Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of SLOW DOWN and THE
MENTOR (St. Martin’s Press), which was acquired by
Macmillan Entertainment with the film in development. He has been published in
multiple languages and nominated for the 2018 Prix du Polar. The first two
books in a thriller series, THE
DESIRE CARD and PREY NO MORE, are forthcoming from Fahrenheit Press in
winter 2019. His pilots and screenplays have been finalists in Script Pipeline,
Stage 32, We Screenplay, the New York Screenplay, Screencraft, and the
Hollywood Screenplay contests. After graduating with an MFA from the New
School, his writing has also
appeared in the anthology DIRTY BOULEVARD, The Millions, The Montreal Review,
The Adirondack Review, Essays & Fictions, The New Plains Review, and
others. He is the co-curator of The Guerrilla Lit Reading Series
(guerrillalit.wordpress.com). He lives in New York City.
Follow him at leematthewgoldberg.com and @LeeMatthewG.
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BOOK BLURB:
Any wish fulfilled for the
right price. That's the promise the Desire Card gives to its
elite clients. But if the Card doesn’t feel like they’ve been justly
compensated, the “price” will be more menacing than the clients could ever
imagine.
Harrison Stockton learns this
lesson all too well. Harrison has lived an adult life of privilege and
After finding himself far down
on the donor list, Harrison takes matters into his own hands. This decision
sparks a gritty and gripping quest that takes him to the slums of Mumbai in
search of a black market organ and forces him under the Desire Card’s thumb.
When his moral descent threatens his wife and children, Harrison
must decide whether to save himself at any cost, or do what’s right and put a
stop to the Card.
THE
DESIRE CARD is a taut international thriller
that explores what a man will do to survive when money isn’t always enough to
get everything he desires. It’s the first book in a series followed by PREY NO
MORE that focuses on other people indebted to this sinister organization, where
the actual price is the cost of one’s soul.
PRAISE:
"Careful what you wish for,
especially from a nefarious shadow organization, in this gripping start to Lee
Matthew Goldberg's fast-paced, highly compelling, buzz worthy new series. If
you love characters morally compromised, richly drawn, and constantly surprising,
you'll love THE
DESIRE CARD. I burned through the first book and can't wait to get my hands
on PREY NO MORE to see where this endlessly exciting story takes me next! Loved
it!” - Daniel Palmer, critically acclaimed suspense author
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Thank you for your time in
answering our questions about getting published. Let’s begin by having
you explain to us why you decided to become an author and pen this book?
I’ve always been a
writer. It has been a dream career for me.
Is this your first book?
No, it is my third
published book after Slow Down and The Mentor
With this particular book,
how did you publish – traditional, small press, Indie, etc. – and why did you
choose this method?
This is published by an
Indie publisher. They do great crime fiction and bought the first two books in
the series so were a good fit.
Can you tell us a little
about your publishing journey? The pros
and cons?
It’s been a long ride.
It took a while to get an agent and sell my first book. Even now, it’s not easy
to sell every book. But I love to write and for me, that’s the easiest part.
What lessons do you feel you
learned about your particular publishing journey and about the publishing
industry as a whole?
To never give up. I’ve
gotten so many rejections it would have been easy to just pack it all in, but I
always was determined to be published and carve out a career.
Would you recommend this
method of publishing to other authors?
Yeah, if a great
publisher wants your book, sure, what’s stopping you?
What’s the best advice you
can give to aspiring authors?
Edit, and then edit
more, and then edit again. Treat it like a job, but don’t forget why you love
to do it.
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