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Hellbent /adj. / 1. very determined to do something, especially when the results might be bad.

A year has passed. Marine and security specialist Domino Taylor does not work anymore. His days and nights are spent shadowing the Lambert family, the guilt he feels for the tragic events that unfolded in western Pennsylvania haunting him without mercy.

When someone from Domino's past contacts him, she begs him to take on one last job. Find and return her kidnapped son.

Domino agrees to help, not knowing that the truth behind the kidnapping is far more sinister than anything he can possibly fathom.

It appears there is one final game to play. The host is someone who has been planning a masterpiece of epic proportions for some time now, grooming an unwitting Domino as the star, hellbent on watching him suffer before he dies...

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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"Fans of Richard Laymon will love Jeff Menapace's work." - Bill Braddock, Bestselling Author of BREW

"Hellbent may be my favorite of the three books in the series...[Menapace] has ratcheted up the suspense to excruciating new levels." - J. Chambers, Amazon Hall of Fame, Top 10 Reviewer

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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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Publisher : Mind Mess Press (December 10, 2013)
Publication date : December 10, 2013
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Print length : 270 pages
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stachehunter

Ian Fleming wants the plot to "Dr. No" back

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018

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Jeff Menapace's "Bad Games" series started well, the first book was a good potboiler with interesting characters, so he gets a pass for writing a decent thriller. The second book upped the ante and started unraveling halfway through the story as it crossed into James Bond/Michael Myers territory with a psychotic female villain who has unlimited finances, a hot daddy, mysterious people who give assistance to our lady villain over the phone, and a thirst for blood. She evidently cannot be stopped, but that's the fault of the "good guys" who never check to see if she's really dead. Plot holes abound.

Now, our unkillable villain is back, hellbent on revenge. She should be dead by lung cancer, given how many descriptions of the cigarettes she smokes the reader is treated to. All the short chapters end with cigarettes, thrown into coffee, out the Lexus window, etc.

This twaddle spirals out page after page into science fiction and ends up using the plot from Ian Fleming's "Dr.No", in which James Bond (called "Domino" here) is forced into a ridiculous maze and tortured room by room. Our villain is finally shot in the face after being bested by someone who encountered this psycho in the first book. Naturally, one more crazy person who assisted the now dead villain escapes to set fire to more houses and people, as well as show up in a fourth book. No sense in spending money on yet another ridiculous pulp thriller. We all know book four is a set up for book five, etc. Go read "Dr.No" again, you can usually find it for free on your Kindle.

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Kimberlie L.

A great ending to an awesome series.

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018

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Although I hear this is no longer the end, that more Bad Games are on the way, I cannot wait!

I was way into the concept of our ice cold killer Monica finding the perfect protegee, who ended up being my favorite character this go-round. I hope we see more of her in upcoming book(s). Monica's brainchild, in a way a demented hamster wheel that is a matter of life and death, was amazing.

Other than pushing a bit past what I believe a human beings physical limits to be I loved this book just like the rest, the first being my favorite. All three are most definitely worth your time, they're all going onto my favorites list.

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Mediocre ending to the series

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2017

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I rated the first book in this series, Bad Games - A Dark Psychological Thriller (Bad Games Series Book 1) , five stars because the frightening situation was so realistic. What made the horror greater was the fact that it appeared to be something that could happen to anybody.

I also enjoyed reading the second book although I did not find it to be as good as the first. This third and final book really was a disappointment to me.

The plot is both overly structured and unrealistic. Each chapter seems designed to be innovative with depicting vengeful scenes of violence. Unlike the first two books where the victims were everyman types, this books pits formidable foes against each other in a fight to the death.

If it were not the last book written in the series, it would still be the last book in the series for me.

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Mylene

A Wild Ride.... indeed!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2016

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Oh, what fun this series was. I had the original Bad Games in my queue to read for over a year. What was I thinking? I should have gotten to it sooner as I was completely pleased to have found a new author I really like. I can't wait to read more from Jeff. If you are looking for a series that is a "wild ride", pick these three books up, as you will not regret the decision. The characters are memorable, the action is non-stop, and you have an extra element of horrific torture games mixed in. This a series that is just a page turner. Thanks much, Jeff, for entertaining me. I am now a huge fan!

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muther

No soul

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2017

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I read about them, hear about them on the news, you know what I'm talking about. People who do terrible, grossly cruel things to animals and people. It's their thrill and air just to watch them suffer. They have no soul. Yet, thankfully there is more good, or so we hope. This book takes you beyond what anyone should endure and you will go along with the good and evil. Get comfortable, your about to see what I mean! Could not put it down because I was worried on how it might end.

