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By (author) Jackson Holly

The No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling thriller, from the author of A Good Girl”s Guide to Murder

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A roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!” FREIDA MCFADDEN
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A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker” CHRIS WHITAKER
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An original and unique thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
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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

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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

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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
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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

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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

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A
propulsive plot, where the pathos is fuel for
real suspense, makes this perfect holiday fare –
a genuine page-turner

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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

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This truly unique premise snowballs into a
roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and
knock-out twists!

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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

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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

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I absolutely
loved it:
twisty, edgy, and with her trademark voice.
It deserves to fly

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Not Quite Dead Yet is everything I lov