4.5/5
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WOWZA. Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke was an absolute banger! I hadn’t read anything by Nicci before, but you can bet I’ll be grabbing her backlist because this one left me completely jaw-dropped by the end. 👏

The premise? SO unique and one that’ll stick with me for a long time. We meet Katie Cole, a young waitress accused of poisoning four wealthy men at the gentleman’s club where she works. But here’s the genius part — we get the story told from FIVE different people in her life, and each one knows a totally different version of Katie.

There’s her dad John who calls her Kit-Kat, her high school friend Gabriel with K.C., her lover Conrad’s Wildcat, her barrister Tarun’s formal Katherine, and a reporter who’s branded her Killer Kate. FIVE wildly different versions of the same woman. This book really made me wonder just who the heck is Katie Cole really? HA!

I loved hearing each character’s perspective, listening to the courtroom drama, and all of the tension baked into this one. This book kept me guessing the whole time and totally made me think about how no one is ever just who we think they are. Everybody’s got a closet — and you never know what’s hiding in it 👀.

Nicci Cloke’s Her Many Faces is a psychological thriller that flirts with intrigue but never quite delivers the punch it promises. The premise is compelling: a tangled web of friendship, secrets, and identity that should keep listeners on edge. A young waitress, Katherine Cole, is accused of poisoning four elite members of London’s most exclusive private club. As her trial unfolds, five men—her father, childhood friend, lover, lawyer, and a journalist—offer conflicting accounts of who she is. Is she a sweet daughter, a radicalized conspiracy theorist, or a cold-blooded killer?
Unfortunately, while the setup is strong, the execution feels uneven.
The audiobook’s narrator brings a steady performance, capturing the emotional tone of the characters without overdoing it. Still, the delivery doesn’t elevate the material. It’s competent but not memorable—much like the story itself.
Cloke explores themes of identity, peer pressure, and the masks people wear, which are timely and relevant. Yet, the characters often feel more like archetypes than fully fleshed-out individuals. There’s a sense that the book wants to be deeper.
Her Many Faces isn’t a bad listen—it’s just not a standout. If you’re in the mood for a light psychological drama with a few twists, it might scratch the itch. But if you’re looking for something truly gripping or emotionally resonant, this one might leave you wanting more.

Thank you to the author, narrators, publisher and Net Galley for providing an E-audio ALC of this title.

I raced through Her Many Faces and still can’t stop thinking about Katherine—told through the eyes of five men, each version of her felt both familiar and unsettling. The twisty, courtroom drama had me guessing at every turn, and I loved how Cloke explores how easily perception can warp someone’s identity. Sharp, layered, and totally unputdownable.

Katherine Cole has many faces: friend, lover, monster, victim. This story is told from multiple POVs after Katherine is arrested and put on trial for the murder of four wealthy and influential men at an exclusive private club in London where she worked as a waitress. Five men begin to question how well they really knew her. To each of them—her father, her childhood friend, her lawyer, her former lover, and a journalist—she is someone entirely different. Which is the true face of Katherine Cole?

"Her Many Faces" is a bingeworthy, unputdownable thriller. I was drawn to this book by its cover, synopsis, and rave reviews, and it did not let me down. The premise is so unique, and I was hooked from the start. It was so clever and addictive that I absolutely devoured it. I loved the format of this book, and the multiple POVs had me questioning everything and everyone. It is intriguing how the people you meet throughout your life can see you so differently from the way others might view you. The different perspectives built so much tension and suspense, and I loved the mystery of who Katherine really is. Such an original and masterfully plotted thriller.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Sachin K. Sharma, Collin R. Campbell, Isaac Gryn, Louis Hill, Harvey Quinn, and Florence Howar. The full cast was amazing and made this audiobook an unpausable listen. They created such an enjoyable and gripping thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperAudio for the ALC in exchange for an honest review.

When four wealthy and influential members are poisoned at a posh private club in London, a young waitress is arrested.

Who is the young waitress?

IT'S COMPLICATED.

She has many faces: Kit Kat, Katherine, Katie, Killer Kate.

Daughter, client, lover. monster.

Did this vulnerable and enigmatic waitress commit this heinous crime?

This pacy "Whodunnit?" thriller was jaw-dropping and never missed a beat.

I especially enjoyed the courtroom dialogue.

I listened to the audiobook expertly narrated by Sachin K. Sharma, Collin R. Campbell, Isaac Gryn, Maxim Ays, Louis Hill, Harvey Quinn, and Florence Howard.

