I was so excited to receive this audiobook as an ARC. I loved Kate Alice Marshall's "What Lies in the Woods" and was hoping for a similar thrilling story. This one was just okay. I enjoyed listening to it, but it was slow and felt dragged out. I felt the older and younger sisters' characters could have been as developed as the MC sister and it would have been more interesting to read about than all of the drama and interaction between the MC and her husband, which didn't really add to the story in my opinion. Overall, this book was a pretty good listen, but not as good as the author's previous book. I LOVE this narrator, Karissa Vacker. She has narrated several audiobooks I have listened to in the past and I always recognize her voice right away.

𝘼 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

🍷🍷🍷🍷 / 𝟱 ⭐️

𝙉𝙤 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬
𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭

𝖪𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖠𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗎𝗉𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗇 “𝖠𝗎𝗍𝗈𝖡𝗎𝗒 𝖠𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋” 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾.

𝖶𝖮𝖶! 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽, 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗒 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗐𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖺 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖩𝖴𝖴𝖴𝖴𝖲𝖳 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗋… 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾𝗌….𝖱𝖨𝖦𝖧𝖳 𝖳𝖨𝖫𝖫 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖤𝖭𝖣!

𝖨 𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗏𝗂𝖺 𝖺 𝖭𝖾𝗍𝖦𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝖪𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗌𝖺 𝖵𝖺𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗇𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗅! 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖭𝖾𝗍𝖦𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗒, 𝖪𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖠𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝖬𝖺𝖼𝖬𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗇 𝖠𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖥𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇 𝖡𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗉𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖻𝗂𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝗂𝖾𝗐.

𝖨 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖺 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖼𝗁!!

I read and enjoyed Kate Alice Marshall’s previous novel “What Lies in the Woods.” The description for “No One Can Know” was intriguing and I was looking forward to getting started.

When Emma returns home one afternoon, she is surprised to find her husband, Nathan is also home already. Then he says “We need to talk”. It turns out, Nathan has just lost his job. This news is especially upsetting since they just put down $10,000 on a house that they now can’t afford. Unfortunately, that money is non-refundable. Their duplex is going up for sale and they will have to leave by the end of the month. On top of all of that, Emma is pregnant.

Nathan suggests living in the house Emma owns with her estranged sisters. Emma hasn’t spoken to her sisters since their parents died years earlier. Emma doesn’t want to go back to the house or to Arden Hills. Unfortunately with no money, no job, and a baby on the way? Emma may not have a choice. They need a place to live.

“People in Arden Hills don’t forget”

Emma has told Nathan most of what happened in her past but there’s a few things she hasn’t mentioned. What will happen when Nathan hears the entire truth? Will Emma and Nathan regret their decision before they even get there?

A compelling and exciting read!!

I really liked this audiobook. The storyline was engaging and original with some good twists and turns. I did find the ending a little bit rushed but still thought this was a great read. The story was narrated by Karissa Vacker who was excellent as usual. She is definitely one of my favorite narrators.

I look forward to seeing what kind of story Kate Alice Marshall comes up with next!


I'd like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this novel. All opinions are my own.

Twisty, murder mystery that kept me listening well into the night. The audiobook was highly entertaining and transported the listener right into the story as all the best books should. Highly recommend!!

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for an early copy to listen to!

This was a wild and twisty ride. Emma's life is falling apart and circumstances force her to return her to her family home, the home that's been sitting empty since the night her parents were murdered and she and her sisters were split up... nobody knows what really happened that night not even the three sisters who backed up each other's alibis but never found out what the other ones were actually doing that fateful night and stayed out of each other's lives. Of course, there have been rumors and those rumors follow Emma and her husband whom she brings back with her. I enjoyed this thriller, there were plenty of twists and familial relationships especially the sisters relationships were right at the center. A shared trauma impacted them but the outcomes were quite different - the dual past and present timeline brought that to light even more acutely.
The audio narration by Karissa Vacker was so well done.

3.5 stars. THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS:



I liked this book but I can guarantee I won't remember it for very long because it was kind of chaotic. The book is about Emma and her husband Nathan. They're coming on hard times financially so they decide to move in to Emma's parents house. She shares the house with her 2 estranged sisters because her parents were murdered years ago and Emma was the main suspect (though she was never charged). She hasn't really told her husband about it so he's a little surprised when they get there and the town reacts to her presence. Her sisters decide to come back too and a lot of things are brought up. The book is told in then/now chapters where we get to see what happened around the time of the murders as well as currently what's going on. Old "friends" are coming back (the detective, boyfriends, etc.) and this unresolved crime gets a little more messy. Nathan is pretty quickly found dead when they move in and Emma's thoughts on being an anxiety sufferer were SO relatable. She said something about how you often spiral into thinking about your worst fears when something little happens (someone doesn't come home on time, answer their phone, etc.) but then when bad things actually DO happen, you're no more prepared. You've imagined it so many times its hard for your brain to comprehend that this time its real and not just another spiral. I can definitely relate to that. Anywho, Nate dies and she's the one who is there and discovers the body, but shes hesitant to call the police because she knows they will try to blame her. Long story short, everyone has a motive. The detective is shady and owns the gun that killed all the people. The mom committed suicide. None of the sisters really remember what they were doing that night. The ending feels ambiguous because everyone thinks they did it, but we dont' really get clear answers (or at least I didnt understand). It was chaotic and confusing and I didn't love the ending.

Okay this one wasn't it for me sadly. This was a psychological domestic/family thriller where three sisters were forced to return to their hometown and the house their parents suffered a murder/suicide, it's time to figure out what really happened that night. This was truly a situation of I could not stand any of the characters thus could not bring myself to be invested in any of them.

