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THE MESSAGE HAS DISAPPEARED.
SO HAS YOUR BEST FRIEND . . .


Get ready for the most unputdownable thriller of 2024, from no.1 bestselling author K. L. Slater
Saffy is waiting to go into a job interview when she receives a text message from her best friend, Leona:
Can’t speak . . . don’t text or call . . . please just come

As Saffy struggles to understand what is happening the phone screen changes:
This message was deleted.
Saffy races to Leona’s house, but when her friend answers the door, she insists everything's fine. She doesn't know anything about the message. Saffy can tell something’s not right, but after looking around the house, she can’t think of anything else she can do.
Six hours later, Saffy gets a knock on the door. It's the police. Leona is missing, with her young child. There's blood everywhere.
And Saffy was the last one to see them alive . . .


'A triumph of clever plotting and sharp writing. A compelling thriller, masterfully executed' Rachel Abbott

PRAISE FOR K. L. SLATER
‘Brilliant, very clever… I absolutely recommend it’ B. A. Paris
‘Just when you think you know exactly who did what, there is a twist to beat all twists’ The Times
‘One of the best thrillers I have ever read’ Angela Marsons

©2024 K. L. Slater (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

A guaranteed page-turner full of secrets, lies and betrayal – Message Deleted will keep you guessing right to the end

T.M. Logan

A triumph of clever plotting and sharp writing, a compelling thriller, masterfulyl executed

Rachel Abbott

Praise for K. L. Slater

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A fabulous page-turner

Prima

Brilliant, very clever… I absolutely recommend it

B. A. Paris

Just when you think you know exactly who did what, there is a twist to beat all twists

The Times

One of the best thrillers I have ever read

Angela Marsons

A gripping thriller that will make you question everything you thought you knew about marriage

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