Friend Request
On sale
20th March 2025
Price: £9.99
*** The Sunday Times bestseller ***
‘A read-it-in-one-sitting thriller’ Erin Kelly
‘Intriguing . . . Compulsive’ Louise Candlish
‘Twisty and gripping’ Emma Kavanagh
Maria Weston wants to be friends with me.
Maybe that had been the problem all along: Maria Weston had wanted to be friends with me, but I let her down.
She’s been hovering at the edge of my consciousness for all of my adult life, although I’ve been good at keeping her out, just a blurred shadow in the corner of my eye, almost but not quite out of sight.
Maria Weston wants to be friends.
But Maria Weston has been dead for more than twenty-five years.
‘A read-it-in-one-sitting thriller’ Erin Kelly
‘Intriguing . . . Compulsive’ Louise Candlish
‘Twisty and gripping’ Emma Kavanagh
Maria Weston wants to be friends with me.
Maybe that had been the problem all along: Maria Weston had wanted to be friends with me, but I let her down.
She’s been hovering at the edge of my consciousness for all of my adult life, although I’ve been good at keeping her out, just a blurred shadow in the corner of my eye, almost but not quite out of sight.
Maria Weston wants to be friends.
But Maria Weston has been dead for more than twenty-five years.
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Reviews
Be prepared to be shocked and surprised with every turn of the page
A read-it-in-one-sitting thriller . . . Twisty and gripping but always relatable, Friend Request is the ultimate it-could-happen-to-you read
Brilliant
Ramps up the tension page by page until it's impossible to know who to trust. It's a book that should make everybody realise how vulnerable social media can make them. I loved it!
Fabulous! Twisty and gripping . . . You must read this!
I couldn't put it down!
An incredible debut novel that's not to be missed! Fantastic writing that instantly drew me in. I simply couldn't put it down - such a fast-paced, exciting thriller with some unexpected twists and turns. I loved it!
Utterly gripping
A cleverly plotted, enticing mix of suspense, regret and redemption . . . After reading Friend Request, I will never look at social media the same way again
Intriguing and compulsive . . . I raced to the end
Sharp, relevant and tightly plotted, with a fabulous twist
Brilliantly tense, this is a devour-in-one-sitting must
A slick psychological thriller with a killer hook
A gripping read
An accomplished debut novel which not only boasts an engrossing storyline, but also perfectly captures teenage angst and the need to be accepted
PRAISE FOR LAURA MARSHALL
Funny, tense and insightful . . . with vivid characters and a compelling plot, this had me turning the pages until the wee hours. I loved it
Darkly hilarious and acutely observed
I laughed and gasped in equal measure
Gripping, funny, and brilliantly plotted
Gripping and ingenious!
One of the most engaging thrillers I've read in a while
Wonderfully engaging and unpredictable
I always drop everything to read a new Laura Marshall