A great thriller! Multiple POVs of each sister trying to grapple with the murder of their parents that happened 15 years ago. I was left guessing until the end of the story and was surprised by the twists. A fun and quick read.

3.5 stars rounded up

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first Kate Alice Marshall book and I will absolutely read another one of her books. No One Can Know is set with multiple POV’s and then/now (14 years later). I think the writing and POV’s was well done and was not confusing, but I did not connect with any of the characters. I felt like the MC, Emma, was hard to relate to in that she was so complacent in life.

This book did contain all the things that are great - drama, who-done-it, mystery and let me guessing, but I do feel like the plot was something that could be guessed.

All in all, this was a well written book and if I had been able to connect with the characters I would have rated it higher!

A huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I just want to start by saying, I absolutely love Kate Alice Marshall's writing style. No One Can Know was written in such a unique way, and started off by Emma finding her parents dead. She knows she didn’t do it, but finds she's taking the blame while trying to protect her sisters. Left orphaned, and alone, the sisters do not speak again, until 14 years later when Emma and her husband return to their childhood home as a last resort. Upon returning Emma finds her marriage, and the new identity she created for herself being peeled away one secret at a time. This book was thrilling and kept me hooked until the very last page. It was amazing to see all the loose ends being tied up when the book finished. I enjoyed the fast pace, and I really enjoyed figuring out everyone's secrets they kept purely for their own survival. I felt like I knew who did it, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised and my guess was way off! Kate Alice Marshall is becoming a new favorite of mine. I highly recommend this one if you enjoy fast-paced, whodunit mystery/ thriller with a lot of family drama.

Three sisters are separated after their parents are murdered in their family home and many people suspect Emma is the culprit. Emma seeks out her sisters because she’s pregnant with no where to go and needs to stay in their empty house. Who really killed the parents? This is twisty and exciting. I loved every second. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!

If you’re looking for a run of the mill, get you out of your slump thriller with so many twists and turns, this is for you!

I don’t mean that in a bad way - it was good, I was hooked and while I had theories, I never would’ve guessed how it ended.

That being said, it was just a little slow and a little confusing with multiple different now/then POVs and a lot of characters. It also had me wondering why the MC did (read: didn’t do) a lot of things. The characters were shallow and not complex and I had nothing to root for, really. I think that’s where you lose me - I need to connect with something or have a purpose besides just needing to know what happened.

Regardless, if you don’t read too deep into it, it was a good OTT twisty turny thriller! Will def get you out of a reading slump, but you probably will never think about it again or remember the plot when you’re done.

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall: When Emma's husband gets laid off and they lose their apartment, she reluctantly agrees to move into her childhood home, which she co-owns with her estranged sisters. Unfortunately, she hasn't told him that her parents were murdered there and she was the prime suspect. Emma hopes to keep her past buried, but a hostile police force and small town gossip won't let her skeletons stay in the closet. Although I didn't like it as much as What Lies in the Woods, it was still an intriguing novel that kept me up way past my bedtime.

Thank you to Flatiron Books and NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy, which I received in exchange for an honest review. The book officially comes out on January 23rd, 2024!

Thanks to Flatiron and NetGalley for the ARC. My second book by Marshall and it was just as enjoyable as the first. The writing was good and kept me questioning and reading to find the answers. Recommend

I really enjoy Kate Alice Marshall’s writing style. She does a good job of having you second guess everything and everyone. I believe the multiple POVs were done very well, I didn’t get lost or confused. This was pretty fast paced for me which was great. I kept wanting to read and know what happened next.

Thank you to netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the 2nd Kate Alice Marshall book I’ve read and it won’t be the last! No one can know starts off on the very first page with Emma, staring at her parents dead bodies on the floor of their childhood home. Emma isn’t sure exactly what happened but needs to make some quick decisions to help protect both her and her two sisters.

When Emma’s husband Nathan looses his job, Emma and nathan have to move back into Emma’s childhood home to make ends meet; but there’s a lot of people not happy that Emma is back in town and asking questions surrounding what happened that night 14 years ago.

The story alternates back and forth between “then” and “now” ( 14 years later) and the characters POV varies between Emma and her two sisters JJ and Daphne.
I enjoyed the back and forth of the story being told between then and now, the author did a great job weaving the past and present together and tying together the different story lines. Overall I really enjoyed this thriller and thought the story was well told!

