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Vengeful Games - A Dark Psychological Thriller (Bad Games Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jeff Menapace (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 2,131 ratings
In Bad Games, the Lamberts weren't safe at the family cabin.
Now they aren't safe anywhere.

Playtime is not over...

In Autumn of 2008, the Lambert family headed to western Pennsylvania for a weekend getaway to the family cabin.

They visited hell instead.

The Fannelli brothers. Two psychopaths who believed themselves exceptional, put on this Earth for the soul purpose of tormenting others for their own amusement. To make people play their twisted games.

Except the Lamberts managed the impossible. They played the game and survived. Showed the Fannelli brothers that they'd messed with the wrong family.

However, the game is far from over. There are some new players in town. Players who appear to have close ties to the Fannelli brothers. Players who are taking things very personally...and promising results that are very deadly.

If you thought you'd glimpsed evil before, prepare to plummet headfirst into the abyss as award-winning author Jeff Menapace shows you a new level of fear and heart-stopping suspense.

Let the vengeful games begin...


What readers are saying about Jeff Menapace and the Bad Games series:

"Will scare you to death...Menapace will become a household name along with Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Richard Laymon." ★★★★★

"Outstanding...I have read horror before like John Saul, Dean Koontz and Stephen King, and they never bothered me as Bad Games did." ★★★★★

"Jeffery Deaver look out...this guy plays with your head." ★★★★★

"I have been a lifetime reader of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, James Patterson, Lisa Gardner, and various other suspense and horror authors...I have found a new author to add to my list of greats." ★★★★★

"I love the Prey series by John Sandford, and the Michael Bennett series by James Patterson. If any of these appeal to you, I strongly suggest reading this RIGHT NOW!!” ★★★★★

"If you like Stephen King, Blake Crouch, or Dean Koontz, then you'll love Jeff Menapace. ★★★★★

"I had to keep reading even though I knew it was going to get more twisted. Jeff Menapace is right up there with Stephen King." ★★★★★

"If you love J.A. Konrath, Jack Kilborn, and Blake Crouch, you'll love Jeff Menapace." ★★★★★

"Compares to my favorite writers Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and John Saul." ★★★★★

"A great page-turner with shades of Konrath and King!" ★★★★★


I hope you enjoy the Bad Games series, my friends. This series is ideal for fans of authors across several different blends of dark fiction! Authors like: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, Jeffery Deaver, John Sandford, L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain, Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, John Saul, J. A. Konrath, Blake Crouch, Darcy Coates, Patrick Logan, Willow Rose, and many more. Happy Reading!
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"Menapace has demonstrated his mastery of the modern terror story...with Vengeful Games, he is clearly at the top of his game." - J. Chambers, Amazon Hall of Fame, Top 10 Reviewer

"This book kept me very lonely at night. Why lonely? My wife wouldn't hang out with me until she was done. So if you liked Bad Games, you might want to check Vengeful Games out!" - Editor, OHFB.com

From the Author

The Bad Games books:
 
-Book 1 - Bad Games 
-Book 2 - Vengeful Games 
-Book 3 - Bad Games: Hellbent-Book 4 - Bad Games: Malevolent
-Bad Games Two Book Set (Vengeful Games & Hellbent) 
-Bad Games Box Set: (Books 1-3)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00D8GBT1C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mind Mess Press; 1st edition (November 27, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 27, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.3 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
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A native of the Philadelphia area, Jeff has published multiple works in both fiction and non-fiction. In 2011 he was the recipient of the Red Adept Reviews Indie Award for Horror.

Jeff's debut novel BAD GAMES was a #1 bestseller that spawned four acclaimed sequels, and now the series has been optioned for feature film.

Free time for Jeff is spent watching horror movies, The Three Stooges, and mixed martial arts. He loves steak and more steak, thinks the original 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the greatest movie ever, wants to pet a lion some day, and hates spiders.

He currently lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Kelly and their cats Sammy, Bear, and Baby Girl.

