Dear Future Me

Dear Future Me by Deborah O’Connor is a hauntingly clever mystery that starts with a simple idea: a high school class writing letters to their future selves. But when those letters are mailed out twenty years later, what should’ve been a nostalgic moment takes a dark turn when Miranda, one of the former students, dies by suicide the very day her letter arrives. Her best friend, Audrey, is convinced it wasn’t a coincidence.

This novel is far more than a whodunit. It’s layered, emotional, and full of quiet tension that keeps you flipping pages. Deborah O’Connor masterfully builds a web of secrets and emotional reckonings as the past comes crashing into the present. The pacing is tight, the twists are satisfying, and there’s a real human heart beneath all the mystery.

It’s one of those stories you find yourself thinking about even when you're not reading. A detail here, a reveal there, it all clicks together in ways that feel both surprising and earned. If you love mysteries with emotional depth and a bit of psychological suspense, this one’s for you.

Highly recommended. Five stars.