BOOK REVIEW

Reviewing Marshall’s ‘No One Can Know’

By October Dunford, Lincoln County Library System
Posted 4/2/24

Get ready to be immersed in the gripping tale of three sisters entangled in a web of mystery, where two murders and a multitude of hidden truths promise to unravel the darkest and most unsuspected …

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BOOK REVIEW

Reviewing Marshall’s ‘No One Can Know’

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Get ready to be immersed in the gripping tale of three sisters entangled in a web of mystery, where two murders and a multitude of hidden truths promise to unravel the darkest and most unsuspected family secrets.

Fourteen years ago, sisters Emma, Daphne, and Juliette were asleep in their treehouse when their parents were brutally murdered in their Arden Hills home. The case was never solved, and the sisters never shared with each other what they saw that night.

However, the strange fact is that the officers pointed at Emma as the prime suspect. They believed that she and Gabriel, her mentor’s grandson, were dating and killed her parents when they disapproved of their relationship. The officers never found enough evidence to put them behind bars.

Emma hasn’t shared much about her past to her husband Nathan, who only knows that her parents are deceased and she’s been estranged from her sisters for years. When Emma discovers she’s pregnant and Nathan loses his job, they are left desperate for stability and decide to return to the very house her parents were murdered in.

Once back in town, however, Emma is again plagued by the rumors and ill will of her former friends and neighbors. On top of that, her mere presence in the house makes Emma’s sisters nervous. What if she uncovers some of their well hidden secrets?

Before she knows it, the siblings are back together, forging bonds and kicking off old rivalries once again. But with the reawakened memories of the murders, Emma starts to wonder what really happened in the house fourteen years ago.

Did she do the right thing by protecting her sisters? Or did she shield a killer? After all, if she didn’t do it, who did?

It’s a whodunit that has an abundance of misdirections and I always love a well done unreliable plot where I’m constantly trying to decipher who’s the liar and who to trust! I find these types of aspects in stories really help fully immerse the readers into the book and Marshall did a great job with that in this one!

“No One Can Know” is the most recent release from author Kate Alice Marshall, who made her debut last January with “What Lies in the Woods.” Both of these titles can be found at the Lincoln County Library..You can also find it on the Libby app as an eAudiobook, and eBook.