Not Quite Dead Yet
Published on 7. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-4059-7702-9 (ISBN)
Description
The No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling thriller, from the author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
'A roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!' FREIDA MCFADDEN
'A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker' CHRIS WHITAKER
'An original and unique thriller' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'All the pizzazz, poignancy, humour and ingenious plotting of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
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In seven days, Jet Mason will be dead . . .
Jet has always been restless, never quite finishing anything. Later, she tells herself. She's got time.
Until one night, she is violently attacked.
Doctors tell her she's received a catastrophic brain injury. Inside a week, she'll be dead.
Suddenly, Jet has run out of time - and this is her last chance to see something through.
With her condition deteriorating, and her childhood friend Billy the only one in her small town she trusts, Jet starts to ask questions. Someone tried to kill her. Someone that she knew.
Jet Mason has just seven days to solve her own murder
--
PRAISE FOR NOT QUITE DEAD YET
'Propulsive, unputdownable and unexpectedly heart wrenching, Not Quite Dead Yet is a masterclass in thriller writing and an example of storytelling at its finest' Alex Michaelides
'I absolutely loved it: twisty, edgy, and with her trademark voice. It deserves to fly' Gillian McAllister
'A propulsive plot, where the pathos is fuel for real suspense, makes this perfect holiday fare - a genuine page turner' Guardian
'Another cracker from the author of the global hit A Good Girl's Guide To Murder... Jackson creates such a relatable character that the reader is kept engrossed until the heartbreaking, shocking finale' Daily Mail
'Not Quite Dead Yet is everything I love about Holly Jackson's novels dialled up to eleven - a searingly clever premise. An instant classic' Amy McCulloch
'Fiercely original, wickedly clever... It had me snickering, gasping, and flying through the chapters until the final page' Andrea Bartz
Not Quite Dead Yet, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, August 2025
Not Quite Dead Yet, No.1 New York Times bestseller, August 2025
'A roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!' FREIDA MCFADDEN
'A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker' CHRIS WHITAKER
'An original and unique thriller' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'All the pizzazz, poignancy, humour and ingenious plotting of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
--
In seven days, Jet Mason will be dead . . .
Jet has always been restless, never quite finishing anything. Later, she tells herself. She's got time.
Until one night, she is violently attacked.
Doctors tell her she's received a catastrophic brain injury. Inside a week, she'll be dead.
Suddenly, Jet has run out of time - and this is her last chance to see something through.
With her condition deteriorating, and her childhood friend Billy the only one in her small town she trusts, Jet starts to ask questions. Someone tried to kill her. Someone that she knew.
Jet Mason has just seven days to solve her own murder
--
PRAISE FOR NOT QUITE DEAD YET
'Propulsive, unputdownable and unexpectedly heart wrenching, Not Quite Dead Yet is a masterclass in thriller writing and an example of storytelling at its finest' Alex Michaelides
'I absolutely loved it: twisty, edgy, and with her trademark voice. It deserves to fly' Gillian McAllister
'A propulsive plot, where the pathos is fuel for real suspense, makes this perfect holiday fare - a genuine page turner' Guardian
'Another cracker from the author of the global hit A Good Girl's Guide To Murder... Jackson creates such a relatable character that the reader is kept engrossed until the heartbreaking, shocking finale' Daily Mail
'Not Quite Dead Yet is everything I love about Holly Jackson's novels dialled up to eleven - a searingly clever premise. An instant classic' Amy McCulloch
'Fiercely original, wickedly clever... It had me snickering, gasping, and flying through the chapters until the final page' Andrea Bartz
Not Quite Dead Yet, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, August 2025
Not Quite Dead Yet, No.1 New York Times bestseller, August 2025
Reviews / Votes
A propulsive plot, where the pathos is fuel for real suspense, makes this perfect holiday fare - a genuine page-turner * Guardian * 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 * The New York Times * This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists! * Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author * 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 * Alex Michaelides, New York and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient * 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 * Amy McCulloch, author of Breathless and Runner 13 * 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 * Andrea Bartz, author of We Were Never Here and The Last Ferry Out * A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker. Holly Jackson's adult debut is fresh, fun and impossible to put down * Chris Whitaker * 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 * The Sunday Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-7702-9 (9781405977029)
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Holly Jackson
Not Quite Dead Yet
Jet Has 7 Days to Solve Her Own Murder - The Addictive Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller from the Author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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07/2025
Penguin Books Ltd
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Holly Jackson
Not Quite Dead Yet. Limited Special Edition
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07/2025
MICHAEL JOSEPH
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Holly Jackson has been translated into over 45 languages and has sold millions of copies both here and in the US, and around the world. The A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series has spent over three years on the NYT bestseller list. It won multiple Book of the Year awards, including from Waterstones and the Observer, amongst many other accolades. It's in its second series of a BBC and Netflix adaptation. Her next two standalone novels, Five Survive and The Reappearance of Rachel Price were both huge international number one bestsellers.