I always enjoy full-cast audiobooks, and all narrators gave superb performances.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 Stars

We follow Katherine Cole's life starting as a very young child and how her parents see her, particularly her father. We also see her from a high school friend, her lover, her lawyer and a journalist as we follow her life through adulthood and a trial accusing her of murdering 4 people in an exclusive club where she worked in London. Is she sweet and innocent or evil and conniving or somewhere in between that the reader just can't tell yet.

This felt like more of a study into a person who may not be all innocent or all evil but somewhere in between. It feels like how we study true crime or watch crime shows on TV. We also have to understand each of the people describing Katherine, Kitty Cat, Kat, KC, Wild Cat - even the nicknames tell us something about her and the man describing her. An interesting analysis, more than a thriller. But only Katie lets us see the real Katherine Cole....

My thanks to Net Galley, William Morrow, and Harper Audio for advanced copies of this e-book and audiobook.

Her many faces, is a book of men and their encounter with one woman. How they experience life with her This is a book that has such an array of characters , it is hard to keep each straight. I hated this woman, so I guess I did like it enough to stay involved with

This is the twisty, compulsively readable thriller of your dreams. Told in short, razor-sharp chapters from five different perspectives: her father, her lawyer, her longtime friend, a crime reporter, and an ex-lover, it’s extremely easy to follow while keeping you guessing until the final pages.

When four wealthy men are poisoned at London’s most exclusive private club, young waitress Katherine Cole is arrested. But who is she really? A sweet schoolgirl? A dangerous obsessive? A cold-blooded killer? Each man thinks he knows the truth about her, but their stories don’t quite add up.

I absolutely loved how each POV had its own narrator. This added such incredible depth and realism to the storytelling, each voice felt distinct, making it even easier to sink into the unreliable perspectives and shifting narratives. The audio production really elevated the tension and made the story even more immersive.

Dark, clever, and completely riveting, Her Many Faces dissects how a single woman can be so many things to different people, and what happens when she finally tells her own story.

How well do you really know someone? Five of the men in Katherine Cole’s life are beginning to question how well they know her!

Katherine is a waitress at an exclusive private club in London when four influential members are poisoned and she is charged with their murder. This was very different from most Mystery/Thrillers that I read. You learn about our FMC through the lens of five different people who all have very different experiences with her and how they all try to fit her in the mold they have imagined for her. I really enjoyed this book and the multiple POV’s essentially telling us who they think this woman is.

The audiobook can be a little difficult at first, as you have five different perspectives and we do jump back and forth through time. So if that is something you struggle with, maybe pick up the print or kindle version instead.

I can’t think of another book I’ve read quite like this one. Katie Cole, a young waitress at London’s most exclusive club, is accused of murdering four of the club’s members. Readers get a short opening chapter from Katie’s perspective that night before anyone was killed, then—at least until the very end—we only get the perspectives of the men in her life who have vastly different perceptions of the girl fighting for her life in court. Her father remembers her as his sweet little girl, her childhood friend remembers bonding over conspiracy theories, her lover’s impression of her is much less kind, while her lawyer wants to believe she’s innocent, but doesn’t trust her, and a journalist covering the case is sure she’s exactly what she’d been accused of—a cold blooded killer.

I found this book hard to put down, but was worried early on that it was more a character study than a mystery. I was wrong about that. There are twists as the book goes on and the whole story comes together in a really satisfying way. But outside of the mystery, Her Many Faces is a fascinating look at the way no one person ever really knows someone. It’s impossible not to think about the different roles women are pushed into by society and how men are often the ones writing those narratives. All the male perspectives in the book want Katie to be something to them—with the possible exception of her lawyer. But even he is using Katie to excise demons from his past.

The audiobook was phenomenal, with a full cast recording that helped immediately ground me in each chapter. All the narrators were great and each brought out nuance in the characters they were playing. In the very beginning, I had trouble tracking what was happening, but that only lasted for a chapter or two. I would absolutely recommend the audiobook.

When four rich and powerful men are poisoned at a fancy London club, a young waitress named Katherine (Katie) Cole is arrested. Everyone starts looking into her life. Five men who knew her—her father, a reporter, an ex-boyfriend, a friend, and her lawyer—all have different ideas about who she really is. The country is obsessed with her trial, and people's opinions about her go wild.

