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Start with Bad Games and continue through all 5 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Jeff Menapace • Published 2013
The Lambert family heads to a lakeside cabin at Crescent Lake for fishing, barbecue, and board games. The Fannelli brothers follow them there for stalking, kidnapping, and murder, turning a quiet vacation into a sadis...
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Bad Games reading order
Ends with Psychopath
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Book 1:Bad Games
Jeff Menapace • 2013
The Lambert family heads to a lakeside cabin at Crescent Lake for fishing, barbecue, and board games. The Fannelli brothers follow them there for stalking, kidnapping, and murder, turning a quiet vacation into a sadis...
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Book 2:Vengeful Games
Jeff Menapace • 2013
The Lamberts survived their first encounter with the Fannelli brothers, but the nightmare has only changed shape. New enemies with close ties to the original killers step in, determined to punish the family, and the L...
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Book 3:Hellbent
Jeff Menapace • 2013
A year after the Crescent Lake massacre, ex-Marine Domino Taylor spends his days guarding the Lamberts and replaying every mistake he made. When an old acquaintance begs him to rescue her abducted son, he accepts, onl...
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Book 4:Malevolent
Jeff Menapace • 2017
Widower Allan Brown hosts a support group for the bereaved, not knowing one guest is Amy Lambert, still marked by Crescent Lake. As the meeting begins, uninvited visitors arrive with their own agenda, determined to pr...
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Book 5:Psychopath
Jeff Menapace • 2019
Ten years after Crescent Lake, the Lambert family looks successful from the outside, but grief and guilt are tearing them apart. Amy’s public story about their ordeal attracts two aspiring killers obsessed with the Fa...
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Bad Games FAQ
What is the best order to read the Bad Games series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Bad Games.
How many books are in the Bad Games series?
There are 5 books currently listed in the Bad Games series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Bad Games series?
New readers should start with Bad Games, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Bad Games series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2013 to 2019.