What a great book! This is my first from this author and I was not disappointed. Kept me interested throughout. I was never bored and wanted to know what would happen next. Would definitely recommend this book and will be reading more from this author in the future.

WOWZA! This book! Oh my goodness! I rarely read thrillers, but I read a brief excerpt of this story and it called to me and said, "READ ME!" Boy, am I glad I did! I LOVED IT!

This thriller held me captive from start to finish. Once the groundwork was laid out in the beginning of the story, the unknown and mystery takes over and drives the story into a big, wild ride. I thought I knew what was happening and then I didn't. I read some more and was sure I had it all figured out. I sure did NOT!

The twists and turns in this thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat, reading and guessing what will happen next. I'm thinking very few who read will guess right. I didn't. I couldn't get to the end fast enough. Then I got there and was simply STUNNED! I read the last 3 chapters twice, not quite believing what I just read. What a great read! Make sure you get this on your TBR list and be sure you've pre-ordered. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Another great thriller from Vi Keeland!

Elizabeth is a college English Professor in New York. She’s teaching a summer writing class. She’s kept a secret for twenty years. One of her female students is writing what’s supposed to be fiction, but it’s Elizabeth’s true story, and now her past is coming back to haunt her. Can she escape the truth someone knows about her and what she did? She goes back to her home town in Louisiana to try and find out. This is an intense thriller with emotions that are off the charts. Everyone is a suspect that she meets. This story doesn’t reveal anything like I thought it would until the last chapter. All is then revealed at it blew my mind. Vi Keeland’s writing keeps you engrossed in the storyline and plot without even thinking about putting the book down. This is the second thriller I’ve read from this author, and I would keep reading thrillers she writes even though it’s not my genre of choice.

Okay Vi Kleeland, please continue to write more thrillers, you are slaying them. I couldn't wait to dive into this one after loving The Unraveling. This book grabbed my attention from the beginning and didn't stop. Suspenseful and thrilling, had my jaw dropping at the ending. This is a fantastic read I will definitely be recommending.
Thank you, Netgally and Atria books for the ARC.
Trigger warnings: child and sexual abuse

Just a creative writing assignment? Or is there truth behind the words?
Elizabeth is an English Professor teaching creative writing at a college in New York. But when she receives one of her assignments back, it eerily details a part of her life she’s kept secret for over 20 years. The name attached is Hannah. Who is she? How does she know all the details of Elizabeth’s past?

Elizabeth needs to seek out Hannah before her entire past becomes exposed.

Vi Keeland takes you to the edge of your comfort zone and holds you there with her clever twists and shocking moments you’ll never see coming. The ending was an absolute drop the mike moment! Bravo…you got me!

Vi Keeland’s transition from romance to thrillers has been flawless! She is now one of my go-to authors! The moment I saw the cover release I knew I had to read it!

This book can definitely fit into the category of an erotic thriller. But don't let that scare you. The main focus is definitely on the thriller aspect.

Spice meter:️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Thank you to Atria Books via NetGalley

This is one of the best thrillers I have read in a while! The premise was so eerie; I was hooked from the start. Just when I thought the book was actually going to be about mental illness, there was a twist. There were actually so many twists that I almost gave up on guessing where the story was going. Even so, the twist at the end was a smack in the head!! I love this story! And after all is said and done, I'm not sure if there will be a sequel or if this is part of the story! Many thanks to Zakiya Jamal of Atria Books, who gave me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book. No spoilers because that would take the fun out of it, but this tale is full of characters that are authentic, including their flaws, and it keeps you engaged. My only frustration was the part where Noah gives Elizabeth all the photos (this is a detail that will not spoil the story); Elizabeth had no right to ask for them, and it doesn't jive with me that she would get them -- grrr. Regardless, I definitely recommend this book to readers who enjoy mysteries with surprises! This book is spooky, exciting, thought-provoking with a real Wow! at the end.

Vi Keeland’s "Someone Knows" is a gripping thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish. Having previously read "Beautiful Mistake", I was curious to see how Keeland would transition from romance to thriller, and she delivers remarkably well.

The novel follows Elizabeth, a woman forced to confront a dark secret from twenty years ago when a mysterious student begins submitting chapters that eerily mirror her past. The premise is instantly compelling, and Keeland builds the tension masterfully, pulling readers into Elizabeth’s paranoia as she scrambles to uncover the truth. The pacing is fast, but rather than feeling rushed, it enhances the suspense, keeping the story immersive and engaging.

One of the novel’s greatest strengths is its carefully placed twists. Too often, thrillers rely on shock value without proper groundwork, but Someone Knows avoids this pitfall. The clues are woven into the narrative, and when the reveals come, they feel both surprising and inevitable, proof of Keeland’s skillful storytelling.

That said, the novel’s resolution left me slightly underwhelmed. While I can see how some readers might appreciate the direction Keeland took, the ending felt like the simplest way to tie everything together rather than the most satisfying one. Given the intricate setup, I expected a more layered conclusion.

