Saffy and Leona have been friends since school even though they have drifted apart slightly. When Saffy receives a message from Leona asking her to come to the house but not to call her Saffy rushes round. When she gets there Leona denies sending the messages and they have been deleted. A few hours later the police are at Saffy’s house as she was the last one to see Leona and her family alive!

This was a slow burn but I enjoyed it, I would look out for more from the author.

I really enjoyed this book. I kept thinking I knew what was going to happen and each time I was surprised as something else happened. It was definitely full of surprises.

Saffy is at a job interview for a job she really needs so she can prove to her ex husbNd that she is more than ready for shared custody of their son Fox. She receives some worrying texts from her best friend Leona and leaves the interview to go to Leona. While she’s on her way there the messages are deleted. She gets to Leona’s house and Leona says she knows nothing about the messages.

The next day the police arrive to tell Saffy that Leona, her husband Ash and her daughter Rosie have gone missing. Saffy was the last person to see them alive.

Saffy is worried about Leona and does some silly things that she thinks will help the police. She just lands herself further into trouble.

A great book and one that I would definitely recommend.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I found this book a bit slow to start with and struggled to get into it but glad I stuck with it. Some twists and suprises that kept me hooked.

“Message Deleted” is a psychological thriller by author KL 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 and the message is deleted. Saffy races to Leona’s house, but her friend answers the door and insists everything’s fine. Leona says she doesn’t know anything about the message but Saffy can tell something’s not right.

Six hours later, Saffy gets a call off the police telling her that Leona is missing with her young child and there is blood at her house.

I read all of KL Slaters books and this was one of the few times I have been left a little disappointed. Still a good read but not up to the high standards previously set.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Michael Joseph for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

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I enjoyed this book it was a good read and so many twists. I love a story where you don't know who the 'bad guy' is. It kept me engaged and I binged it in one day. I honestly didn't want the book to end and also would have loved a second with the characters lives after the book (being vague as I don't want to spoil anything lol).

I have read a few KL Slater books and loved the uniqueness of this story, It truly kept me gripped and on the edge of my seat. As soon as the story begun, I couldn't put it down, loved the multiple POVs and timelines, the twists and turns and intrigue. I don't want to go into too much detail & risk spoiling but as a big thriller fan I would highly recommend reading

This book definitely surprised me!
I found it quite slow in places however unputdownable in others.
The ending took me by surprise and it was quite far fetched but was still a massive twist!
There were a lot of plot twists throughout and had a unique storyline!
The dual POV helped build the relationship and connection with the characters!

To be honest this is a rare not so good book by K L Slater and I don’t say that lightly. I have loved all books by this author.
However, it was so slow and it just didn’t pique my interest. I kept putting it down.
There were a few twists that whilst not really unexpected, where interesting and kept me reading.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC in return for an honest review.

3.5 ⭐

When Saffy's best friend Leona goes missing after sending her three mysterious messages, which are quickly deleted, Saffy finds herself stuck between the past and the present. Determined to find Leona no matter the cost, Saffy take matters into her own hands, and along the way, she uncovers secrets she never expected.

This was a solid thriller, impactful and tense, it made me want to keep reading. I liked the character exploration, as it went deeper into the protagonist's minds than usual.

However, I did find the pacing too slow which sometimes pulled me out of the action. Additionally, the motivations of the story's antagonist felt flimsy and so the end wasn't as impactful as I was hoping for.

Thank you to Netgalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House, for my ARC!

Although a bit bit of slow burner, it is well worth sticking with this book. Beautifully written and truly a masterpiece.

A rollercoaster of hidden truth and different motivations from each character.

Your best friend for many years sends you a message asking you to come, alone and don't tell anybody.
You race to her house only for her to deny contacting you and making you seem befuddled in front of her husband. The messages are deleted so there's nothing to show.
Then she goes missing with her husband and young daughter later that day.
The police tell you, you are the main suspect in their disappearance, as you were the last person to see them.
You begin to investigate what exactly is going on because the police are not taking anything you say seriously, and this is a serious problem as you are the main suspect in this investigation.
What can you do?

This novel begins with a seemingly normal relationship between Saffy and Leah, of two best friends from childhood who have drifted apart slightly due to age and family.
Saffy the reliable, loyal best friend, Poppy her vulnerable, but feisty younger sister and Leah the enigma with an idyllic life on the surface.

Saffy was very relatable, as a person who just wants to do good but is caught up in the emotional turmoil of having little boundaries and being effectively very available for everyone around her.
She has a lot of mental health and anxiety issues that dictate how she acts towards others and may make her seem overly harsh at times, especially to her sister about safety. She has a lot going on relationship-wise with an ex-husband who has custody of her son and is getting remarried. Obviously she wants to be present in her son's life but there are barriers to this.