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Customers find this dark psychological thriller to be a great second installment in the series, praising its strong storyline and unpredictable twists. The book features well-written characters and maintains a fast pace throughout, with one customer noting they finished the entire book in one sitting. Customers appreciate the writing style, with one describing it as keeping them breathless, and they find the violence level appropriate for the genre.

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177 customers mention "Readability"164 positive13 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as amazing and worth their time, with one customer comparing it to a great movie or TV series.

"...Also an insight to the making of Caleb for the future series. Excellent work." Read more

"Ended abruptly and there were a couple typos. Otherwise very good. I will definitely read more from this author! Thank you!" Read more

"There was nothing not to like, I found another good author. I can't wait to start the next one. Excellent" Read more

"...All in all, I did really enjoy this book, it's most definitely worth your time if you were a fan of the first and I'll definitely check out hell..." Read more

137 customers mention "Suspenseful"134 positive3 negative

Customers find the book suspenseful with an exciting plot and strong storyline, with one customer noting it's a rollercoaster ride of intense tension.

"Excellent continuation of the lambert’s struggle. Also an insight to the making of Caleb for the future series. Excellent work." Read more

"...novels are not for the faint of heart; they're edgy and graphic and unrelenting...." Read more

"...Better in that the story and tension were better. More action towards the end. Twist ending that was fairly surprising but poorly executed...." Read more

"...told an interesting story from start to finish, gave us more revolting horrific characters and caught us up with a family we felt like we fought..." Read more

84 customers mention "Twists and turns"59 positive25 negative

Customers enjoy the book's twists and turns, describing it as a psychological thriller full of surprises, with one customer noting more action towards the end.

"...Menapace's characters are delightfully evil, scary as the thing under the bed and his writing keeps you breathless...." Read more

"...Better in that the story and tension were better. More action towards the end. Twist ending that was fairly surprising but poorly executed...." Read more

"Ended abruptly and there were a couple typos. Otherwise very good. I will definitely read more from this author! Thank you!" Read more

"...to finish, gave us more revolting horrific characters and caught us up with a family we felt like we fought and bled with at crescent lake...." Read more

53 customers mention "Series quality"53 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this book as the second installment in the series, describing it as a great follow-up to the first novel.

"...If you like psychological suspenseful stories you’ll love this page turner series." Read more

"Excellent. I'm reading the entire series" Read more

"The sequel is more interesting, intriguing and believable than the first book that's for certain...." Read more

"...Wonder if the next is the last book? Trilogy's are good but I don't like to drag on some characters more than 3 books then they begin to get old and..." Read more

52 customers mention "Pacing"42 positive10 negative

Customers enjoy the fast pace of the book, with one mentioning they finished it in one sitting, while another describes it as an edge-of-your-seat novel.

"...Well this series did it for me. Fast paced hard to put down and so readable...." Read more

"...Menapace does a masterful job with the pacing of the story. It's a gripping page turner that's momentum makes it hard to put down...." Read more

"...This story worked just as well as the first. Great characters and good pacing made it an easy, fast read...." Read more

"Hard to stop once you start. Fast paced, lots of action, couldn't stop reading once I started. I loved the book." Read more

42 customers mention "Writing quality"37 positive5 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, noting its great dialogue and easy-to-read style, with one customer describing it as keeping them breathless.

"...delightfully evil, scary as the thing under the bed and his writing keeps you breathless...." Read more

"...Well this series did it for me. Fast paced hard to put down and so readable...." Read more

"Very well written and a page turner. I am going to download the next book. So sad Patrick had to die." Read more

"I loved this entire series!! Jeff Menapace writes so well, I could picture everything -- even the gruesome parts -- with crystal clarity...." Read more

22 customers mention "Character development"22 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, finding them interesting and well-written.

"...Menapace's characters are delightfully evil, scary as the thing under the bed and his writing keeps you breathless...." Read more

"...This story worked just as well as the first. Great characters and good pacing made it an easy, fast read...." Read more

"...The characters were interesting -- even the bad guys...." Read more

"...Menapace does a great job of developing the characters into people you care about more than you'd like to admit...." Read more

22 customers mention "Violence level"19 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the violence level in the book, with one customer noting it's not too gory, while another mentions it's filled with sick psychopaths.

