Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Novel

By: Holly Jackson

Narrated by: Alex McKenna

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder—now a hit Netflix series—returns with her first novel for adults: an “irresistible” (The Washington Post) thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder, “full of the writer’s signature twists and turns” (People).

“This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller-coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!”—Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid

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 and back home, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.

Until Halloween night, when she is violently attacked by an unseen intruder, suffering a catastrophic head injury. Doctors are certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a fatal aneurysm. To her parents’ dismay, Jet rejects an extremely risky operation in order to guarantee herself at least a few more days.

Jet never thought of herself as having enemies. But now, in the one week she has left, she looks at everyone in a new light: her family, her former best friend turned sister-in-law, her ex-boyfriend.

As her condition deteriorates, she reconnects with her childhood friend Billy, the only one willing to help her. With Billy at her side, she’s absolutely determined to finally finish something:

Jet is going to solve her own murder.

Critic reviews

“[Holly Jackson’s] new book, about a woman who has to solve her own murder, is full of the writer's signature twists and turns.”—People

“[A] page-turning thriller.”—Southern Living

“The adult debut from megapopular YA thriller author Holly Jackson, . . . Not Quite Dead Yet has one of the most intriguing hooks of the year.”—Paste

“Holly Jackson’s adult debut is a countdown thriller with teeth.”—Crime Reads

“I absolutely loved it: twisty, edgy, and with her Jackson’s trademark voice. It deserves to fly.”—Gillian McAllister, author of Wrong Place Wrong Time

“A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker,. Holly Jackson’s adult debut is fresh, fun, and impossible to put down.”—Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark

“I felt all the emotions while reading Not Quite Dead Yet. It’s funny, touching, heartbreaking, thrilling, and totally addictive, a. An original and unique thriller that I’ll be thinking about for a long time.”—Claire Douglas, author of The Wrong Sister

“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

“This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!”—Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid

“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, author of The Silent Patient

horrible narration. Read this one instead of listening

The narration made the voices whiny and unbearable. It was hard to get through. Wish I would have read it instead.

Ridiculous Narration

I couldn’t get through the first chapter with the narrator which is very unusual for me. I’m going to try to read it, but the narration is so distracting I couldn’t listen anymore.

Gutted

Wow, just WOW
SOOO GOOD please get past the voice for Billy it sounded like a 12 year old … and really the only issue I had with the story…. Loved everyone especially Jett and Billy inspite of that dumb voice

You will never guess who did it

Great story, great reader, a really different twist and several mysteries to solve that you will not be able to figure out. Highly recommend this listen.

Good story, not great audio

The story was good with lots of plot twists. However, the voice for the main male character was pre-pubescent sounding. Voice performance was too scratchy.