No One Can Know, Kate Alice Marshall
No One Can Know, Kate Alice Marshall
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No One Can Know
A Novel

Author: Kate Alice Marshall

Narrator: Karissa Vacker

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2024


Synopsis

2025 ITW (International Thriller Writers) Thriller Award winner for Best Audiobook!

"Vacker's narration keeps listeners on their toes throughout this twisty story of corrupt officials, sociopathic relatives, and dark family secrets. Vacker's character work captures the shifting nature of Emma's desperate need to protect her complicated family members."—AudioFile

Three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count.

Fourteen years ago, the Palmer sisters—Emma, Juliette, and Daphne—left their home in Arden Hills and never returned. But when Emma discovers she’s pregnant and her husband loses his job, she has no option but to return to the house that she and her estranged sisters still own . . . and where their parents were murdered.

Emma has never told anyone what she saw the night her parents died, even when she became the prime suspect. But her presence in the house threatens to uncover secrets that have stayed hidden for years, and the sisters are drawn together once again. As they face their memories of the past, rivalries restart, connections are forged, and, for the first time, Emma starts to ask questions about what really happened that night.

The more Emma learns, the more riddles emerge. And Emma begins to wonder just what her siblings will do to keep the past buried, and whether she did the right thing staying quiet about what was whispered that night: “No one can know.”

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

About Kate Alice Marshall

Kate Alice Marshall is the USA Today bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods, No One Can Know, A Killing Cold, and multiple novels for younger readers. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.

About Karissa Vacker

Karissa Vacker has narrated over 500 audiobooks, and can most frequently be heard in the thriller, YA, and rom com genres. She is Audie nominated, and a proud recipient of many AudioFile Earphones awards and is also a SOVAS award winning narrator. Karissa is a classically trained actor who has always loved the power of storytelling. Along with credits from major regional theaters, she has also enjoyed a career in film and TV. Some credits include NCIS, Castle, How I Met Your Mother and Chuck. She hosts a weekly sleep meditation podcast, Sleep Wave, for the app Sleepiest and does a variety of other VO work. After over a decade of living and working in Chicago and Los Angeles, she moved back to her home state Texas in 2021 with her husband and son. She is a breast cancer survivor and is passionate about finding ways to live a healthier, more present life.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Another heart-throbbing, twisty whodunnit murder mystery meets a delicious psychological thriller concept from Kate Alice Marshall. The story lures you into the complex lives of three sisters whose world changed forever after the tragic night they found their parents brutally killed. In order to sur......more

3.5* This wasn’t bad by any means, but definitely a bit of a letdown after how much I *loved* What Lies in the Woods. The beginning and end were good, but it kind of lost steam in the middle, I really just wanted to know who did it.......more

3.5⭐ Genre ~ domestic thriller Setting ~ Arden Hills (maybe New Hampshire) Publication date ~ January 23, 2023 Est page Count ~ 336 (then 56 chapters +now) Audio length ~ 10 hours 15 minutes Narrator ~ Karissa Vacker POV ~ multiple 3rd Featuring ~ dual timeline ~ then and now, murder, infidelity, child abus......more

Goodreads review by Summer

Fourteen years ago, sisters Emma, Juliette, and Daphne’s parents were brutally murdered in their home, Arden Hills. The sisters left Arden Hills and haven't spoken to each other since. Middle sister Emma finds herself pregnant with no other options, so along with her husband she reluctantly returns......more


Quotes

“A propulsive and intricate psychological thriller. . . Meticulously plotted. . . Marshall’s deft writing teases out revelations aplenty, perpetually ratcheting up the tension—and an element of violence—while keeping the story skimming along. Family connections prove both their damage and their worth in this community-focused thriller.”
Kirkus (starred review)

“Propulsive mystery-cum-psychological drama
. . . Marshall shrewdly interlaces past and present timelines, alternating perspectives between the three sisters to shed new light on old information. Even genre veterans will have trouble sussing out the culprit. Skillful misdirection and urgent plotting make this a winner.”
—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Kate Alice Marshall:
“Unexpected plot twists, deep psychological perspicacity, and an endlessly interesting dance between past and present . . . evokes the dread and intensity of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects.” —New York Times Book Review

“Kate Alice Marshall knows how to deliver fast-paced twists and turns as she takes readers into the dark recesses of the imagination.” —West Sacramento News-Ledger

“A master of misdirection, Marshall infuses the novel with secrets and sorrow, false identities and frailty, hostility and hypocrisy . . . A riveting read and a thoughtful and alarming take on childhood.” —The Free Lance-Star

“This is a wildly disturbing thriller with lots of twists . . . This suspenseful and atmospheric novel will keep readers glued to the final page.” —Deadly Pleasures

“Utterly riveting. What Lies in the Woods is a stunner—dark, unflinching, and as twisty and sharp as a tangle of thorns.” —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House Across the Lake

“Shines an incisive light on the secrets of a small-town community . . . Elevating this novel beyond the plethora of other thrillers is terrific writing . . . Great writing and boldly drawn characters bring a terrifying tale to all-too-vivid life.” —Kirkus (starred review)

“In a novel filled with emotional depth and convincing red herrings, Marshall delivers a propulsive mystery about trust, secrets, and friendships.” —Booklist (starred review)