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Somersales

Another winner.

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017

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If the reader thinks too much about where the author gets his incredible ideas, it could be very scary....but wherever he gets them, they are are entertaining....never a dull moment. This Bad Games series has been one of the best I've ever read as far as building suspense with unforgettable characters....a true masterpiece....I plan on reading anything else I can find from this author....and would LOVE to see this series made into a movie....great work, Jeff Menapace!!

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Rev. Dr. Richards

Decent but flawed

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2015

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The author probably could have combined this book with the last. As it stands, the pacing was tight but the ending was abrupt and relatively unsatisfying despite the resolution. Also, there were several instances of deus ex machina throughout the series that went beyond the enjoyable "suspension of disbelief" for fictions sake into the " I can get another 20 pagea/chapter/book out of milking this"...classic point is a "professional" like Domino finding Monica at the end of book two and then leaving everything to chance with an untrained shooter pulling the trigger and no positive death confirmation.

That said, the author's depiction of the villain is excellent, you get a visceral hatred for them and while they are sociopathic, they really don't get campy.

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marcia riley

NO NO NO -- this can't be the last of the series!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2014

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It has to continue with Monica's little protégée. IT HAS TO !!!!!!!!!!

These three books are in a new genre of their own, a genre I'll call "Terror." They're not in the Horror genre, with all the occult, supernatural, zombies, vampires, ghosts, hell, etc. They are pure unremitting terror, evil done by humans to humans, and the intensity of the terror puts it miles above mystery, thriller or suspense.

If you want mind-blowing terror, and have a heart that's in good shape, you will read these 3 books, and you'll never forget them.

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Suzanne Delaney

Couldn't put this down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2014

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After reading the first two books in this trilogy, I couldn't wait for this to be released. I wasn't disappointed. This is an author who keeps the excitement flowing from page 1. No unnecessary padding - just pure action from the beginning. The synopsis will tell you what the story is about so won't bore you with the storyline. Suffice to say, it was great to revisit characters from the first two books. The main focus of the book is Domino - the hero, who is put through his paces by Monica...the lady who came into her own in the second book of the series. Monica's character never changes and it is good to see a female portrayed as the baddy for a change...and what a baddy she is! She is ruthless. I especially liked the part of the book where she sets up tasks for Domino to complete and the author describes them so well that the reader will actually feel as though they are participating themselves. This book can be read without reading the first two books but I would recommend that you do read them first as these two books are brilliant too. Looking forward to reading much more by this author.

GlamingoLady

Absolutely fantastic!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2013

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I never usually get into trilogys because the subsequent books never seem to be as good as the first. But this has been by far the best I have ever read. I read the first and second books back to back and was literally bursting at the seams to carry on so when I found this had been released I had bought it straight away and read it within 2 days.

After the end of the second one I was devastated and had no idea where this would go. I can't give too much away but I wasn't disappointed. As usual, the story was so cleverly written there was no way you could put this down - you HAVE to know what happens. I like the fact that there are small chapters too so when you do finally have to come back to the land of the living you can jump straight back into it.

I was not disappointed with this and I would recommend this series of book to everyone and anyone. I have never had a favourite author before but I think Jeff Menapace has just become it!

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karen walton

Perfection in a book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2014

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It's a long time since I have read a series of books back to back but this was absolutely brilliant. This is my first time reading Jeff menopace books but it definitely won't be the last. What an absolutely brilliant author. This third book in the trilogy was amazing. It was moving, suspenseful, thought provoking well you name it, it was everything you could possibly want from a dark psychological thriller. Kept me reading until well into the early hours. Did leave me wondering if he was going to take the Kelly Blaine story further, I hope so. I look forward to more from this hugely talented guy.

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Not well written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2017

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Was hoping for a really good read as the reviews i have read on these books sounded pretty amazing, but I was very disappointed. Far from being scary, or even really nasty the author stepped back from any real danger or violence, as an avid horror reader for 50 years I feel I know what is good, and these books are not! Have read the first one, I ordered all 3 and so far have not even picked up the second. I read on average 2 or 3 books a week, so thought I could get through these fairly rapidly. I shall read them purely because I read all the books i buy, but I am not actually looking forward to it:(

margaret simpson

Brilliant again

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2019

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Omg I just love these books , only one left , and can hardly wait to start reading it , treat yourself to the set , if this your preferred genre , you will not be disappointed

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