Overall, Someone Knows is a solid and well-executed thriller that showcases Keeland’s range as a writer. If you enjoy fast-paced psychological suspense with well-crafted twists, this is definitely worth picking up.

Someone Knows releases on June 17, and I’d like to thank @atriabooks for providing me with an ARC via @netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Unraveling by Vi Keeland was one of my favorite books last year so I was absolutely thrilled when I was approved to read the arc of Someone Knows. This was such an interesting story! As always, Vi's characters are morally grey but somehow make you root for them during their experience.

Elizabeth is a college professor who has a tormented past. Growing up without a father and an alcoholic, absent mother, Elizabeth leaves her home state of Louisiana to better her life in New York. She teachers creative writing and is doing summer class. Her students are to send in their chapters and she is to review them and give her feedback. Until one day, one of her students sends in a chapter retelling a story that is too similar for coincidence of something from her past.

Traveling back to Louisianan to try and figure out who could be sending her this story, her mother is diagnosed with cancer. She also meets a man she likes, but is he who he says he is? Is he the one tormenting her?

This is told in present time but the chapters submitted take us back to the abuse and the story of what happened when she was in high school.

I absolutely loved this and couldn't put it down. Thank you Netgalley so much for this arc! 4 stars!

Ok soooooo at first I was like I am not liking this main character. Nope not at all. At the end I still didn’t like her! But the book plot got better the second half and man those twists!!!!! That ending was wow and who knew it was first part

Wow wow wow !!!!! Is all I can say I was in a hard reading slump and picked this book up when I say this book had me on edge I was ready to fall 🤣 so good I wish I could read it as of it’s my first time I would not have guessed the plot because every time I thought I knew I didn’t I would recommend this to friends and my book clubs this is a 5 star read hands down

Speechless. Speechless! This is a phenomenal story. Twisted me into knots until I didn't know which way was up. Vi Keeland, you are a psychological thriller writing genius. Someone Knows had me guessing until the very end, just like The Unraveling did. I am now officially hooked on reading psychological thrillers and suspense again, after a long time without them. Amazing, detailed characters intricately woven together. The story unfolds in unexpected ways that had me turning pages deep into the night. Truly. Do not miss this book. I'm hoping for more stories like this.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Atria books for the arc of this book. This is the first thriller I have read by Vi Keelan. I was already a fan of the author's romance novels and I absolutely loved this book. This book hooked me from the start and I could not put it down. I ended up reading it in one sitting. This book has many twists and turns. The last chapter was just WOW! This book is so well thought out and well written. This book not only has suspense but it has some spice as well. I highly recommend this book.

Vi Keeland gives you twists and turns around every corner. A lot of characters that could potentially be the "one who knows." It will definitely have you guessing throughout. The only reason I didn't give this five stars was because of how the ending leaves you dangling off the cliff with a lot of unanswered questions. It would have been great to see what happened AFTER that ending.
There are a lot of potential triggers in this book as well, so please check the warnings beforehand.

Thank you to Vi Keeland, Atria Books, & Netgalley for this ARC.

This is a plot driven book that was sadly not my cup of tea. I didn't like any characters, I thought the overall story was kind of trite and done before, and I thought the writing was a bit coarse in places.

I was really looking forward to Someone Knows by Vi Keeland, but unfortunately, I struggled to connect with the main character, which made it difficult to fully enjoy the story. The premise was intriguing—a college English professor’s dark past comes back to haunt her when someone discovers what she did and is determined to see her dead. That setup had so much potential for suspense and emotional depth, and at times, the tension really pulled me in.

However, as the story progressed, I found it hard to relate to the protagonist’s choices and emotions, which made it difficult to stay fully invested in her journey. I wanted to feel the fear, the guilt, and the urgency of her situation, but something about her characterization left me feeling detached. Because of that, the stakes didn’t hit as hard for me as I’d hoped.

That being said, Vi Keeland’s writing is strong, and I can see why others might love this book, especially those who connect more with the main character’s experiences. While this one wasn’t quite the right fit for me, I still appreciate Keeland’s storytelling and will definitely check out more of her work in the future.

**SPOILERS BELOW**

Vi Keeland's "Someone Knows" is a thriller based on the premise that an unknown student in her creative writing class is sending her a series of book chapters about a illicit relationship and subsequent murder that occurred twenty years ago. Throughout he book, it's ultimately revealed that Jocelyn, the girl who had sex with Mr. Sawyer, is actually Elizabeth. Elizabeth didn't remember this happening to her at first because of she blocked out the traumatic memories. At the end of the book, we learn that Noah Sawyer, the man who Elizabeth had occasionally been sleeping with, was sending her the chapters as a way to induce psychological torment, which is alluded to continue after the book's conclusion.

