Prey No More

The Desire Card Book 2

by Lee Matthew Goldberg

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Pub Date Jul 05 2022 | Archive Date Dec 31 2022

Wolfpack Publishing | Rough Edges Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

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AN EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT ACTION WHERE MORALS AREN’T AS BLACK AND WHITE AS ONCE WAS THOUGHT.

J.D. Storm is an ex-Army sniper, discharged after losing an eye in battle. Finally finding work at the illusive Desire Card—an unsavory organization that promises “any wish fulfilled for the right price”—he heaves a sigh of relief. But when those wishes become too immoral, J.D. quickly finds out that no one reneges on the boss, a powerful and eccentric madman known only as Clark Gable because of the realistic mask he wears, without paying a hefty price.

On the run, J.D. begins a white-knuckle cat-and-mouse chase that takes him northwest where he hides out with a former girlfriend and tries to scrounge up enough cash to flee the country. But with every second that passes by, Gable’s other masked operatives are closing in.

Soon, J.D. discovers just how widespread the organization’s contacts are—no longer knowing who he can trust. Rather than running, J.D. decides that his best shot is to take out the head of the snake. After all, the hunted must become the hunter if he has any hope of surviving.

Ingeniously plotted and filled with twists and turns, Prey No More follows those indebted to this sinister organization—where the ultimate price is the cost of one’s soul.

AN EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT ACTION WHERE MORALS AREN’T AS BLACK AND WHITE AS ONCE WAS THOUGHT.

J.D. Storm is an ex-Army sniper, discharged after losing an eye in battle. Finally finding work at the illusive...

A Note From the Publisher

Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of nine novels including THE ANCESTOR and THE MENTOR and the YA series RUNAWAY TRAIN. His books are in various stages of development for film and TV off of his original scripts. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the Prix du Polar. After graduating with an MFA from the New School, his writing has also appeared as a contributor in Pipeline Artists, LitHub, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Millions, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, LitReactor, Mystery Tribune, The Big Idea, Monkeybicycle, Fiction Writers Review, Cagibi, Necessary Fiction, Hypertext, If My Book, Past Ten, the anthology Dirty Boulevard, The Montreal Review, The Adirondack Review, The New Plains Review, Maudlin House, Underwood Press and others. His pilots and screenplays have been finalists in Script Pipeline, Book Pipeline, Stage 32, We Screenplay, the New York Screenplay, Screencraft, and the Hollywood Screenplay contests. He is the co-curator of The Guerrilla Lit Reading Series and lives in New York City. Follow him at LeeMatthewGoldberg.com

Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of nine novels including THE ANCESTOR and THE MENTOR and the YA series RUNAWAY TRAIN. His books are in various stages of development for film and TV off of his...

Advance Praise

“Lee Matthew Goldberg's Prey No More is a fast-paced thriller, a story about a former soldier caught up in a bad situation. JD is an excellent marksman but he’s conflicted about his work for a mysterious organization called “The Desire Card.” After he leaves a hit job unfinished, he goes on the run, hoping to shake his connection to this underworld. Goldberg takes us across the country to a dead end town in Washington State, where JD tracks down an old love but finds he can’t trust anyone. But he’ll have to trust someone to get out of the web he’s caught himself in. Prey No More is filled with terrific characters, both good and bad, and writing that moves a breakneck speed. Fabulous second installment of the new series, The Desire Card.” --Jen Conley author of "Cannibals: Stories from the Edge of the Pine Barrens."

"Gripping and relentless!"

-Vincent Hauuy, bestselling author of Le Tricycle Rouge and Le Brasier

“Part international thriller, part down and dirt heist tale, Prey No more is a lightning-fast novel about human desire and the survival instinct. Honed to a fine point, Goldberg’s storytelling skills keep you flipping the pages quickly and get you to root for a main character tarnished almost, but not quite, beyond repair.” – Scott Adlerberg, author of Graveyard Love and Jack Waters.

"Lee Matthew Goldberg’s PREY NO MORE is the perfect follow up: a story where the double-crosses have double crosses and the answers to morality questions are never black and white."

-Gregory Rossi, author of The Come Up

“Lee Matthew Goldberg's Prey No More is a fast-paced thriller, a story about a former soldier caught up in a bad situation. JD is an excellent marksman but he’s conflicted about his work for a...