Character Interview: Harrison Stockton of The Desire Card by Lee Matthew Goldberg

We’re thrilled to be talking to Harrison Stockton from Lee Matthew Goldberg’s The Desire Card. It is a pleasure to have him with us today at Pimp That Character!

Thank you for your interview, Harrison.  How old are you and what do you do for a living?

I am 43 and I work on Wall Street in Mergers & Acquisitions

Can you tell us about one of your most distinguishable features?

Unfortunately now my gut – too much alcohol and pizza

What would I love the most about you?

I am tenacious – if I want something, I get it.

What would I hate the most about you?

Same thing, I’m super stubborn and refuse to take no for an answer

Where do you go when you are angry?

My dark place, childhood wasn’t so great so I try not to think about it

What makes you laugh out loud?

My wife Helene used to, we would laugh about nothing for hours

What is in your refrigerator right now?

A lot of take-out, we’re not a cooking family.

What is your most treasured possession?

The money I’ve made

What is your greatest fear?

Death or bankruptcy

What is the trait you most not like about yourself?

I’m overweight, I need to work out

Do you think the author portrayed you accurately?

Yup, warts and all

What is your idea of a perfect day?

Probably up in Hamptons on the beach, not thinking about work.

What are three must haves when shopping at the grocery store?

Beer, frozen pizza, ketchup.

I’m opening up your cabinet.  What foods do I see?

Beer, frozen pizza, ketchup

If you could change one physical thing about yourself, what would that be?

Lose weight

Are you a loner or do you prefer to surround yourself with friends?

A bit of a loner

Who is your best friend?

My wife, Helene

Do you have children?

Yes, Brenton and Gracie

What is your favorite weather?

Sun

What’s your idea of a perfect meal?

Steak, pretty rare

Someone is secretly in love with you.  Who is it and how do you feel about that?

I’m flattered. I’m not that easy to love.

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Didn’t think about it much. I was just trying to survive childhood.

What is your most treasured possession?

Wealth

Do you like to cook?  If so, what is your favorite thing to cook?

Nope

If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?

Read Lee’s book. That’s pretty much what it’s about.

About the Author

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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About the Book:

Title: THE DESIRE CARD
Author: Lee Matthew Goldberg
Publisher: Fahrenheit Press
Pages: TBA
Genre: Crime/Suspense

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 excess: a high-powered job on Wall Street along with a fondness for alcohol and pills, and a family he adores, yet has no time for. All of this comes crashing to a halt when he loses his executive job and discovers he has liver cirrhosis with mere months left to live.

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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