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Moonlit Retribution
Moonlit Retribution
by Richard Sacks
In the smog-choked streets of Grimsborough, the elite hunt for sport. But tonight, the prey is fighting back.
Elias Thorne is a man of silence and order; a dedicated archivist who prefers the dusty quiet of history to the clamor of the industrial city. But his quiet life is shattered when he is abducted by "The Gilded Hound," a secret society of bored aristocrats who crave a new kind of thrill.
Subjected to a brutal experiment by a mad surgeon, Elias is injected with a serum distilled from the blood of ancient beasts. His body is broken, reshaped, and turned into the ultimate quarry for a twisted hunt.
They expected him to run. They expected him to die. They were wrong.
Escaping the slaughter, Elias disappears into the city’s labyrinthine slums. But he hasn’t gone into hiding. With the mind of a scholar and the claws of a monster, he is meticulously dismantling the Gilded Hound’s empire piece by piece. From the counting houses of the financial district to the masquerade balls of high society, Elias is coming for the men who stole his humanity.
But the serum is unstable, and the beast within is hungry. As Elias stalks his creators, he faces a terrifying Can he destroy the monsters without becoming one permanently?
A Gothic Revenge Thriller where The Count of Monte Cristo meets The Wolfman.
by Richard Sacks
In the smog-choked streets of Grimsborough, the elite hunt for sport. But tonight, the prey is fighting back.
Elias Thorne is a man of silence and order; a dedicated archivist who prefers the dusty quiet of history to the clamor of the industrial city. But his quiet life is shattered when he is abducted by "The Gilded Hound," a secret society of bored aristocrats who crave a new kind of thrill.
Subjected to a brutal experiment by a mad surgeon, Elias is injected with a serum distilled from the blood of ancient beasts. His body is broken, reshaped, and turned into the ultimate quarry for a twisted hunt.
They expected him to run. They expected him to die. They were wrong.
Escaping the slaughter, Elias disappears into the city’s labyrinthine slums. But he hasn’t gone into hiding. With the mind of a scholar and the claws of a monster, he is meticulously dismantling the Gilded Hound’s empire piece by piece. From the counting houses of the financial district to the masquerade balls of high society, Elias is coming for the men who stole his humanity.
But the serum is unstable, and the beast within is hungry. As Elias stalks his creators, he faces a terrifying Can he destroy the monsters without becoming one permanently?
A Gothic Revenge Thriller where The Count of Monte Cristo meets The Wolfman.
65 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2025
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