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Not Quite Dead Yet

By: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: Alex McKenna
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Get ready for the unmissable new thriller from the #1 internationally bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

In seven days Jet Mason will be dead.
Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. She’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.
Until, on the night of Halloween, Jet is violently attacked by an unseen intruder.
She suffers a catastrophic brain injury. The doctor is certain that within a week, she’ll suffer a deadly aneurysm.
Jet never thought of herself as having enemies. But now she looks at everyone in a new light: her family, her ex-best friend turned sister-in-law, her former boyfriend.
She only has seven days, and as her condition deteriorates she has only her childhood friend Billy for help. But nevertheless, she’s absolutely determined to finally finish something:
Jet is going to solve her own murder.

© Holly Jackson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Crime Murder Injury

Critic reviews

A propulsive plot, where the pathos is fuel for real suspense, makes this perfect holiday fare - a genuine page-turner
Suspenseful and compelling… [Jackson’s] sprightliness and pacing sustain the reader’s interest. The revelations come in a flood. Liberated into newfound bravery by her impending demise, Jet makes a winning, wisecracking heroine
This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!
The queen of YA effortlessly conquers a whole new realm with her first adult novel. Propulsive, unputdownable and unexpectedly heart wrenching, Not Quite Dead Yet is a masterclass in thriller writing and an example of storytelling at its finest
I felt all the emotions while reading Not Quite Dead Yet. It’s funny, touching, heartbreaking, thrilling and totally addictive. An original and unique thriller that I’ll be thinking about for a long time (Claire Douglas)
I absolutely loved it: twisty, edgy, and with her trademark voice. It deserves to fly (Gillian McAllister)
Not Quite Dead Yet is everything I love about Holly Jackson’s novels dialled up to eleven — a searingly clever premise, of course absolutely unputdownable, interspersed with her trademark humour, and with a protagonist in Jet that you can’t help rooting for. An instant classic
Fiercely original, wickedly clever, and so damn fun, Not Quite Dead Yet is a wild ride with a heroine you can't help but root for. It had me snickering, gasping, and flying through the chapters until the final page
A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker. Holly Jackson’s adult debut is fresh, fun and impossible to put down
With all the pizzazz, poignancy, humour and ingenious plotting of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Not Quite Dead Yet sees Jackson graduating from YA fiction with distinction and aplomb (John Dugdale)
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Absolute gripping read loved the lead character and Billy of course. It was funny heartwarming tense and everything in between.
Highly recommended enjoy

Outstanding

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She has done it again. Another story from Holly Jackson that I love ❤️
I was hooked from the beginning. Such a unique thriller.
I love Jet and Billy, Holly definitely makes you care about her characters. I shed some tears towards the end of the book. Even though you know what's coming it's still heart-wrenching. I can't deny part of me was still holding out for a happy ending.
Please, I need Holly's next story 🙏

Brilliant.

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liked the concept but bit boring at times over-egging and got quite complex at the end, plus voice a bit grating

bit too long

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the voice made for billy made it so hard to take him seriously because it sounded so strange to me, i loved everything else about the narration

the narration

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Twists & turns throughout this book. Compulsive listening. A pacy storyline. Delivery was great….except for the character of Billy having the voice of Marge Simpson!

Twists & turns

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