Book Review: Message Deleted by K.L. Slater

Book: Message Deleted
Author: K.L. Slater
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 18th July, 2024

Description

THE MESSAGE HAS DISAPPEARED.

SO HAS YOUR BEST FRIEND . . .

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 . . .

Buy Link: Amazon

Review

Message Deleted was a slow-burn book, full of suspense starting with Saffy receiving an ominous message from her best friend Leona, the message was deleted. Saffy drops everything arriving at Leona’s home to find everyone is fine. Just a few hours later Leona, her partner and her child are missing. Saffy is the last person to see them.
Saffy wants to clear her name and goes on a quest to find out what has really happened.

As I said it was a slow start and there were some chapters that went back in time, which built the characters and helped you get to know them on a better level. The tension built in every chapter.

I am not saying anything about the reveal at all. You will have to read it yourself.

K.L. Slater has always written fantastic books, always different from the previous and this one is brilliant too.