Five Survive

Author Holly Jackson

Grades 9 & Up Ages 14 and up

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series comes a new blockbuster thriller about a road trip that turns deadly.

Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive.

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer. 

When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead.

With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night. . . . 

With edge-of-your-seat tension and a gripping mystery, Holly Jackson has written another instant classic! 

And don't miss Holly Jackson's latest mystery thriller, The Reappearance of Rachel Price!

Available Formats

Trade Paperback 9780593374191
Hardcover 9780593374160
eBook 9780593374184
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9780593669549

State Awards

Arizona

2025, Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award, Selection

Arkansas

2024, Arkansas Teen Book Award, Nominee

Kentucky

2024, Bluegrass Book Award, Nominee

Pennsylvania

2023-2024, Keystone To Reading Secondary Book Award, Nominee

Texas

2024, TAYSHAS Reading List, Selection

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