling them or their differences as the story developed.
However, for me this book was so drawn out. It never pulled me in because every clue and every crumb had so much in between the next, and I found myself forcing myself to keep going.
If I weren’t reading to review this ARC, I likely would have DNF’d around the 35% mark. GR says this book is 336 pages and honestly I am astonished as I would have guessed upwards of 500.
I think I would have enjoyed this book if it were a bit shorter, some unnecessary things (such as duplicative hints and clues just from multiple perspectives) edited out.
Although I loved What Lies in the Woods, sadly this book just was not keeping my attention.
2.5 ⭐️ rounded up to 3

4.5⭐️

This was a really fun and fast paced read. This book really excelled in sisterhood and family dynamics. Good and bad, I really loved the times your sisters were together in the future timeline and reading them figure out what happened together:

I'm really loving Kate Alice Marshall as a thriller author. She does a great job pulling the reader in and making you second guess what is going on. This could make it a little confusing though sometimes as a reader. Such as I was a bit confused over Nathan and his story line.

I will continue to read anything by this author and would recommend it to any thriller readers out there or new readers

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Flat Iron Books. My review is voluntarily my own.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for an ARC of this novel. What Lies in the Woods was one of my favorite books of 2023 so I was really excited to read this. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to my standards. I felt like it was overly complicated and almost too twisty at the end. The relationship between the three sisters was weird and I still wasn’t convinced they had each others’ backs by the end. The men (other than one) in this book were all so awful and very easy to hate. This was still a quick read for me and I don’t regret having read it, it just wasn’t all I had hoped for. 3.5 ⭐️ rounded up.

Secrets, death, trauma, family. This book had it all. Years ago Emma’s parents were found dead. Emma was the main suspect. What was she hiding? Who was she protecting? These questions come back to the surface when Emma and her husband move into the old house. Small towns hold grudges and still want answers. Then more tragedy strikes and history repeats.

No One Can Know is a domestic thriller which centers around 3 sisters, who as young teens, find their parents murdered in their home. Alternating between the 3 sisters POV's and time jumping between now (the sisters are adults and estranged) and back then, both the story and the characters get very confusing. I often found myself going back to check which character this chapter was about and what time frame it was happening in. Many of the pieces of these characters didn't seem to fit as the author was trying to explain their storylines. The first 50-60% of the book was hard to get through. I found myself struggling to focus and at times, wishing it was over. The second half of the book picked up and finally, it was intriguing enough to hold my attention. I finished the last 1/3 of it in one sitting. I'm not sure if that was because it was finally getting good, or if I was ready for it to be over. I think probably a mix of both to be honest. I've enjoyed Kate Alice Marshall's writing in previous books, but for me this one was only average.

Overall, 3.5⭐️ rounded down. Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I loved What Loes in the Woods so I was very excited to be able to read this book. I find the ending to be a little confusing and am still wondering who the actual murderer is. I enjoyed the setting and the the dual timelines. All in all I enjoyed the book. Thanks for the opportunity to read it.

Almost a decade and a half ago, their parents were murdered, but the case was never solved. The police assumed it was the middle child, who was trying to hold her sisters together and keep everyone safe.

This story was told in 3 points of view (Emma, Juliette, and Daphne) as well as taking place now and then, which helped paint a full picture of what happened that fateful night.

This book kept me on my toes the entire time, and the chapters were the perfect length where you could say “just one more.” When I thought I had It figured out, there were continuous twists. You truly don’t find out everything until the very end!

⭐️: 3.5/5

Emma and her sisters have never spoken about the night that their parents were murdered. When Emma‘s husband loses his job and they move back to the house where it happened, she’s forced to confront not only the townspeople and police who think she did it, but the secrets that she and her sisters have tried to keep buried for years.

We love a multiple POV, dual timeline thriller, so from the very beginning, I was so intrigued by the set up of this book. From the start, you’re really drawn in by all the secrets that you know all three sisters are keeping, as well as the mystery of who actually killed their parents. However, as the book goes on, it starts relying more and more on tropes that I find tiring in thrillers, as well as some stereotypically bad thriller dialogue. I loved What Lies In the Woods, so I was really looking forward to reading more by this author, but in a lot of the ways that What Lies In the Woods got it right, this one got it wrong. There are certainly some twists that I didn’t see coming and the ending provides a good amount of closure so I can’t really complain too much about this book, but I wouldn’t call it an absolute favorite either. I was hoping for more, but ultimately, this one was an entertaining thriller that I don’t regret reading either.

