Five Survive

#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!

BUY THE BOOK

Published Nov 29, 2022

416 pages

Average rating: 7.46

226 RATINGS

|

Community Reviews

What Bookclubbers are saying about this book

✨ Summarized by Bookclubs AI

Readers say *Five Survive* delivers intense suspense, gripping twists, and vivid, relatable characters—especially the complex dynamics among the frien...

Dilemmaniac
Nov 05, 2025
6/10 stars
Too slow for my tastes, and I found the plot a little boring.
BadRiya Hassan
Oct 16, 2025
9/10 stars
Only bad thing was that everyone LEFT THAT SURVIVED never like got to together again but other than that everything else was great
aysaashrafpour
Jul 04, 2025
10/10 stars
9.5 Stars🌟
louislabelle
Jul 03, 2025
8/10 stars
Very slow in the beginning and picks up in the middle. A lot of plot twists (if you like thriller but don’t read it alot). Gut wrenching but I always knew who wouldn’t survive. Definitely would recommend.
Zach23Weiss
Jun 24, 2025
10/10 stars
Great read to start 2023!

See why thousands of readers are using Bookclubs to stay connected.