I give very very few one star reviews. In 2024 I read 156 books and only three of them earned 1 star from me. So for me to give one star, I have to really dislike a book. And unfortunately, this book I didn't like at all. I have seen nothing but praise for this, so maybe I missed something, but YIKES was I bored. I didn't connect with any of the men who were narrating their different experiences with Katie, and their chapters were so short and disjointed that I never felt like the story ever took off. It was painfully boring and the plot was chopped into a million pieces. It was very non-linear seemingly backwards storytelling and I could not follow a thing. I feel like this was barely about the present, but instead a hodgepodge retelling of Katie's life. So for those of you who read this and loved it, what did I miss? I have heard this compared to Notes on an Execution many times, and I have not read that book, but if the story telling format is similar to this, then I will definitely be skipping that one.

In Nikki Cloke's new thriller "Her Many Faces," we meet Kate, accused of murdering 4 men in an exclusive club. She was their waitress the night they all died.

What I think makes this book extraordinary- and quite different from other thrillers that I've read- is that we don't hear the story from Kate. Instead the story is told through the POV's of five men in Kate's life: her dad, a childhood friend, a lover, her barrister, and a journalist who is sure she is guilty of her crimes.

We jump back and forth through time, as her dad recounts stories of young Kate, a precocious girl who wanted to know everything about everything, and idolized her eldest brother.

As she enters adulthood, Kate falls down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, and the pandemic doesn't help. She seems helplessly lost, blaming the government and defense contractors for the terrible things that are happening in England, and, to her family. Her friends and family really aren't sure how to support her. I think this will aspect of the story will resonate with people.

I highly recommend listening to the audio version of this novel. Each of the five men are voiced by a different actor and it is very engaging.

I loved how this story came together. I will definitely be reading more books by Nikki Cloke.

Thank You to William Morrow Publishing for the gifted ARC audiobook, provided through NetGalley.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Audio for the advanced audiobook.

When Katherine Cole is arrested for the murder of several high profile men, at the exclusive club she waitresses at, each of the men in her life--her father, ex-boyfriend, childhood best friend, and lawyer--thinks they know who the "real" Katherine is, but does anyone actually know who she is and did she actually commit the murder?

It took me a while to get into this audiobook, I think because of the number of different POVs and the narrators sounded very similar, so it took time to distinguish who was who and what their relationship to Katherine was. This book feels like a straightforward murder trial thriller, but the picture that gets painted of Katherine is one of a very layered complicated woman. The end had an interesting twist, though it strained a bit of disbelief in order to make it work for me. All in all, this is a solid mystery/thriller.

Her Many Faces is out July 15, 2025.

Fast paced, clever, and original!

Katherine Cole is accused of poisoning and murdering four men in the private club where she is a waitress. Her story is told by numerous perspectives except her own. Weighing in for her defense and her prosecution are her father, her brother, lovers, roommates, her boss, and her attorney to name most of them. All of these witnesses are men! It’s up to the reader to decipher the information provided to decide if Katie is guilty or innocent.

I was riveted to this story! It is equal measures a courtroom drama and a psychological suspense. And this was a really unique and fun way to present multiple POVs. I highly recommend adding this to your TBR for a thriller that stands out among thrillers.

The audio narration was absolutely fantastic performed by Sachin K. Sharma, Collin R. Campbell, Isaac Grynn, Louis Hill, Harvey Quinn, and Florence Howard.

Thank you Netgalley, HarperAudio Adult, and the author for this ALC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available for purchase on July 15, 2025

So, conspiracy theories are a major theme throughout this book. It is a background thing, but consistent throughout the book. (Specifically, activity on an online forum for conspiracy theorists).

Had I known, I would have skipped this one. Years ago, this wouldn't have bothered me. But now, too many people I know truly believe crazy conspiracies, and I don't want to read about them. They are part of our lives- especially since 2020 between the pandemic and election.

So that kind of ruined the entire book for me.

I did find the format interesting- you get to know Katherine through different men from her life. Each of them knew a different girl.

A full cast narrates. But even with that, it was hard to follow at first. It got easier as time went on.

Thank you to the author, narrators, publisher and Net Galley for providing an E-audio ALC of this title.

I think this book would work better as a text read vs an audio listen. There were several POV's and it got to be difficult to keep track of all of the story lines.

This is the story of Kate, on trial for murder. POVs change from her dad, her lawyer, love interests and a journalist. The different names/ nick names added a layer of confusion.

Seeing the events from different narratives, illustrating how people in our lives know different versions of ourselves, was a unique and interesting technique.

3 stars.

Is Katie Cole a murderer?

When four wealthy and influential members at a London private exclusive club are poisoned, a young waitress is arrested. After stating, “They deserved it,” she is the only suspect the police are questioning. As told by her father, a reporter, her lawyer, a former lover, and her friend, each man questions how well he really knows her. Is she capable of murder?

