Five Survive

No. Five Survive is a standalone novel — Holly Jackson's first after the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy. It shares no characters or setting with that series, so it can be read on its own with no prior reading.

Eight hours of a single night. Six friends set out on a spring-break road trip in a borrowed RV, break down on a deserted road, and the rest of the novel unfolds almost in real time as a sniper holds them there until one of them gives up a secret.

Yes. It won the CrimeFest Award for Best Crime Novel for Young Adults (ages 12–16) in 2023, and it was a nominee for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction. It also reached number one on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list.

Both publishers list it as 14 and up, and Common Sense Media recommends the same. The book has near-constant gun violence, graphic descriptions of gunshot wounds, a parent's murder recalled by the narrator, frequent strong language, and teenagers drinking. Sexual content is minimal.

Yes. The unabridged audiobook is narrated by Emma Galvin and published by Listening Library, released alongside the book in November 2022. It runs a little over ten and a half hours.