Mainely Money (Goff Langdon Mainely Mystery 3) by Matt Cost-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 10, 2021

Langdon is a laid back, slacker detective, happy with his work, friends, and way of life in the town of Brunswick, Maine. To complement his income in Brunswick’s scarce private detective market, Langdon also owns and operates a mystery bookstore.

“I’m being blackmailed with intimate pictures of myself with someone who is not my husband,” Senator Mercer said to his back.
Then he is hired to investigate the blackmail of a US Senator.

“You heard the OPK struck again in Portland last night?”
Then he is hired to prove the innocence of an immigrant from Burundi framed for murder.

Langdon gulped and stepped back. He felt as if he was cheating on his wife, but his eyes wouldn’t mind their own business.
Then he is hired by the beautiful Delilah Friday to find her missing sister.

Russian gangsters. Spooks. Serial Killers. Powerful interest groups. Blackmailers. Langdon, with the help of his friends and family must piece together these disparate items and solve the case that is threatening his way of life. And then they take his daughter.

It is not just another day in Brunswick, Maine. Langdon has entered a world where money rules.

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REVIEW:MAINELY MONEY is the third instalment in Matt Cost’s contemporary, adult GOFF LANGDON, MAINELY MYSTERY suspense series focusing on part time private investigator and book store owner Goff Langdon. MAINELY MONEY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. MAINELY MONEY advances the series approximately twenty years.

Told from third person perspective MAINELY MONEY picks up approximately twenty-two years after the events of book one MAINELY POWER, and an old adversary has returned. As a part time investigator, the now fifty-something Goff Langdon is often called upon to find the ‘dirt on cheating spouses’ but a request from US Senator Margaret Mercer’s husband Max to locate a possible blackmailer finds Goff running in circles. From a search for a serial rapist and murderer, a femme fatale’s missing sister to the Russian mob, and discrimination and accusations against a newcomer to America, Goff has his hands full until everything begins to spiral out of control. When Goff gets too close to the truth, a couple of rogue and former military spooks threaten everyone he loves, forcing Goff and his intrepid gang of wanna-be heroes to take matters into their own hands.

MAINELY MONEY is an intriguing story of mystery and suspense. The world building is colorful and richly detailed. The political ramifications of Goff’s investigation begin to take on a life of their own.

The return of several friends adds familiarity and cohesion to the current timeline: Bart the cop, Attorney 4 by Four, Jewell and Richam Jones, Goff’s daughter Missouri, his twin brothers Nick and Lord, and Goff’s new wife Chabal (whom we met in the previous story lines but she had yet to become Goff’s wife.)

Matt Cost pulls the readers into a story of power and control; secrets, lies and manipulation; blackmail, rogue assassins, the powerful and political elite. The premise is investigative, intricate and detailed; the characters are energetic, lively and passionate. MAINELY MONEY is another welcome and captivating addition the Matt Cost’s GOFF LANGDON MAINELY MYSTERY series.

Reading Order and previous reviews
Mainely Power
Mainely Fear

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Over the years, Cost has owned a video store, a mystery bookstore, and a gym. He has also taught history and coached just about every sport imaginable.

Cost now lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Harper. There are four grown children: Brittany, Pearson, Miranda, and Ryan. A chocolate Lab and a basset hound round out the mix. He now spends his days at the computer, writing.