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'THE PERFECT BOOK GROUP THRILLER' Gillian McAllister
'A CAPTIVATING, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN THRILLER OF SECRETS, BETRAYAL AND THE FATEFUL COLLISION OF PAST AND PRESENT' T.M. Logan
'COMPULSIVE . . . THE PERFECT MYSTERY FOR SUMMER' Northern Life
'THIS IS A WINNER' Publishers Weekly
'A PROPER PAGE-TURNER' Emma Rous
'A TAUTLY EXECUTED NOVEL OF FRIENDSHIP, BETRAYAL AND SECRECY' L.V. Matthews
'THIS THRILLER WILL CAPTIVATE YOU UNTIL THE LAST PAGE' Candis
'DEAR FUTURE READER, THIS BOOK MAY KEEP YOU UP PAST YOUR BEDTIME' Jo Furniss
'A FANTASTIC CONCEPT' Claire McGowan
'I RACED THROUGH THIS BOOK' Lisa Gray

Twenty years ago, a group of students each wrote themselves a letter - Dear Future Me - confiding their deepest dreams and their very darkest secrets.

Now the letters, thought long discarded, have begun to drop through letterboxes. For some they will make them re-evaluate the decisions they've made, the person they could have been.

For others, the letters could be deadly . . .

A compulsively gripping thriller of regret, hidden secrets and the deepest betrayal, Dear Future Me is the unmissable new book from the lauded author of The Dangerous Kind and The Captive.

Praise for Deborah O' Connor's thrillers:

'Original, thrilling and emotional. One of the best books of the year' JO SPAIN

'This original concept thriller is SO GOOD' Heat magazine

'Readers will become totally HOOKED within pages of starting this hugely original and entertaining thriller' Irish Independent

'Highly ORIGINAL' Daily Mail

'GRIPPING. Part thriller, part dark, unpredictable love story' ADELE PARKS, Platinum Magazine

'Stunning. Staggeringly original, chilling, ELECTRIFYING. I raced through the final chapters with my heart in my mouth' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of We Begin at the End

'ARRESTING' Woman & Home

'A super-smart, sophisticated and highly original tale which packs a POWERFUL punch on so many levels' Lancashire Post

'A great concept. Impressive, compelling storytelling as well as a FANTASTIC mystery' GYTHA LODGE

'Original, deft, and clever. Held me in its vice-like grip throughout' PHOEBE MORGAN

Critics Review

A captivating, beautifully written thriller of secrets, betrayal and the fateful collision of past and present.
T.M. Logan, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE HOLIDAY and THE MOTHER
Connor is the talent of a generation and this is the perfect book group thriller.
Gillian McAllister
Compulsive and effortlessly readable, this is the perfect mystery for summer.
Northern Life
With a fabulous protagonist and a unique premise, this thriller will captivate you until the last page.
Candis
A fantastic concept that digs up long-buried secrets for a small town.
Claire McGowan, bestselling author of What You Did and The Other Wife
Innocent-looking letters send deadly shockwaves through a community in this emotionally-charged and intricately plotted thriller. A proper page-turner: clever and supremely satisfying.
Emma Rous, author of The Au Pair and The Perfect Guests
An enthralling dual-timeline mystery that links two tragedies, 20 years apart . . . Realizing only she cares enough to learn the truth, Audrey launches an investigation that soon casts doubt both on [a] long-ago death and the peaceful facade of a town she thought she knew . . . with Audrey's quest taking on a poignant, tragic quality from its first moments. Themes of moral relativism and class difference are equally well developed. This is a winner.
Publishers Weekly
A thought-provoking mystery about secrets, betrayal and self-discovery, Dear Future Me surprises with its many twists, while packing an emotional punch. I raced through this book in a couple of days and couldn't stop thinking about it.
Lisa Gray, bestselling author of Thin Air and The Dark Room
Dear Future Reader, this book may keep you up past your bedtime... A tense and taut thriller that combines rollercoaster emotions with a surprising plot and some serious life questions - like, can we ever leave the past behind? Perfect for book clubs and sun loungers alike!
Jo Furniss, author of Dead Mile
A brilliant premise - a letter written from your younger self is posted years on and so begins an unravelling of many. Dear Future Me is a tautly executed novel of friendship, betrayal and secrecy. I raced through it!
L.V. Matthews, author of The Twins

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