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No One Knows You're Here by Rachel Howzell Hall
Published by Thomas & Mercer, Thomas & Mercer on June 30, 2026
Genres: Women Sleuths
Pages: 363
A reporter’s obsession with an elusive serial killer gets personal in a terrifying novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of the Anthony Award–nominated These Toxic Things.
For crime reporter Syeeda McKay, obsession is part of the job―and no story has ever consumed her like that of the Phantom Slayer. This serial killer has targeted sex workers in South Los Angeles for nearly twenty years. She named him. She’s tracked him. And only she can bring justice to these victims the city has ignored.
The latest: a minister’s daughter―a far cry from the usual pattern and impossible to ignore. Overnight, the case explodes, and so does Sy’s life. Someone’s watching her. Following her. Anticipating her every move. And then come the emails from someone claiming to be the Slayer himself, offering details only the killer could know. She’s made him famous―and this is the Slayer’s way of saying thank you.
But he’s not done.
As her investigation gets closer to exposing the truth, Sy realizes that she’s more connected to the Slayer than she knew―and that he’s been waiting for her all along.
Rachel Howzell Hall has written another suspenseful book that kept me guessing most of the time. I liked how the story took its time to reveal secrets, which made me question almost every theory I had as I read.
The book kept a steady feeling of unease, but it didn’t need constant action to hold my interest. The suspense grew bit by bit, so each new reveal felt deserved. The ending brought everything together and stayed with me after I finished reading.
If you like psychological suspense that keeps you guessing without giving away too much too soon, you should add this book to your reading list.
Reviewed by: Orsayor
