Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Block Party | 2023 | Jamie Day | Buy |
| 2 | One Big Happy Family | 2024 | Jamie Day | Buy |
| 3 | The Lake Escape | 2025 | Jamie Day | Buy |
Jamie Day’s standalone novels each take an everyday scenario and fill it with suspicion and danger. The Block Party (2023) was the debut, turning a suburban neighborhood event into a thriller. One Big Happy Family (2024) followed with a story about relatives gathering under circumstances that grow increasingly tense. The Lake Escape (2025) rounds out the trio with vacation-set suspense.
Each book works on its own with a separate cast and plot. The connecting thread is Day’s approach: take a social setting that should be safe and comfortable, then reveal the secrets and lies hiding beneath the surface.