"...up where the first left off but also introduces new characters, good & evil...." Read more

"...I couldn't put the first one down and Vengeful Games was just as edgy...." Read more

"The sequel to Bad Games. Vengeful games is fantastic, I love the fact that it's a continue on from Bad Games, Bad Games left you with a twist at the..." Read more

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  • Richard Lawson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
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    Excellent continuation of the lambert’s struggle. Also an insight to the making of Caleb for the future series. Excellent work.
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  • SuHoo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
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    Ended abruptly and there were a couple typos. Otherwise very good. I will definitely read more from this author! Thank you!
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  • Lesli
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great second installment to the Bad Games trilogy!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2013
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    I've not had the pleasure of reading Jeff Menapace before, so when I happened upon Bad Games I bought it without any preconceived idea of what to expect. I started the book, and although it's cliche, I couldn't put it down. Menapace's characters are delightfully evil, scary as the thing under the bed and his writing keeps you breathless. I found myself reading faster and faster as the pace of the story picked up. These novels are not for the faint of heart; they're edgy and graphic and unrelenting. Bad things happen and they happen in grotesque ways.
    My only criticism is of his female protagonist, Amy. I guess I'm just so tired of female "heros" being tall, lithe, impossibly good-looking, being drooled over by the males in their lives. Why can't a heroine ever just be a normal, average woman? Plus, I found her playful verbal sparring with her husband tedious and unnecessary. It sometimes made her seem bitchy and sometimes her husband appeared either unsufferably stupid or just so enthralled by her that it beggared belief.
    However, those criticisms aside, these books will keep you up at night--just from the sheer fun of being scared and weirded out by Menapace's decidedly psychotic characters. Enjoy!
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  • Matthew Chestnut
    5.0 out of 5 stars Page turning thriller, what a great book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024
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    There was nothing not to like, I found another good author. I can't wait to start the next one. Excellent
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  • Marilyn Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars title tells it all
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2025
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    I was at the point where I could not focus enough to read, which is my lifeline. Reading is everything to me. So I searched for a book that would hold my attention. You know keep today’s headlines and devastating news away. Well this series did it for me. Fast paced hard to put down and so readable. If you like psychological suspenseful stories you’ll love this page turner series.
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  • Calvin Pulizzi
    4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022
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    This book was better and worse than the first. Better in that the story and tension were better. More action towards the end. Twist ending that was fairly surprising but poorly executed. But this one was worse because it to so long to set up the tension. There was a ton of dialogue and other things that could have been cut from the book to trim it down
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  • Betz Kimble
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another brilliant read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2025
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    I started reading Jeff Menapace with Caleb. Immediately became a fan. Hollywood needs to read Menapace. Every book into movies
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  • Tyler Limber
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good follow up to a great read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2014
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    I loved the first Bad Games, it was one of the only times I couldn't put the book down. That being said vengeful games was a good follow up, not great, but good. The follow up to one of my favorite books I've read in the past five years, told an interesting story from start to finish, gave us more revolting horrific characters and caught us up with a family we felt like we fought and bled with at crescent lake. What kept this book from being great to me, was the fact it didn't have the same claustrophobic feel that mixed well with the almost feeling of experiencing what the characters were going through. It also felt as though everything was too open and too easily foreshadowed, and the new villains though great, were never fully explained and had a little too much equipment at their disposal to make for a real taught twist at every corner thriller. All in all, I did really enjoy this book, it's most definitely worth your time if you were a fan of the first and I'll definitely check out hell bent.
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  • phoebewoo
    5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2013
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    I downloaded this yesterday after reading the first installment, Bad Games, and I've just finished it this morning. This is by far one of the best books I have ever read!!!