The premise itself is intriguing and could have gone in a rage of directions, but in some respects feels a little bit flat. CAPS (Character, Action, Plot, Setting) review below.

CHARACTERS
Elizabeth is our POV character for 99% of the book (with the exception of an epilogue chapter). She is relatively likeable and has moments where she's assertive in trying to decide what to do next. But then there are moments where the agency goes away or she makes a decision that's illogical, like having sex with a character who could be considered dangerous. Having a female character express rage does feel refreshing, and there's an element of Elizabeth not apologizing for being angry or not wanting to stick to social conventions that she finds annoying or exhausting.

However, many of the supporting characters are one-dimensional or don't add more complexity to the story. Take Elizabeth's mother, Teresa, as an example. Teresa abused alcohol her entire life and is now dying of cancer. She implores Elizabeth to go to confession and to confess the sins that Elizabeth has committed. It turns out that Teresa went to the motel where Elizabeth was meeting her teacher and killed him. While it was an act to protect her daughter,

Teresa's behavior after the incident feels off. It would make more sense for her to struggle with the fact that she killed a man, even in defense of her child, while also wanting to have a stronger relationship with her daughter. A personal conflict like that would have given Elizabeth the space to explore her past and ultimately forgive herself for the things she did as a teenager.

Noah's behavior is relatively consistent, but we don't get clues during the story that he is the one who could be sending her chapters. Sure, there's a moment where Elizabeth finds Noah writing a book, but he has an explanation that Elizabeth readily accepts. It feels strange that Noah would have never looked up the past about his dad after finding his father's collection of photos of girls that he groomed. Given Noah's background as a reporter, looking into his father's background would have made a lot of sense.

ACTION
Action is generally easy to follow but as mentioned before, sometimes characters take action that doesn't make a ton of sense. Elizabeth going back to Noah, despite the fact that he has proven himself to be a danger multiple times, just feels really irrational. Part of what that shows is that Elizabeth is missing a consistent moral guide to help her work through the mystery of who is sending her chapters from the book. Additionally, a consistent moral guide could help Elizabeth come to terms with her revealed memories and the trauma she suffered after being sexually groomed as a teenager by her high school English teacher.

PLOT
There are two key twists for the book. The first is that Jocelyn, who is the girl that had sex with English teacher Mr. Sawyer, is actually Elizabeth. Back in high school, Elizabeth went by Jocelyn, but that clue isn't mentioned at all until about halfway through the book. It feel strange that no one back in Louisiana, which is where the action shifts, would have ever called Elizabeth by that name. There is also no sense of amnesia The ultimate twist/ending is that Noah, who is the son of the teacher that Elizabeth slept with, is the one sending Elizabeth chapters that recounts the relationship that his father had with Elizabeth. But why would Noah want to sleep with the woman who had to do with his dad's death? Although it was Elizabeth's mom who ultimately strangled Mr. Sawyer, why would Noah still continue to sleep with her.

SETTING
The two settings of New York and Louisiana have some unique characteristics to them. Elizabeth has to play by a slightly different set of rules when she's back home in Louisiana, which is apparent during different parts of the story.

Read this book you will not regret it! I speed through this book because I could not stop reading! This book will have some twist so be prepared! I have not read a book by this author that I have not liked. This book did end in another twist that left me mind blown!

Hands down Vi had me thrown with this book. I was so curious and confused just like Elizabeth. Who was Hannah and how did she know what all took place. I was paranoid and looking at everyone being "Hannah". Then finding out who Joselyn really was, I was like wtf, where is Vi going with all this? I kept trying to gauge Noah's true motive and wondering how Elizabeth was so drawn to him. The end came and I was like how clever! I still don't know quite sure how Hannah did it and how someone close to Elizabeth had a hand in that part but it was well executed. How the emails were able to be orchestrated by someone before, I know I'm vague but I'm still shocked and reeling by this ending!

Arc provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

It was such a great and wonderful story! I liked how was written, how the characters and the differences between cities was described.
And the plot was fire. I couldn't put the book down until the finish.
And the finish... left me speechless and with so many questions. But I think this is the beauty of a thriller and a mystery, to guess what is next.

It is a 5 ✨️ from me.

I’ve heard of this author in the past and had been meaning to try one of her books, so I was happy to receive an ARC of Someone Knows.

The story revolves around Elizabeth, an English professor whose peaceful life is threatened when she starts receiving chapters from a mysterious script that depicts events from her own life—events she desperately wants to forget. To uncover who is sending these emails and how they acquired those delicate informations, she has no choice but to go back to her hometown and investigate.

The book is fast-paced, which I appreciate in a thriller. It kept me interested the whole time and didn’t waste time on unnecessary details. I did predict a few twists, which, to me, is a sign of great foreshadowing. I will admit that I was slightly disappointed with how the final twist was delivered, and I do have a couple of lingering questions, but overall, it was a satisfying read.