Her Many Faces is an intriguing debut thriller. I listened to the audiobook which includes an all-star cast, while also following along with the ebook. I highly recommend listening to this one, as it really works with the unique structure of the book. I especially enjoyed the second half which includes a suspenseful courtroom drama. Cloke keeps readers guessing along the way, waiting until the very end for the stunning reveal!

The comparison to Notes on an Execution is spot on! Her Many Faces is a clever debut and I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

4/5 stars

Expected publication date: 7/15/25

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Audio, and William Morrow for the ARC of Her Many Faces in exchange for an honest review.

Four wealthy members are killed at a private club and the waitress is blamed and placed on trial. Further looking into her they find her obsession of conspiracy theories.

I enjoyed this book especially with the look into the conspiracy theories, started with 911 and went into the Covid lockdown theories- qanon was not mentioned but its very much along the same lines.

The trial aspects were fun and hearing about the waitresses life through the eyes of the men in her life.
Definitely recommend reading it!

An interesting concept! It might be a little passive for popcorn thriller fans (ahem, me) but I could see fans of procedurals eating this up.

Premise - Katherine Cole is on trial for murder. Accused of poisoning four members at London’s most exclusive private club, the young waitress’s life becomes subject to public dissection.

Now five men in her life - her father, her childhood friend, her lover, her lawyer, and a journalist eying her case as a career-making story - explore their very different perceptions of her.

The setup was really interesting. Ultimately, the format made the story (and Katherine) feel a little distant to me, so I didn't get quite as sucked in as I wanted to. Still, it was interesting - it reminded me of the old adage, ‘there’s his story, her story, and the truth.’

I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Sachin K. Sharma, Collin R. Campbell, Isaac Gryn, Louis Hill, Harvey Quinn, and Florence Howard. The whole cast did a great job!

Thanks, NetGalley and HarperAudio, for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! What an interesting format of the book which was very effective albeit a bit confusing to some I am sure. I am thankful that I consumed an Advanced Listening Copy (ALC) of this as I think it allowed me to keep the information organized. Had I had to just use my eyeballs to consume the book I believe I would have been easily frustrated in having to keep the information and the time line straight.

This thriller meets women's fiction is a multi-POV and multi-timeline novel and was thankfully cast with multiple actors to play the different perspectives. The description touts "Five Men, Five Stories. But are they ready for hers?" It's that quote that pulled me to read the book and thankfully it was very well written. The 5 perspectives give a well rounded examination of who the world thinks Katherine is. We have:
<b>Her Father: </b>who remembers the sweet schoolgirl
<b>Her Childhood Friend </b>who bonded with her over a shared fascination with conspiracy theories
<b>Her Lover </b>who regrets ever falling for her
<b>Her Lawyer </b>who believes she is hiding something
<b>A Journalist </b>who is convinced he knows exactly who she is: a cold-blooded killer

and then <b>Katherine</b> herself

All the narrators, Sachin K Sharma, Collin R. Campbell, Isaac Gryn, Louis Hill, Harvey Quinn, and Florence Howard did a fabulous job with their vocals. They suited each character very well and their laid back manners added a sense of needed suspense at times. The chapters are very short and are not linear, timeline wise but as I said above, having it narrated helped keep everything straight.

In all I found it fascinating to see how wildly different different people can interpret a situation depending on their preconceptions as well as person experience they have with Katherine, AKA, K.C., Kit-Kat, Katie, and Killer Kate. Even their nicknames for her show a facet of how they (the men) approached the information about the case.

Anyway, if you're looking for a different type of thriller that has a lot of subtext, this book is for you. Especially as an American, I enjoy reading British novels and this is no different particularly with the court experience to learn a bit about.

The book comes out July 15th so get it on your TBR now! This book would be perfect for a women's book club as it has some much that one can discuss.

I am thankful to have gotten a complimentary audio ALC or eARC from through NetGalley to read which gave me the opportunity to voluntarily leave a review.

My general rating system is below. Since I primarily read ARC books I rate according to how I think like minded readers will receive the book. I will round up or down depending on many factors and try not to let my personal wants affect a books ratings.

⭐️ Hated It but pushed through as so don’t DNF ARCs I have received.
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, content issues, poorly edited.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but it had something that stopped me from rounding up. Usually the book may have much more potential than what was given. I recommend it but with reservations.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I Really enjoyed it or think others will. These are solid reads that I definitely would recommend for a variety of reasons.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! These are books that remain rent free in my head for well after unfinished the book. It can be for a variety of reasons from being very well written or just the vibes that captured my mind. These books are also ones I would probably read again.