A Goodreads Hottest Books of Summer 2019 Selection
“Riveting…Twists and turns and plenty of red herrings keep the reader guessing. McKenzie once again delivers the thriller goods.” —Publishers Weekly
“I’ll Never Tell is an engrossing and complex story of psychological suspense told with McKenzie’s trademark deftness and surety.” —Authorlink
“If you’re always up for a good murder mystery, reach for I’ll Never Tell.” —Good Housekeeping
“I’ll Never Tell is an atmospheric thriller that takes the reader on a harrowing journey through one family’s quest for the truth no matter the cost. McKenzie’s characters leap from the page in this compulsive, riveting tale filled with twisty family secrets, suspect loyalties, and deadly encounters. I’ll Never Tell will leave you guessing until the very end.” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound
“You can never go wrong with a Catherine McKenzie novel. Consistently superb suspense that doesn’t disappoint. Stunning!” —J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Tear Me Apart and Lie to Me
“When it comes to psychological thrillers, lies and dark family secrets are the very best kind, and Catherine McKenzie handles them both with skill in I’ll Never Tell, a riveting story of siblings linked by long-ago tragedy. Suspicions swirl, and the truth is revealed in steady, page-turning increments that culminate in a whopper of an ending. A smart and surprising story you won’t want to miss.” —Kimberly Belle, bestselling author of Three Days Missing and The Marriage Lie
“Part compelling mystery, part absorbing family drama, I’ll Never Tell is a cleverly crafted, heart-wrenching tale of obsession, regret, and the devastating effects of keeping secrets for far too long. Catherine McKenzie has spun another powerful and poignant page-turner.” —A. J. Banner, #1 Amazon and USA Today bestselling author of The Good Neighbor and The Twilight Wife
“I’ll Never Tell is a haunting tale of family secrets. Catherine McKenzie weaves a rich tapestry of flawed, untrustworthy characters, challenging the reader to solve the crime…a not-so-easy but spell-binding task.” —Robert Dugoni, New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and #1 Amazon internationally bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite Series
“Secrets are the coin of suspense, and Catherine McKenzie spends them better than anyone. I’ll Never Tell builds incredible tension in a braid of a family’s past with its present, and what five siblings, set against each other by their father’s last will and testament, will do to secure their future. Twisty and brilliant!” —Jamie Mason, author of Three Graves Full and Monday’s Lie
“With its blend of can’t-put-it-down suspense and sharp psychological insight, I’ll Never Tell compels as both whodunit and family drama. As much as I wanted to solve the mystery at the heart of the book, I was sorry to reach the end and say goodbye to the characters—a fascinating, complicated family whose heartbreak, regret, and love leap off the page. This might be my favorite of Catherine McKenzie’s books yet.” —Leah Stewart, author of The New Neighbor and What You Don’t Know About Charlie Outlaw
04/01/2019
At the start of this riveting novel of suspense from McKenzie (The Good Liar), the five MacAllister siblings—Ryan, Margaux, Mary, Liddie, and Kate—return to their family’s rural Canadian property, Camp Macaw, to attend a memorial service for their parents, who recently died in a train accident. According to their father’s will, Mr. MacAllister believed that Ryan was responsible for an attack on camp counselor Amanda Holmes 20 years earlier, though the police cleared Ryan of any wrongdoing. In order for Ryan to receive his share of the property, his four sisters must unanimously agree on his innocence; if they don’t, Ryan’s share will go to longtime camp employee Sean Booth, who expects Mr. MacAllister to take care of him based on a long-ago promise. As the siblings seek answers to Amanda’s assault, they discover that their father had been keeping investigative files on all the campers, including his own children. Twists and turns and plenty of red herrings keep the reader guessing. McKenzie once again delivers the thriller goods. Agent: Abigail Koons, Park & Fine Literary and Media. (June) This review has been updated to remove a spoiler.
Three talented narrators team up to bring the dysfunctional MacAllister family to life. The MacAllister siblings are back at the summer camp owned by their late parents for the reading of their will. While there, the siblings are forced to do a little sleuthing into the murder of a camp counselor who worked at the camp 20 years earlier. Amazingly, through tone, breathing, and speech patterns, the characters are presented consistently by all three narrators. Horsey Mary, charming Margaux, shy Kate, and fireball Liddie are portrayed by Julia Whelan. Selfish Ryan is captured by Timothy Andrés Pabon. The poignant voice of Amanda, the murdered girl, is delivered by Whitney Dykhouse. This psychological suspense is narrated with cohesiveness and charm. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