    We meet back again with the Lamberts, and the new members of the Fannelli family who are intent on taking revenge for what the Lamberts did to their family. It was absolutely fantastically written, and it keeps going at an amazing pace. Each chapter generally follows on from the last, there are no annoying flashbacks while you wait for the story to pick up pace. The plot is believeable and extremely creepy!

    The last few chapters I was honestly wriggling in my chair I couldn't sit still, waiting to find out what was going to happen. It was very intense and this is from someone who usually finds it hard to get too involved with characters in books. It very rarely happens for me, but this book, along with the previous, sucked me right in. I was so surprised by the ending but I can't say anything else without giving it away.

    I cannot wait to read the third book and I will be browsing the kindle store for other books by this author. I personally would LOVE to see these books being made into a film! Considering the price, you MUST read these books...
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  • Avid Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sequel- cannot wait for the last installment
    Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2013
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    Vengeful Games is the much anticipated sequel to Bad Games... If you have not read Bad Games, go and buy the book now and read it- it is terrifyingly thrilling and suspenseful- a nice family weekend in the country turns a families life upside down forever and just when they think it's safe to turn out the lights and go to bed.... the terror has not ended. New enemies come to light in Vengeful Games and the terror continues. I absolutely love this author's writing- his books SHOULD be adapted to the big screen- he has a way of bringing the reader into the minds of each character (even the bad characters) and unfolding the terror and suspense upon this poor family and you cannot help but read one more chapter, and then another until the wee hours of the morning. I am highly anticipating the third installment. If you enjoy a good thriller , excellent writing and open to being "uncomfortable in suburbia", you will love these novels.
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  • Audster
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super( et le mot est faible)
    Reviewed in France on September 30, 2014
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    Toujours en quête de bon livres j'ai acheté le premier Tome (Bad Games) après une recherche dans thriller et en fonction des commentaires des précédents lecteurs. Je lis en VO (pour précision). Bref j'ai directement accroché. Suspense, rebondissements à se dire "oh la v....!" ou encore "oh noooon!" . Le deuxième (Vengeful Games) continue dans cette lignée et monte même en puissance. Si vous aimez les histoires type "il y a un cinglé" qui semble increvable qui cherche à faire du mal à de bonnes gens, ces livres sont faits pour vous!! (je précise quand même que certaines "scènes" sont décrites en détail se qui risque de donner des frissons!). Un vrai page turner (je ne lis que le soir avant de m'endormir et en une semaine Vengeful Games était fini)! Je recommande +++
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  • Jennifer90
    2.0 out of 5 stars Vengeful Games
    Reviewed in Germany on August 14, 2013
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    Sadly, I have to say that the thriller was a disappointment. It was not suspenseful at all and very predictable. Of course, it had some good moments too, but not many. The language was not as vivid and desciptive as in the first part of the series. Moreover, I missed the bloody parts, it was more focused on the psychological aspect. Unfortunately, this was not thrilling at all. In conclusion I have to say that it was an ok-ish sequel, but it did not live up to my expectations.
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  • Suzanne Delaney
    5.0 out of 5 stars Games Galore!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2013
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    This book is the eagerly anticipated sequel to "Bad Games". Bad Games, I thought, was unbeatable. How wrong I was. We are once again catapulted into the twisted lives of the Fannelli family and their quest for vengeance with the Lamberts. Without giving too much away, we are introduced to other members of the Fannelli family who decide that the Lamberts have to pay for bumping one of their clan off. The story is ridiculously tense, to the point that you will not be able to put it down, so make sure you don't intend sleeping when you start it. It is beautifully written, and easy to read (no long, drawn out explanations or confusing twists). I particularly enjoyed how the author described the 'games'. I think this author is one twisted gentleman. Gory, frightening, shocking and an all round brilliant read. Near the end, the author makes excellent use of one sentence (again, I'm not giving anything away!) and you will be left thinking, "What the actual hell???!!". I have heard rumours that there is going to be a third book, and I honestly have no idea where the author will take us next, but you can guarantee it will be a roller coaster of a ride.
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