The premise of the book is that all three of them are lying about where they were that night and all three suspect each other/other people in the town. There are clues galore but they're also all unreliable narrators, which is my least favourite trope. Let me SOLVE the mystery, give me a fighting chance. This one just didn't!

This is one twisty, engaging thriller! I think the less you know going into this book the better. This book is dark and twisty. I love a book where everyone becomes a suspect. Every time I thought I knew what was going on, the author threw me another curveball. I loved the inclusion of dual POVs and alternating timelines.

I definitely recommend this thriller if you like family drama and lots of twists. I also recommend listening to the audiobook! The narrator did a great job!

A great start and an interesting set up for this novel. Unfortunately, the audio ARC would not play past chapter 4 so I cannot speak on the book as a whole. It definitely pulled me in enough that I plan to seek this out after publication to finish!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

US pub date: 1/23/24
Genre: thriller/suspense
Quick summary: Emma didn't want to go back home to the house where her parents died - but her finances give her no choice. The town thinks she did it - but the truth is even more twisted.

I loved Kate Alice Marshall's last book (also narrated by Karissa Vacker), and this one met my high expectations! There were plenty of small twists to keep me hooked, and I loved that the last big twist totally knocked my socks off. I listened to this one in one day, and I think that says it all. I think audio is the way to go if you're on the fence between reading methods.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing an ALC in exchange for an honest review.

This was an okay read. I found the plot very predictable and the characters were so unlikable. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great. Average read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for the E-ARC. And to Macmillan Audio for the ALC

All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.

No One Can Know starts with Emma, one of the three sisters our story follows. Emma is married and it is obvious she hasn’t told her husband much about her past or her parent’s death. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, Emma and her husband need to stay in her childhood home for a little while. She has to reach out to her sisters, whom she hasn’t talked to in years, and she has to come clean to her husband that it’s not just that her parents died, but they were murdered in that home.

Emma’s return home opens up old wounds with her sisters and secrets are uncovered. Things go from bad to worse when someone else ends up dead.

This is my second read by Kate Alice Marshall. I have not read any of her YA, but Marshall is quickly becoming an auto buy author for me. I really enjoyed this mystery and highly recommend the audiobook.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for access to an early recording of this audiobook.

As always, all opinions are my own.

"No One Can Know" by Kate Alice Marshall is a gripping thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. The intricate plot, filled with unexpected twists and turns, had me guessing until the very end. The characters were well-developed and relatable, making it easy to become emotionally invested in their journey. Marshall's writing style is captivating, drawing the reader in with vivid descriptions and suspenseful pacing. Overall, "No One Can Know" is a must-read for any fan of the genre, delivering suspense and excitement in equal measure.

Three sisters, two dead parents, unlimited secrets. No one knows the truth...or do they? When Emma and her husband move back to her childhood home and scene of her parents horrific murders because of financial reasons her husband quickly realizes that her hesitation has more to do than just the crime scene. The entire town thinks Emma is the murderer. Even Emma has no real memories of what really happened that night. She quickly learns that her presence has stirred up more memories than are safe for her or her family. This book is a slow burn, but it kept me interested and did not disappoint in the end. Enjoyable narration with a good pace.

No One Can Know was amazing. I loved the author’s book What Lies In the Woods. Karissa. Vacker is a top notch narrator. If you’re an audiobook fan, I would highly recommend listening to this one.

I have been a big fan of Marshall’s books for a while now and this one definitely continues that trend. It was twisty, messy and I could not stop reading until I found out what was happening.

Thank you so much Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for my review copy!

There is a long, long setup to this novel. So much set up. So many mentions of secrets, "no one can know" and it just got tedious for me. Once the twists started happening, the book got more interesting, but I never really warmed to or connected with any of the characters. There are just too many twists at the end though, it gives the vibe that the author just couldn't figure out which direction to go so she threw in every possibility.

3.5 stars.
This book follows three estranged sisters after their parents' murder. Fourteen years have passed, and all three sisters have secrets from that fateful night. Emma returns to her childhood home, where the memories create questions and trials for her and her husband. Juliette, wondering why Emma would return, surprises Emma by showing up at her door. Daphne also returns to their hometown but keeps her presence a secret. With multiple POVs and time hops, the audio set up was perfect for easily following who and when each chapter focused on, and I appreciated that greatly. Which sister has the most to lose or the most to hide? What really happened the night their parents died? And will these women ever be free of their secrets.

This novel traveled back and forth between sisters and time periods to puzzle together what happened. Marshall created 3 very different women with different motivations and personalities all influenced by the home they grew up in together, the shocking deaths of their parents, and the subsequent trials each faced. I appreciated how these three threads were both greatly varied and intricately intertwined. As I listened to the audio version of this book, I made my guesses. Some were right; some were wrong, and I continuously second guessed myself, which made for an enjoyable ride.

My first Kate Alice Marshall thriller read and it did not disappoint. The unsolved deaths of their parents was told from the perspective of three sisters, past timeline and present; all of whom had their own secrets. Each one left town after the incident and one by one all three came back home. I was able to drum up some sympathy for Emma and Juliette but there wasn't anything in Daphne's character to draw me in. It was an intriguing audio read; narrated by Karissa Vacker who is slowly becoming one of my favorite narrators. She gave a different voice to each sister although there were times when it did becoming a bit confusing as to which sister was narrating. It did keep me guessing up until the very end! Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan audio!

This was my type of book! I love trying to figure out the "Who did it." I felt like I was constantly changing my mind, going back and forth between characters. I finally finished a book that didn't make me yawn because I 100% knew the ending ahead of time.
I was able to connect with the family loyalty, even not really knowing your siblings. That need to defend, protect and keep each other's secrets, I know that feeling.
I usually don't like the back and forth from time period and character, but I think it worked well for this story line.