The Breaker - series. Books 1 - 3:

 

The Breaker

ISBN: 9781656281517

Description:

How do you know the one you love won’t hurt you?

Or even try to kill you?
In many cases … you don’t.

How do we choose our path and purpose in life?

What makes us who we are?
When Seth Egan starts working as a private detective, he knows he’ll make enemies.
It goes with the territory.
As Seth works on a murder case and hunts down the killers, he becomes the target.
Some people have no conscience, shame, empathy, or remorse.
To get their own way, to get what they want, to take everything, they will do anything.
Even murder.
In the end, they will drag you down to hell with them.
Sometimes, our enemies are those closest to us.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/eKFZ03giKR?amp=1

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Bad Blood

ISBN: 9798682203192

Description:

No one is paying Seth Egan for his latest case.

He keeps this one unofficial.

Pro bono publico.

Off the books.

For him, this one is personal.

A matter of bad blood.

A woman with a grudge of her own leads Seth to a place where people vanish without trace.

Money is the motive.

Greed is the motivator.

Scores that can only be settled in blood.

A dark underworld of illegal gambling, prostitution, drugs, violence and murder.

Amazon link:

 

https://t.co/e0XiS8crAr?amp=1

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Mall Maze

ISBN: 9798729917235

Description:

Friday the 13th.

Unlucky for many.

What should have been a routine adultery case ends with Seth Egan fighting for his life.

Cut off from the world.

With no way to call for help.

Trapped in a place where the walls are coming down around him.

Seth is running out of places to hide.

As chaos reigns and the city burns … the hunters close in.

Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09244XVYW/

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Themes:

Abuse by proxy, Adultery, C-PTSD, crime, detective, domestic abuse, enabler, flying monkey, gaslighting, hardboiled, heist, infidelity, murder, narcissism, narcissist, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, personality disorder, psychopath, sociopath, suspense, thriller, vigilante, violence.

Books available in hardcover, paperback and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of my books is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

What’s On?

What’s On?

A Guide to Movies and TV Shows

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9798342696098

Paperback

ISBN-13: 9798341177307

Kindle

ASIN: B0DJTZ8T58

Back cover description:

What’s On? … is the timeless question we have all asked ourselves almost every day of our lives, as we reach for the remote control and settle in front of the TV screen.

Jack Kost, a life-long movie buff and coffee addict, offers his choice of favorite movie and television masterpieces.

Providing possible answers to the question of What’s On? with over 1,900 titles, from golden oldies and timeless classics, to more recent releases, all meticulously logged and summarized.

An invaluable and collectable go-to source for discovering new favorites and revisiting old ones.

Perfect for film enthusiasts and casual viewers alike, this guide will spark conversations, bring back memories, and help you navigate the ever-evolving world of screen entertainment.

A wealth of recommendations and insights from a passionate movie buff to enrich your viewing experience, complete with personal reminiscences and nostalgic reflections, told with a world-wise critical eye, sardonic dry wit, a healthy dose of cynicism, biting observations, and a well-founded rant here and there.

Just don’t challenge or get him started on his personal favorites, like The Shining, Point Blank, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Duellists, Romeo Is Bleeding, or The Ninth Configuration. His opinions on these and other iconic titles are as intense and unyielding as the movies themselves.

All compiled by an author who not only watched the movies, but also read the books on which they were based, did his research, drank a lot of coffee in the process, and advocates for the importance and value of reading.

A glimpse into the over-caffeinated mind of a writer with a passion for great stories.

What’s On? is a celebration of the intersection between page and screen, and a reminder that great on-screen adaptations often start with a great book and a strong cup of coffee.

Kick back, grab your coffee, and enjoy the show!

As author Jack Kost says:

“Happy viewing … and do yourself a favor … read the books.”

Slipped Masks:

Slipped Masks

ISBN: 9781719330640

Description:

I can’t call you because if he hears me talking on the phone he’ll hit me again. He scares me. I know sooner or later he’s going to kill me. I’ll text you again when I can. I love you, Casey. I’ll spend the rest of our lives proving to you how much I love you. Please come. Please save me …

With only text messages to guide him, Casey Byrne is on the hunt, racing across five states to save his ex-girlfriend, Madison.

Casey loves Madison deeply and wants desperately to save her life and rekindle their relationship.

But the closer he gets to her, the more surreal his journey becomes as the dead bodies pile up in his wake.

Clinical Lycanthropy: the delusion that a human can physically transform into a wolf.

If you were insane, would you know it?

How would you see the world if you were convinced you could transform into a wolf?

The hunter … and the hunted.

