Wolfe Trap (Clay Wolfe/Port Essex 1) by Matt Cost-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 23, 2021

What evil lurks in Port Essex, Maine?

Clay Wolfe is a former Boston homicide detective who has left the police department to return home to Maine to care for his elderly grandfather and open a private detective agency. Haunted by being orphaned at an early age, and jaded by the corruption of the big city, Clay is happy to hit pause and investigate minor crimes.

“I want you to find the person who sold the drugs that killed my grandbaby.”

When he is hired to find out who sold the drugs that killed a six-month-old baby girl, he has no idea of the evil that he is going to uncover in the underbelly of his hometown.

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REVIEW: WOLFE TRAP is the first instalment in Matt Cost’s contemporary, adult CLAY WOLFE/PORT ESSEX mystery, crime, suspense, thriller series focusing on former Boston homicide detective turned private investigator Clay Wolfe.

Told from several third person perspectives WOLFE TRAP follows Port Essex PI Clay Wolfe as he is contracted by a third party to investigate the death, by heroin, of a six month old child but what Clay quickly discovers is that the small town of Port Essex, and Essex harbor are a major port for the distribution of heroin and illegal drugs. From lobster trappers, fisherman and the local PD, everyone is suspect including our story line hero. As Clay begins to uncover a trail of secret and lies, one by one, the suspects disappear or end up dead. What ensues is the search for the truth, and the potential fall out as those closest to Clay are targeted as his investigation hits too close to home.

WOLFE TRAP introduces the players and people of Port Essex Maine including Clay’s grandfather, former attorney Gene Wolfe; Clay’s assistant Baylee Baker; former Navy SEAL Weston ‘Westy’ Beck; PI/surveillance camera man Don;Crystal and Kelly Anne Landry; journalist Marie Cloutier; Clay’s friends with benefits, officer Donna Smith; billionaire Big Pharma CEO Niles Harrington and his daughter Charly, and their caretaker Scott McKenny. The requisite evil has many faces.

WOLFE TRAP is a story of betrayal and vengeance; drug smuggling and addiction; power, control, secrets and lies. The premise is engaging and intriguing; the characters are energetic and dynamic. Matt Cost pulls the reader into a character driven, detailed and spirited tale that could be ripped from the headlines of anywhere, any day.

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.