When Louise gets a friend request from Maria, a girl she knew in high school, she is puzzled. All the members of Louise's social group, Sophie, Matt, and Sam, felt sure Maria had died after a party when they were seniors. They all played a part in it. Suddenly Louise's class is having a reunion, and Louise begins getting strange messages from Maria. The first third of this novel was hard to get in to, but the remaining two thirds made it worth while. I raced to finish it. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to be an early reader in exchange for my fair and honest review.

I was in the mood for a mystery read, and Laura Marshall's debut captured my attention with the title Friend Request. As we live in a technology based world, it makes sense that Social Media tools make its way into mystery novels. This book is set in 2016 but flashes back to the class of 1989. It starts with the present time and Louise getting a Facebook friend request from Maria Weston. The photo is taken from the profile is their high school photo but it can't be Maria can it as she died during their last year of high school in 1989. Louise flashes back to her first meeting of Maria Weston and how Maria wanted to fit in, but the girls made it difficult for her. As the book progresses someone is sending Louise messages and taunting her, is it Maria or is someone wanting to toy with her? During the book it is also the ten year High School reunion and Louise has shown up as is her ex-husband Sam and their group of friends. Louise was best friends with Sophie back in school, and it looks like Sophie was sent the same friend request. What will happen when one of Louise's classmates is found murdered the morning after the reunion? Has someone come to exact revenge for what happened to Maria Weston and as we go further into the novel, we find out the truth about what happened that fateful night of the 1989 Leavers party and who saw Maria Weston last that night she disappeared? If you are in the mood for a good mystery using Facebook and High School Reunions, then check out Friend Request by Laura Marshall today.

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Compelling read from start to finish. I loved the social media aspect and how there were so many options as to Maria. Didn't see that ending coming. Quite the read.

I downloaded this book yesterday and finished it at 2:30 am this morning. I read a bit earlier in the day and got hooked. I do most of my reading before going to sleep. I could not put this book down until I knew who sent the "Friend Request." It is 2016 and Louise Williams gets a friend request from Marie Weston that turns her world upside down. The friend request is in the first paragraph, so your attention is grabbed immediately. We have some chapters which are flash backs to 1989. These help us understand why the friend request should not be possible. These chapters also help to give character build up and add to the story line. There are a few twists which kept me guessing as to who sent the requests and what really happened to Marie Weston.