Not Quite Dead Yet

by Holly Jackson

When Jet Mason, daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Vermont, is attacked and suffers a brain injury, she is told by her doctor that within a week, she will suffer a deadly aneurysm. With 7 days left to live, Jet decides to solve her own murder along with the help of her childhood friend Billy. Clever, funny and gripping, this thriller is full of plot twists and surprises.

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“Holly Jackson made her name as a writer of YA thrillers. Not Quite Dead Yet is her first foray into the adult thriller market, though the main character, Jet, still has a bit of a YA feel to her, figuring out her place in the world and her relationship to her parents. She gets attacked and hit on the head, is told by the doctors she has a week to live, and spends that time trying to work out who murdered her.” Read more...

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