Mainely Angst (Goff Langdon Mainely Mystery 4) by Matt Cost -a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 12, 2022

The federally funded Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force sends two officials to investigate strange sightings in the Port Essex skies and they hire Wolfe and Baker to be their local liaisons. But are they really who they say?

It was as if he’d gripped an electric fence with a soaking wet hand and hung on, the current running through his body, making his breath catch in his lungs so that he couldn’t breathe in or out.

It appears that the missing persons case they are working on might related to the UAPs.

“You said you would do one thing for me.” His voice was muffled.
“I will do whatever you want.”
“I want you to die,” he said.

Port Essex becomes a melting pot of intrigue. People are disappearing. Strange sightings in the sky. And when Clay’s family and friends are threatened, things get very gritty.

His phone rang. It was Grandpops. “Clay? Somebody just blew up the house.”

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REVIEW: MAINELY ANGST is the fourth instalment in Matt Cost’s contemporary, adult GOFF LANGDON MAINELY MYSTERY series focusing on fifty-something part time private investigator and book store owner Goff Langdon, of Brunswick, Maine. MAINELY ANGST can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary.

Told from third person perspective MAINELY ANGST focuses on part time private investigator Goff Langdon as he is hired by three different people during the height of the COVID pandemic. A young woman has accused her boss of sexual harassment, and she has lost everything in the aftermath of losing her job; a lobster fisherman wants Goff to find his ‘missing’ wife, a Russian mail-order bride, whom he believes has been stolen out from under his nose; and thirdly, a four year old boy has been abducted, and the Q-anon supporters are claiming responsibility, threatening to kill the child if their demands are not met. As Goff, and his motley crew of amateur investigators begin to ferret out the truth, a pattern begins to emerge, linking all three of Goff’s cases together.

Once again, the return of several friends adds energy, familiarity and cohesion to the series: Sergeant Jeremiah ‘Bart’ Bartholomew, Attorney Jimmy 4 by Four, Jewell and Richam Jones, Goff’s wife Chabal, local gossip/drunk Danny T, and former attorney Jonathan ‘Star’ Starlng who now works for our story line hero. We are introduced to waitress and newcomer Raven Burke. The requisite evil has many faces.

MAINELY ANGST is another detailed, complex, and intriguing storyline that pulls the reader into a fictionalized world using real-world problems. The overlapping investigations reveal an array of suspects, secrets and lies, adultery, betrayal, madness and love. Matt Cost builds a comprehensive, thrilling and intricate story of murder and mystery in the small town of Brunswick Maine.

Reading Order and previous reviews
Mainely Power
Mainely Fear
Mainely Money

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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.