{"id":193466,"date":"2025-09-02T06:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/193466\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T06:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:47:15","slug":"9-books-to-read-after-not-quite-dead-yet-by-holly-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/193466\/","title":{"rendered":"9 books to read after Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Radio Times<\/strong> has scoured bookshelves to find the best things to read if you liked Not Quite Dead Yet so you don&#8217;t have to. Read on for our picks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to read after Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson<\/strong> The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/811DAvLkOxL.SL1500-25853cc.jpg\" alt=\"The Missing Half book cover with auburn hair in water\" data-item-name=\"The Missing Half book cover with auburn hair in water\" title=\"The Missing Half book cover\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5723270440251573;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1100.6289308176101\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two women haunted by their sisters&#8217; unresolved disappearances come together in a gripping family-based mystery.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleaner by Mary Watson<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/71KVyWnP54L.SL1500-b0451f0.jpg\" alt=\"The cover for The Cleaner with a key\" data-item-name=\"The cover for The Cleaner with a key\" title=\"The cover for The Cleaner\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.4367816091954022;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1005.7471264367815\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Esmie is a cleaner in a gated neighbourhood in Ireland and has a particular skill in going unnoticed. But while her clients think they&#8217;re paying her to clean, she&#8217;s on the hunt for dirt \u2013 and revenge.<\/p>\n<p>With A Vengeance by Riley Sager<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/81jKYANNTPL.SL1500-2f20b6a.jpg\" alt=\"A cover for With a Vengeance featuring a train over a bridge\" data-item-name=\"A cover for With a Vengeance featuring a train over a bridge\" title=\"A cover for With a Vengeance\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5384615384615385;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1076.923076923077\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s one train which has no stops \u2013 but it does have a deadly game of survival and revenge within its carriages. In 1942, Anna Matheson&#8217;s family is destroyed by six individuals. Over a decade later, she&#8217;s ready to get revenge on the train. However, when one of the passengers is murdered, she&#8217;s got a race to find the killer before they can take another victim.<\/p>\n<p>She Didn&#8217;t See It Coming by Shari Lapena<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/81G-q6awYL.SL1500-fafcb8a.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for She Didn't See it Coming\" data-item-name=\"Cover for She Didn't See it Coming\" title=\"Cover for She Didn't See it Coming\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5337423312883436;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1073.6196319018404\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When a woman disappears, a gorgeous apartment becomes a potential crime scene. Can the detectives find the mother\/wife before it&#8217;s too late?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/81Zrofn249L.SL1500-babe641.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for Don't Open Your Eyes\" data-item-name=\"Cover for Don't Open Your Eyes\" title=\"81Zrofn249L._SL1500_\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5197568389057752;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1063.8297872340427\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A twisted psychological thriller following a woman who is tormented by horrible versions of the future \u2013 which become even more terrifyingly real by the day.<\/p>\n<p>We Don&#8217;t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/81S1BmtHnUL.SL1500-aee533b.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for We Don't Talk About Carol\" data-item-name=\"Cover for We Don't Talk About Carol\" title=\"Cover for We Don't Talk About Carol\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5197568389057752;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1063.8297872340427\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When a journalist uncovers a long-hidden family secret and its connection to a string of missing girls, a thriller is well and truly afoot. We Don&#8217;t Talk About Carol delves deep into family trees, community secrets and motherhood.<\/p>\n<p>The New Neighbours by Claire Douglas<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/81ulUOuvL0L.SL1500-578ec00.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for The New Neighbours featuring terraced houses\" data-item-name=\"Cover for The New Neighbours featuring terraced houses\" title=\"Cover for The New Neighbours featuring terraced houses\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5368852459016393;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1075.8196721311476\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lena overhears that her new neighbours are planning a crime, but when she tells her family, they laugh off her worries. But the further Lena investigates, the more dangerous life gets for her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It Should&#8217;ve Been You by Andrea Mara<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/81Raf-6bHaL.SL1500-32ad255.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for It Should Have Been you\" data-item-name=\"Cover for It Should Have Been you\" title=\"Cover for It Should Have Been you\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5592515592515592;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1091.4760914760914\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Susan accidentally sends a bitchy message about her neighbour to the community WhatsApp and somehow, someone ends up dead. However, the plot thickens when she realises the victim&#8217;s address was incorrectly given as Susan&#8217;s \u2013 is someone out for her instead?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/81TpGBG5nuL.SL1500-2cf30e1.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for Don't Let Him In\" data-item-name=\"Cover for Don't Let Him In\" title=\"Cover for Don't Let Him In\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1.5337423312883436;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1073.6196319018404\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the face of it, he&#8217;s the perfect man and has taken over your life and your heart. But if you knew then what you know now, you wouldn&#8217;t let him in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NotQuiteDeadYet-f6994b2.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a pepperoni pizza with a book next to it and a pizza box on the other side\" data-item-name=\"An image of a pepperoni pizza with a book next to it and a pizza box on the other side\" title=\"NotQuiteDeadYet\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.5625;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"393.75\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>HUNGRY FOR MORE? <\/strong><strong>For this month\u2019s midweek treat, Joanna sat down and read intense thriller Not Quite Dead Yet, which she paired with a delicious and equally intense Pepperoni-Salame pizza from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oetker.co.uk\/radio-times-x-ristorante-bookclub?utm_source=magazines&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=uk-dro-prt_radiotimes-bookclub_na_dro_pizza_ristorante&amp;utm_source_platform=803&amp;utm_term=803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr. Oetker Ristorante<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For all the latest RT Book Club news, interviews, Q&amp;As with the authors, reviews of previous books and more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/rt-book-club\" data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Radio Times Book Club<\/a> sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oetker.co.uk\/radio-times-x-ristorante-bookclub?utm_source=magazines&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=uk-dro-prt_radiotimes-bookclub_na_dro_pizza_ristorante&amp;utm_source_platform=803&amp;utm_term=803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"link\">Dr. Oetker Ristorante<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can purchase Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson, our book of the month, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/rtshop.radiotimes.com\/products\/not-quite-dead-yet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Radio Times Shop<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Radio Times has scoured bookshelves to find the best things to read if you liked Not Quite Dead&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":193467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1022,171,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-193466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115133366179771880","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}