Murder, Mystery, Thrills! This book had it all! I had to keep reading to find out what Emma kept hidden and I could not put it down! I loved how it kept you holding on until the very end. It pulled you in at the beginning and it did not stop. I really enjoyed the alternate POVs from the sisters and how it was the past and now. It kept me so engaged! Thank you for another great read!

I loved this book. I found the plot to be fascinating and well paced - especially the shifting between past and present. I disliked the behavior and naivety of some of the characters, though. I found the ending somewhat predictable, but not entirely so. Overall, Marshall's plotting and writing style makes up for any flaws for me.

3.5 stars rounded up! No One Can Know is my first book from Kate Alice Marshall but I’m already adding her to my favorite authors and adding her other books to my cart. It follows three sisters, Juliette (JJ) Emma, and Daphne. When their parents are murdered, the whole town thinks it was Emma who did it. Not being able to prove anything, the girls grow up and move away, not even speaking to each other. That all changes when Emma finds out she’s pregnant around the same time her husband loses his job and they find themselves homeless…almost. Emma confesses to Nathan that she has joint ownership of her family home, and seeing no other choice, she lets her sisters know she’ll be moving in for a while. They all have their secrets, and many will be revealed along the way, but will the exposed secrets tear them apart forever…or worse? This was a fast-paced murder mystery and even though I saw the ending coming, it was still highly satisfying. I recommend to anyone who loves mysteries and thrillers.

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for a review and opinions are my own.

Kate Alice Marshall is consistently entertaining and only gets better with each offering. A recommended purchase for collections where mysteries and thrillers are popular.

Kate Alice Marshall has now become an auto buy author for me. Her latest work, No One Can Know, the story of three sisters forever changed by the brutal murder of their parents & the secrets they’ve kept, even from each other, is so addictive and thrilling. So well written. Loved it.

So, while I liked the author's debut adult novel well enough, this one missed the mark for me. While I do think some aspects of the book need a bit of work--the characters don't really feel distinct enough in their POVs or dialogue to really make them stand out in any meaningful way--it's mostly a "me" thing. One of the things I hate most in thrillers are domestic thrillers. I hate thrillers with bad romantic relationships at the center and the trope of miscommunication or just sheer lack of it powering the entirety of the story. So, from the get-go, I was already not having a great time. A little after the 50% mark it started to pick up a little, but then the ending happened and I just... felt drained. I'm not going to spoil anything, though I do feel like you can kind of figure out where the ending is heading just by reading it, so I was a little disappointed that the author had went in that direction as opposed to something else.

Overall, really not for me, but if you like domestic thrillers, you may like this one.

Kate Alice Marshall strikes again! She really knows how to write a compelling and creepy story with entertaining characters and twists you don't see for miles. I LOVE when a new Marshall comes into the literary world!

This one is a winner, you guys!!!! Super good, and hard to put down!
Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC!
I appreciate the opportunity so much!

This book had everything I love. Family drama, murder, secrets and mystery.
This book definitely had twists and turns, surprises and heart pounding moments.
I did like it, I really did. But, I couldn't relate to or care about the characters. There was something missing there for me.
The story was great though.
Definitely give this one a shot if you're a thriller lover like me.
Pick it up in January 2024.

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

No One Can Know is an intricate thriller woven by the mysteries surrounding three sisters. These three sisters found their parents dead one night. Emma, the middle sister has always been suspected as the murderer.

The book is told in alternating viewpoints from the sisters both now and then, with twists and turns throughout. I love stories with alternate viewpoints as to me it makes for a more interesting journey with the characters.

Ultimately, I figured out parts of the story along the way, so none of the twists and turns were particularly shocking to me. The end was pretty neat as well. I’d recommend it as it’s a quick read, with an interesting story, but it didn’t turn into a favorite, unfortunately!

I was riveted by Kate Alice Marshall’s What Lies in the Woods, so I knew that she could nail the whole woman-goes-back-to-the-small-town-where-mysterious-tragedy-struck-her-in-the-past deal. In this novel, the narration splits six ways - between all three sisters, both in the present and at the time of their parents’ deaths.

Thank you to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and the author for the opportunity to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Due out January 23, 2024, I strongly recommend you pre-order this mind-blowing banger, you do not want to miss this!

STOPPPP I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!


Emma hasn’t told her husband much about her childhood at all. He knows she has two estranged sisters and that her parents are dead. A series of extremely unlucky circumstances lead them to moving back to her childhood home and reopens the box on what really did happen to her parents all those years ago…

I could not stop reading this! I felt like I was truly a part of the story.