Three women of privilege from the Upper East Side of Manhattan, all with children in an elite school, seem to have it all. Appearances can be deceiving and in NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW by Lindsay Cameron, there is much that is not as it seems. Meet Poppy, the wealthiest of them all, who prides herself on always being in control. After all, appearances are important. Heather, an author, has devoted her life to assuring that her daughter was on the right path to a successful life. Nothing would stop her. Norah is an executive who struggles to balance her career with motherhood. Fortunately, her husband is a loving stepfather to her daughter. What could possibly be wrong in their lives? As it turns out--plenty.
This a multi-layered story that includes a school scandal, the hacking of a neighborhood forum that supposedly guaranteed anonymity, adultery, lies, and murder. All of which the author seamlessly weaves together. Told in the voices of the characters we learn that they are certainly flawed, but are any capable of murder? As the narrative progresses, readers learn more about the characters, much of which is surprising. However, what is most surprising is just how far they will go to protect their secrets.
I found NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW to be well-written and totally engrossing. Highly recommended.
When an anonymous neighborhood forum gets hacked, the darkest secrets of New York’s wealthiest residents come to light—including some worth killing for—in this gripping suspense novel from the author of Just One Look.
“Big Little Lies meets Gossip Girl in this unputdownable read as smart and witty as it is delectable . . . I raced through it!”—Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs. Parrish
It was all confidential. Right up to the moment when it wasn’t.
UrbanMyth: It was lauded as an alternative to the performative, show-your-best-self platforms—an anonymous discussion board grouped by zip code. The residents of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side disclosed it all, things they would never share with their friends or their spouses: secret bank accounts, steamy affairs, tidbits of juicy gossip. The same people who, as parents, go to astonishing lengths to ensure that their children gain admission to the most prestigious boarding schools and universities. So when a “hacktivist” group breaks into the forum and exposes the real identity of each poster, the repercussions echo down Park Avenue with a force that none could have anticipated.
And someone ends up dead.
Is the murderer Heather, the outsider who would do anything to get her daughter into the elite’s good graces and into their even better schools? Norah, the high-powered executive failing to balance work with the emotional responsibilities of motherhood? Or Poppy, whose perfect-on-the-outside façade conceals more than her share of secrets?
Each of them has something to hide.
Each of them will do anything to keep secrets hidden.
And each of them just might kill to protect their own.
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