Opposing this is Poppy, the young student sister who just wants to explore life and embrace her freedom away from her sisters constant supervision.
This makes Saffy's attitude seem extreme and unrelenting but unravel the past and you can find the motivation for Saffy's behaviour and the reason why her close friend Leah has drifted away from her life.

The narrative reflects different characters at different times with the main two characters being Saffy and Poppy, and some interspersed recollections from Leah.

The mystery of Leah's disappearance iniates a slew of recollections, questions and revelations about each character and how they have treated eachother in the past.

This was an interesting book that kept you guessing throughout as to what happened and why.

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You're at a really important job interview. Your name is called. You're in the room doing the introductions. You'd be perfect for this job,and need it so much to prove stability in your life to your ex-partner, your child,and the courts.
When suddenly you get a text from your best friend..asking you to not reply,but come straight away! A few seconds later it reads "message deleted". You now have a choice to make...stay for interview...or rush to your friend.
This is Saffys dilemma. She chooses her friend..but,when she rushes over there,Leona has no idea what she's talking about. They compare phones,and Leonas has no evidence of the messages. Saffy leaves eventually after all appears ok. Later that day Leona and family are gone,there's blood everywhere and the last person the neighbours saw at the house.....Saffy. What is going on?

As expected from this great author, a very clever and gripping story with twists galore. It kept me guessing right up to the end when all the loose ends were tied up nicely. A great story that I would definitely recommend.
Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in return for an honest review

Quick chapters which I enjoyed and also changed between the sisters. The book has some good twists however did a times feel a bit predictable, especially the twist in regards to the sister Poppy. Was a very easy read, good descriptions of the characters.

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✨ slow paced
✨ psychological thriller
✨family drama



✨ this book come in a different pov of timelines. Past and present. After saffy received a message from her best friend leona, she had a panic attack moment . When she comes visit her best friend , leona denies everything . But then later on , leona and her family went missing all of a sudden.
✨ a great drama for someone who wants to read ‘ ‘what happen and who done it?’
The story was quite draggy at some point, this is different writing style from K.L as normally it will leave you hooked and shooked. But this book was average .



✨ Thankyou for the opportunity to read this book for a honest review .


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A great read by K L Slater.
Secrets and lies, twists and turns in this suspense thriller that will have you wondering what happens next!
Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy.

Message Deleted, which I received from the publishers via Netgalley in return for my honest opinion, was full of suspense and frustration with the police as they kept making false assumptions. It was an easy read but sometimes I felt it was a bit two dimensional somehow but I did enjoy the ending.

An amazing psychological thriller that had me on the edge of my seat!

A worrying text that was sent … but was it?

I really liked Saffy and her determination to get to the bottom of the mystery of the text and what happened to Leona and her family. However, I wanted to get into the book and shake some sense into her at times. You see a split POV presenting past and present day which was great to add suspense and information to the story.

Being my first book from this author, I was pleasantly surprised at how brilliantly she is able to write and capture the readers attention.

Thank you to Netgalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House | Michael Joseph for the arc of Message Deleted by K.L. Slater

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- another perfect book written by K L Slater if you loved her previous books you'll love this so suspenseful and twisty and had me gripped

Saffy is about to go into a job interview when she gets a trail of text messages from her friend Leona. The messages ask for Saffy to come quick, tell no one and don’t call back.

Then as soon as Saffy reads them, the messages are deleted.

Unable to focus on her interview and immediately concerned for the safety of her friend, who she suspects is being bullied and controlled by her husband, Saffy heads over to Leona’s house, only to be met by Leona - who claims to know absolutely nothing at all about the messages.

As the story progresses, we learn more about Saffy’s past, the incident that shaped the last few years of both her and her sister’s lives, Saffy’s friendship with Leona and the breakdown of her marriage to Neil.

I was desperate to understand more about why Saffy behaved the way she did, what had led to her husband having sole custody of her small son, why her friendship with so-called best friend Leona was so fractured and I was sometimes frustrated with the fact that it was taking time for these things to be revealed - always the sign of a good mystery - but the pacing was excellent and not at all contrived in the way some mysteries can be.

I think the reveal was quite good, certainly unexpected, but on balance, perhaps there could have been just a bit more in the story to lead us towards what had actually happened. Although I don’t think anyone would have seen where it was going.

What I particularly liked was that once we found out what had happened we got some insight into how and why and then also what happened next, which sometimes doesn’t happen.

All in all, a very enjoyable read, just the right amount of suspense and some good characters. Definitely read it if you enjoy suspense and a bit of mystery.