Not Dead Enough

By: Tyffany D. Neiheiser

Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky

"A riveting page-turner."--Kirkus reviews

Girl in Pieces meets Cracked Up to Be in this raw and candid look at trauma about a girl who is being haunted and stalked by her definitely dead ex-boyfriend.

Charlotte survived the car crash that killed her boyfriend Jerry, but that night, everything changed. Charlotte wants desperately to get back to “normal,” --whatever that means now-- and start reconnecting with friends she hasn’t spoken to in months. And she’s trying to work through her PTSD with the help of her therapist, only she can’t tell the truth about Jerry or what really happened the night he died.

Just when Charlotte thinks she might be moving on, someone starts sending her threatening messages claiming to be Jerry, saying things only he would know. But it can't really be Jerry because there's no such thing as ghosts. The cold spots in her room must be a draft and the noises she hears must be the house creaking. There has to be a logical explanation for all of it. Because if ghosts are real, then Jerry came back for her—just like he always said he would.

Not Dead Enough is a gripping exploration of trauma from debut author Tyffany D. Neiheiser about a girl who realizes that running from the past will help you survive, but everything you try to escape will eventually find you in the end. Perfect for fans of Courtney Summers, Laura Nowlin, and Kathleen Glasgow, as well as crossover readers who love Amber Smith! Authors note included.

Praise for Not Dead Enough:

"Neiheiser’s prose is confident and compelling . . . a riveting page-turner . . . Goose bump inducing and thought provoking." --Kirkus reviews

"A harrowing and fresh foray into the thriller genre." --PW

"[A] fast-paced thriller [of how] the unspoken past can rise up and haunt the present." --Booklist

"Compelling . . . an unsettling story of the unseen hauntings of trauma and violence." --BCCB

Critic reviews

"Neiheiser’s prose is confident and compelling . . the pacing makes for a riveting page-turner with genuinely scary and nerve-wracking scenes . . . Goose bump inducing and thought provoking." --Kirkus reviews


"[Neiheiser] conjures genuine terror while delving into the complexities of grief and cycles of abuse . . . . A harrowing and fresh foray into the thriller genre." --PW

"[A] fast-paced thriller [of how] the unspoken past can rise up and haunt the present." --Booklist

"The plot builds with increasingly chilling tension while still tending to the emotional heart of the story . . . an unsettling story of the unseen hauntings of trauma and violence." --BCCB


"Painfully cruel teen social interaction and benign parental neglect . . . create a sense of realism. Fast-paced action and mystery." --SLJ Online

Couldn’t stop listening!

This book hit me in so many ways. Besides being exciting and a page Turner, there was also much that I related to. It will keep you guessing right up until the end. And if you can relate to anything in this book at all, take a moment to listen to the authors note.

The plot twists

I always loved how the book kept you on the edge of your seat the entire book you never really knew who you could expect to trust but in the end it shows you how to be careful for the ones you trust