Not Quite Dead Yet

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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.

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THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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 MurderSUNDAY 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 finaleDaily 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

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Weight 0.31 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.8 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

448

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K