Thank you to @netgalley and @flatiron_books for this #gifted ARC copy!!

A perfectly plotted thriller, now my second 5 star read of Marshall’s! I loved the past and present perspectives of all 3 sisters, and how the motive and suspicion kept shifting until the very end. There were some great red herrings scattered throughout. This one definitely kept me guessing!

Emma is newly pregnant, her husband has lost his job, and they lose their apartment. With no other options, they move back to Emma's family home. The mansion is empty after her parents were murdered there 14 years ago. The mansion is owned by Emma and her two estranged sisters. Emma has been reluctant to return since she was the primary suspect in the murder of her parents.
The book is told from the viewpoints of the three sisters (Emma, Juliette, and Daphne) and alternates timelines between the past and present. Secrets about their childhood, their parents, and the fateful night are slowly revealed. At times, I had a hard time understanding the sisters and their motives, but there is no "right" way to behave after surviving such a tragedy. There are a LOT of twists and turns and I was kept guessing until the end. Overall a strong amd enjoyable mystery-thriller. Many thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

Emma has kept her past a secret up until her circumstances force her to come clean. Since she can’t sell her dead parent’s home, she and her husband move back in. Emma didn’t want to tell her husband that her parents were murdered, and the town thinks she killed them. Doesn’t help that her sisters haven’t talked to her in years.

As Emma is forced to deal with secrets that she and her sister hoped stayed buried, she begins to realize some things might be putting them in danger again.

I loved What Lied in the Woods, and I loved this one. This was a twisty domestic thriller focusing on three sisters. All three sisters were written with two timelines; however, Emma was the main character. I enjoyed how the story unfolded in this dual timeline format. I did hate Emma’s husband, he seemed like a complete jerk the entire time, and I wasn’t upset with how his storyline ended up. I wish we had had more from Daphne, but I enjoyed what I did read about her. This one is more mystery than thriller, so the pacing is slightly slower than what you’d expect from a thriller. However, the pacing is still nice, and it isn’t slow. I enjoyed all the twists and the reveals at the end were a lot of fun. As each layer of onion was peeled back, I was left thinking there couldn’t possibly be more, and then there was. It was great. I loved all the moving pieces and how everything finally came together nicely. It’s hard to say too much more about this one without it being a spoiler, but I really enjoyed reading this and can’t wait to see what this author comes up with next.

If you are looking for an intriguing and wild ride of a mystery thriller, then check this one out.

Thank you so much to Flatiron books @flatiron_books, and Netgalley @Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Flat Iron Books, and Kate Alice Marshall for providing this twisty page turner for my honest review. WOW! This book is so addicting! I wanted to read it in one sitting, but Thanksgiving got in the way. This is such a fast page turning thriller! I love that the reader gets the perspectives of all three sisters both in past and present times. It’s easy to follow and I enjoyed all three perspectives as well as the past and present timelines. The middle did lag briefly, but it quickly picked back up. I was excited to read it the entire time and never wanted to leave this world. It is a dark and twisted thriller and so very entertaining! I highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys thrillers.

I loved the Kate Alice Marshall book, “What Lies in the Woods,” so was thrilled to get the ARC of this one! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for it in exchange for a honest review.

This book centers around three sisters, Juliet, a goody goody type, our main character, Emma, and the youngest, most sociopathic sister, Daphne. The sisters lose touch when their parents are murdered and they are separated. They reunite when Emma, down on her luck, returns to her parents house to live.

I felt the plot of this book moved well, and I was very into figuring out what happened to the girls parents. My favorite character was Emma, because I felt like she wanted better for herself even in her tough life situation. I didn’t love her sisters as much, but it makes sense that all three of the women were flawed.

Overall, I enjoyed this read, and I appreciated the complex ending. Not everything is always black and white, and this book did a good job of demonstrating that fact.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This was my first book by the author so I was intrigued to pick this up after hearing so much hype. I can see fans of Jennifer McMahon enjoying this story - I found myself questioning the characters.

The family drama was weaved well within the plot. Also, this book was slower paced than I prefer in a thriller but still kept me entertained.

I’ll be checking out more by this author in the future