Mainely Power

Goff Langdon’s an interesting guy. He lives in a small town in Maine, owns a bookstore and is a private investigator. His sidekick is a dog named Coffee Dog, also the name of his bookstore. He’s also got an interesting collection of friends, from the lovely but married Chabal, who mostly runs the store, to Bart, a Clete Purcel-like cop who doesn’t follow the rules, to Goldilocks, the mop topped owner of Goff’s favorite dive bar. In this first outing, Goff gets himself embroiled with the murder of a nuclear power plant’s head of security, taking on the dead man’s very oversexed wife as a client. Mayhem and murder follows as he discovers more, hot on the trail of why. His support group of friends and family join him as the plot thickens, and it’s a lively diverse group who help him in his ever-increasingly dangerous venture. Matt Cost has created a great new hero here, with shades of Spenser, Robicheaux and Davenport but Goff Langdon is his own man, one of a kind. Good job, Mr. Cost, and I’m looking forward to Goff’s new adventures.

Goff Langdon’s an interesting guy. He lives in a small town in Maine, owns a bookstore and is a private investigator. His sidekick is a dog named Coffee Dog, also the name of his bookstore. He’s also got an interesting collection of friends, from the lovely but married Chabal, who mostly runs the store, to Bart, a Clete Purcel-like cop who doesn’t follow the rules, to Goldilocks, the mop topped owner of Goff’s favorite dive bar. In this first outing, Goff gets himself embroiled with the murder of a nuclear power plant’s head of security, taking on the dead man’s very oversexed wife as a client. Mayhem and murder follows as he discovers more, hot on the trail of why. His support group of friends and family join him as the plot thickens, and it’s a lively diverse group who help him in his ever-increasingly dangerous venture. Matt Cost has created a great new hero here, with shades of Spenser, Robicheaux and Davenport but Goff Langdon is his own man, one of a kind. Good job, Mr. Cost, and I’m looking forward to Goff’s new adventures.

Mainely Power is a good read. I read a little bit of every genre of books but I generally read a lot of romance books. This one was a read that was a break from my normal romance reads. I was pulled into this one right from the beginning. Goff Langdon is a private detective. He’s a little gruff but a down to earth guy. He’s an interesting charter. Goff gets hired to investigate Harold Dumphy’s death. We are taking along for the ride while Goff undercover the mystery of Harold’s death. This one packed with mystery and suspense and some great side characters.

Matt Cost’s ‘Mainely Power’ opens with a murder at a nuclear power plant in Brunswick, Maine. The victim’s widow hires Goff Langdon to investigate. Goff is a twenty-eight-year-old bookstore owner and private investigator. Things do not go well for him (and we don’t want them to, do we?). This is a complex tale of intrigue, infidelity, blackmail, false accusations and murder that ends with an explosive shootout. The prose is clean and straight-forward. We always understand what’s going on even though the point of view sometimes drifts from one character to another, especially during the wild the climax. The characters are legion, many with unforgettable names (4 by Four, Peppermint Patti, Laurence Shakespeare) and all have strong personalities. Cost lovingly describes Brunswick, Maine, perhaps because it’s apparently populated by beautiful women. A good read.

Great storyline and well written. Definitely worth the read. Looking forward to the next one in the series.