Prey Drive

by Van Argan

Women vanishing from a mountain resort, a reality star in hiding, and a stalker with a foolproof plan . . .    A predator hunts for his prey among the guests and visitors at a luxurious retreat. He's unable to control his brutal impulses to destroy innocence and beauty. But he's perfected a scheme that he believes will keep him from ever getting caught.   His victims vanish. No one knows what's happened to them. No one can prove they're even missing.   But peculiar clues catch the eye of Paul Waterford, an infamous former coach and one time reality star. He's trying to shed his scandalous past, and to help he'll need to keep his identity a secret. Investigating while underground, with no assistance from the proper authorities, is the only way to make it work.   To make matters worse, the disappearances aren't the only mysteries at the resort and someone's on to Paul's biggest secret.    Will the stalker stop him before Paul uncovers what happened to the women?   "Prey Drive" is an intriguing mystery and suspense novel by Van Argan, author of "Lurking on the Tightrope."  It is a stand alone and complete story without a cliffhanger ending.

240 pages, Paperback

Published October 25, 2020

About the author

Van Argan's mysteries and thrillers, in fascinating settings rich with symbolism, are layered with intrigue and compelling characters.

"Lurking On The Precipice" features amateur sleuth Pari Malik solving a series of complex disappearances and attacks in the rugged mountains and sandstone canyons of the desert southwest. It is the follow-up to "Lurking on the Tightrope: Mystery at Diamond Head," which was Argan's debut mystery and psychological thriller.

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In addition to writing, Van Argan has worked for animal rescue and animal protection in local, regional, national, and international nonprofit organizations for more than two decades. These efforts have been headquartered on both the East Coast and the West Coast of the United States. Argan, a graduate of journalism school and law school, currently resides in the southwest United States.

Reviews

[Brandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really liked this book. basically it starts out with a man basically going up into the mountains near santa fa to hide out after some bad press and a major health crisis. he was supposed do just be resting and recouping but the person that owned the resort he was staying at and had put him up in this place asked him to keep an eye out and figure out what was going on there since there seemed to be a pretty big loss margin. while hiking and poking around he stumbled onto the hiding place of most of the theft but he wasnt done. hes attacked ambushed and jerked around until he ultimately figured everything out. there was some grammatical errors that stuck out at me but what caused the 4 stars and not the full 5 is that i cannot figure out how he figured out about the predator. that bothers me. there was basically no signs pointing at the person and they didnt explain it in the book.