No One Needs to Know

De: Kevin O'Brien

Narrado por: Jonathan Yen

In July 1970, actress Elaina Styles was slain in her rented Seattle mansion along with her husband and their son's nanny. When the baby's remains were found buried in a shallow grave close to a hippie commune, police moved in - only to find all its members already dead in a grisly mass suicide. Now, decades later, a film about the murders is shooting at the mansion. On-set caterer Laurie Trotter ignores gossip that the production is cursed. But then people start dying.... As Laurie digs deeper into what happened all those years ago, she discovers that the truth is more twisted than any whispered rumor, as a legacy of brutal vengeance reaches its terrifying climax.

©2015 Kevin O’Brien (P)2015 Tantor

sheesh! I wouldn't have guessed

amazing. just amazing. thank you. what a great book. couldn't stop listening. next. 😁 😁 😁

This isn't my favorite from this author

Admittedly, I haven't finished yet. It is good enough to continue to the end. But the story of the murders in the synopsis doesn't happen until about twelve chapters into the story, So far I am amazingly annoyed by the main character. She continues to be honest with someone she clearly doesn't trust. She doesn't act when she is clearly in danger. She tolerates more risk than necessary. Maybe this will get better as the story goes on. But so far, while the main character is sympathetic, I find myself screaming in mind, "OMG! Don't do that!". It reminds me in some ways of the last girl trope - only she's a little stupid..

Sepentine, satisfying suspence with a heart

Another excellent, twisty, highly listenable effort from Kevin O'Brien. The fact that it was it's included in the plus catalog was a nice bonus.

Three things going on at once, but somehow they all came together

This book was exciting and the twist at the end was great. Great storyline and an easy listen

HOLY PLOT TWIST!

Kevin O'Brien has a unique and interesting way of psychologically terrorizing listeners and his characters. His writing may be too long for some, but to get the plot and backstory into play, it is necessary. He is my new favorite author! I've listened to this book in one day - it was that good!

Another great story!

I started listening to these just because I live in Kittitas Co WA!! It's so fun to hear the names of so many places we're familiar with. Could you throw my little hometown of Thorp in one maybe? I'll be listening for sure. Love the twists and turns.

Very engaging with an emotional ending

I’m obsessed with this author now. Binge listening to all his books and it doesn’t get repetitive. This one has lots of layers and keeps you guessing till the end.

This is O'Brien's best yet!

What about Jonathan Yen’s performance did you like?

Jonathan Yen gave an excellent performance. His tones, inflections, cadence and gravity hit the mark every step of the way.

Any additional comments?

This was Kevin O'Brien's best book to date. The book has two thriller plots going on simultaneously, each could have been a book in itself but together - WOW! When I first read the short description of this book I thought it sounded kind of contrived and wasn't sure this was going to work. Why in the world would a young woman working for a caterer play junior detective? This is a young single mother who moved to a new town, new job, people getting brutally murdered all around her - HELLO? Why would she stay? On top of that there is a looney who wants to pulverize her and take her young son in her home town looking for her. Next thing you know her face is on TV and still she stays. I kept thinking it can't work but to my surprise it did. Sorry I can't tell how or it would ruin the story so all I can say is GET THE BOOK! You won't regret it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. If you found this review helpful please indicate so. Thank You.

I loved it, but it was too long winded

certain areas bored me because of overkill on efforts to get inside the characters heads.

No one needs to know

Loved the whole thing. Kevin O'Brien is a very talented author I have not listened to one story yet that did not impress