{"product_id":"mainely-angst-9781645992844","title":"Mainely Angst","description":"\u003cp\u003eLangdon is muddling his way through the pandemic like everybody else. Business restrictions have dealt a blow to his mystery bookstore, and nobody leaves the house anymore to get into trouble and create a need for a PI. At the same time, his marriage is stronger than ever, and he's had a chance to catch up on things around the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen it all changes. The bookstore opens back up, and he gets hired to find a missing woman, find proof of sexual harassment against another local business owner, and track down a kidnapped boy before he is executed by a madman in a desperate bid to force the state to ease masking restrictions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Somebody stole my wife,\" the man said. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid Annika Morin leave her husband... or was she taken?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI was sexually harass' by my boss and then fire' when I refused his advances.\" Raven's dark eyes flashed a promise of anger and vengeance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal brew pub owner Rick Strong is accused of sexual harassment, which seems likely, but is he guilty of much more? Or is it entirely fabricated?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Where is my boy?\" Jill asked, her words anguished. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then the boy is abducted, and the kidnapper attempts to hold the entire state hostage. If the governor refuses their demands, the kidnapper promises to execute the child on Halloween.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of his wife, Chabal, and his friends Bart the bad-tempered cop, 4 by Four the playboy lawyer, Richam and Jewell, and Star, his bookstore employee, Langdon is in a race against time to find the missing wife, obtain proof against an unlikeable business owner, and track down a kidnapped boy before it is too late...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCost, Matt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Matt Cost (aka Matthew Langdon Cost) is the author of I Am Cuba: Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution (Encircle Publications, March, 2020), his first traditionally published novel. Also available from Encircle Publications are his Goff Langdon Mainely Mysteries, Mainely Power (September 2020), Mainely Fear (December 2020), and Mainely Money (March 2021), as well as his Clay Wolfe \/ Port Essex Mystery series: Wolfe Trap (June 2021), Mind Trap (October 2021), Mouse Trap (publishing in April 2022), and Honey Trap (publishing in September 2022). His new historical fiction novel, Love in a Time of Hate, was published by Encircle in August of 2021, and Encircle will introduce a new mystery series by Cost in December of 2022 with Brooklyn Eight Ballo, featuring private detective Eight Ballo, and set in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1920s. Matt is on both Facebook (@Matt Cost) and Instagram (@mlangdoncost), and visit his website at www.mattcost.net.","brand":"Encircle Publications, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650452263186,"sku":"9781645992844","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09c28d43-e09c-41dc-9457-faf796aeede4.jpg?v=1733289468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mainely-angst-9781645992844","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}