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The Friend Request [Kindle Edition]

Alex Ford
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)

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Book Description

The Friend Request: Alex Ford’s dark Facebook comedy.

*Contains Swearing & Adult Themes. Reader Discretion Advised*

Do you really know all the people listed as 'friends' on your Facebook page?

Have you accepted a 'friend request' when you should have clicked ignore?

What if somebody from your past assumed the identity of someone from your present, so they could get close to you?

What if they wanted to get close to you, just to hurt you - again.

David Andrews’ life is going well. With an imminent promotion at work he’s content in his job. His girlfriend is gorgeous and looking at the amount of friends on his Facebook page he’s very popular too. So, when he sees a friend request from a Barry Taylor, he doesn’t understand why it makes him so nervous, he’s not sure he even recognises the name.
Eventually he forgets all about it, until the day he is forced to remember a past that was erased from his memory by a terrible accident.
Little does he realise that all the information on his Facebook page might make him a little too vulnerable, especially to a sociopath like Barry Taylor, who is intent on destroying David’s life – for a second time.
With a little help from his friendly shopkeeper David embarks on a bizarre journey of revenge and self-discovery.

*Contains Swearing & Adult Themes. Reader Discretion Advised*


Product Details

  • File Size: 327 KB
  • Print Length: 342 pages
  • Publisher: The Beehive Press (May 4, 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003KVKW72
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,520 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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29 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great pace, easy read, enjoyed the humour! July 22, 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
I really enjoyed this book and also could not put it down. The writer has a great narrative style and holds your attention throughout the book. Makes you think twice about your profile page! Highly recommended.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes you think! July 12, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I selected Friend Request as a free Kindle selection as I was intriqued by the book description and I am glad that I did. It was a fast and entertaining read that makes you think about Facebook and other such popular sites. Now I am glad that I have been hesitant to post much on my own page. I am a mystery fan and found this story-line to be a nice change of pace. It was easy to "get into" and the action continued until the last page. Definitely worth the download - but then it WAS free!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Good premise, but poorly written July 22, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The premise behind this book is interesting, but the author's approach left a lot to be desired. The story makes one reconsider posting too much information on facebook. However, the excessive use of commas throughout the book made it almost unreadable. Any English teacher would have had red marks all over the text. This author, needs to learn that, you don't put a comma, between every phrase, in a sentence!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
One of the best reads that have experienced in a while. The emotional drama, the intense thrills, the psychological twists, and the horrifying truth of identity theft ALL have... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bill Gates
4.0 out of 5 stars Quick and Entertaining Read
The plot of this book revolves around the question of -- what could happen if you accept a friend request from someone you don't really know? Read more
Published 2 months ago by Zagain
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!
Lots of twists and turns. Not based on a true story, but was very believable the way it was written.
I recommended it to several friends.
Published 2 months ago by trekki613
3.0 out of 5 stars A fun read
This is a fun read, light hearted, and good to pass the time on plane trips and in airport lounges.
Published 4 months ago by Adam Rabinowitz
4.0 out of 5 stars Okay read...makes you think about what you have on Facebook
Definitely made me stop and think about what's on some people's Facebook profiles. May suggest it my younger relatives who put WAY too much out there. Read more
Published 4 months ago by L. Lewis
4.0 out of 5 stars You will think twice about your facebook after this
I did like this book, mostly because in our electronic world it could be so possible. One of the descriptions of this book indicated it was humerous, but that is not what I... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Domino
4.0 out of 5 stars Creepy Enough To Make Me Delete My Facebook Account
I love suspense novels, and I bought this one at the height of my Facebook obsession. Thanks to a thought provoking book, I have now deleted my Facebook account. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Laura Anselmi
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Reality of Facebook
As one of the earliest Facebook users, such as the same year it blasted through the top-tier universities, I thought it provided easy access of communication to your friends and... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Shayla Hearn
4.0 out of 5 stars Sociopaths never win
This book is modern and edgy. It makes you think twice about how much information is out there, freely given, for any psychopath to find and use. Read more
Published 9 months ago by justMe
1.0 out of 5 stars Could have been a good book
The premise is amusing, the story is interesting, there is some fair character development... but the typography and editing is so distracting that the book is hard to follow. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rosalyn
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More About the Author

After teaching Design & Technology at a secondary school in England, Alex Ford decided to pack away his corduroy trousers and tweed jacket to travel the world. While living in Tokyo, Japan, updating his Facebook friends about 'What was on his mind...' he wrote his first novel, The Friend Request, a Facebook-based thriller. Still writing and travelling, his second novel, Karl & the Prankster God, has just been released.
It seems highly unlikely he will return to the classroom any time soon.

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