Yes, Daddy

A propulsive, scorching modern gothic that will keep you reading long past your bedtime. Yes, Daddy follows Jonah Keller, an ambitious young playwright scraping by in a Bushwick sublet, whose chance encounter with Richard Shriver—a glamorous Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright—ignites a passionate affair that promises everything Jonah has ever wanted: access, artistry, and acceptance into New York’s glittering literary elite.

When summer arrives, Richard whisks Jonah away to his sprawling Hamptons estate, where lavish dinners and influential friends paint a picture of the life Jonah has always craved. But behind the tall iron fence surrounding this idyllic compound, something sinister lurks. The young, attractive waitstaff sport ugly bruises. The power dynamics shift like coastal fog. And as Jonah falls from Richard’s good graces, he begins to understand the true cost of admission to this rarefied world.

What unfolds is a gut-churning, heart-wrenching exploration of class, power, and complicity that barrels toward a violent, inevitable climax. Jonathan Parks-Ramage has crafted a debut that burns with clarity and weight—a story about the nuances of victimhood, the seduction of privilege, and the revenge that shapes a life.

“Parks-Ramage is an extraordinary new talent and Yes, Daddy is truly something special.” —Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things

Riveting, unpredictable, and compulsively readable, this is literary suspense at its finest—a book that lingers long after you’ve turned the final page.

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