Slipped Masks is a dark neo-noir thriller about how the need for love and companionship becomes twisted into obsession, possession, jealousy, violence and murder.

A horrifying portrait of Clinical Lycanthropy.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/2Gwb135V3m

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Themes:

Sociopathy, narcissistic abuse, personality disorder, Clinical Lycanthropy, crime, murder.

Book available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of this book is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in music history - Songs from a Secret Garden, by Secret Garden (2016):

Songs from a Secret Garden

Album by Secret Garden,

released April 16, 2016.

Track list:

Nocturne; Pastorale; Song From A Secret Garden; Sigma; Papillon; Serenade To Spring; Atlantia; Heartstrings; Adagio; The Rap; Chaconne; Cantoluna; Ode To Simplicity.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1. Episode 21.

Episode entitled: Symbiosis.

Released April 16, 1988.

Directed by Win Phelps.

Written by Robert Lewin, Richard Manning, Hans Beimler, Hannah Louise Shearer, Tracy Tormé.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Judson Scott, Merritt Butrick, Richard Lineback, Kimberley Farr, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, Susan Duchow, Shana Golden, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Kenneth Tigar.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 2. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: Horizon.

Released April 16, 2003.

Directed by James Contner.

Written by André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Mark McKenzie.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Joan Pringle, Corey Mendell Parker, Nicole Forester, Adam Paul, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Ken Feinberg, Alexandrea Ortiz, Colin Clive, Mark Correy, Evan English, Nikki Flux, Dwight Frye, Glen Hambly, Scott Sterling Hill, Aldric A. Horton, Roy Joaquin, Amina Julianna, John Jurgens, Boris Karloff, Aouri Makhlouf, Marnie Martin, Michael McAdam, Bobby Pappas, Lidia Sabljic, Monika Spruch, Warren Tabata, Scott L. Treger.

Born on this day – Dusty Springfield:

Dusty Springfield

Singer

April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999

Credits:

Albums:

A Brand New Me (1970); A Girl Called Dusty (1964); A Very Fine Love (1995); Cameo (1973); Dusty in Memphis (1969); Dusty... Definitely (1968); Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty (1965); Faithful (2015); It Begins Again (1978); Living Without Your Love (1979); Ooooooweeee!!! (1965); Reputation (1990); See All Her Faces (1972); Where Am I Going? (1967); White Heat (1982).

Movies, television and video:

1 a Minute (2010); 20 to 1 (2006); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996); 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1968); 45 Years (2015); 9-1-1 (2019); A Bucket o' French & Saunders (2007); A Home at the End of the World (2004); A Time for Loving (1972); A Touch of the Norman Vaughans (1964); A Walk on the Moon (1999); A Whole Scene Going (1966); Aikuiset (2019); Alex Strangelove (2018); All You Need Is Love (1977); Ambulance (2017); American Bandstand (1964–1965); American Horror Story (2012); Angels (1976); Anne Murray: The Sounds of London (1985); Another Evening with Burt Bacharach (1970); Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018); Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023); Arena (1989); Aspel & Company (1989); Baby It's You (1983); Bad Hair Days (2001); BAFTA British Academy Awards (1989); Bandstand (1967); BBC Show of the Week (1968); Beatrix, Oranje onder Vuur (2012); Billy Cotton Band Show (1965–1968); Birds of a Feather (1989); Blackpool Night Out (1964); Blue Murder (2004); Breakfast on Pluto (2005); Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017); Buster (1988); Call the Midwife (2012); Casino (1990); Casino Royale (1967); Castle Rock (2018); Catch Me If You Can (2002); Caught (2018); CBS This Morning (1989); Cilla (1969); Cilla's Celebration (1993); Clive Anderson Talks Back (1995); Colorspace Vol. 4 (2014); Coronation Street (1991–2016); Corvette Summer (1978); Cracker (1995); Crazyhead (2016); Crossing Jordan (2002); Daisy Jones & The Six (2023); Dancing on Ice (2010); Dancing with the Stars (2006); Daria (1998); Day of the Flowers (2012); De Mike Burstyn show (1981); Deadly Advice (1994); Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co. (1972); Decidedly Dusty (1969); Dee Time (1967–1968); Definitely Dusty (1999); Della (1969); Der Lehrer (2018); Des O'Connor Tonight (1996); Dinah! (1975); Doctor Who (2008–2011); Doddy's Music Box (1967); Druckfrisch (2007); Duet Impossible (2006); Dusty (1966–1967); Dusty Springfield & Daryl Hall: Wherever Would I Be? (1995); Dusty Springfield (1969); Dusty Springfield in Dusty Springfield: Live at the BBC (2007); Dusty Springfield in Dusty Springfield: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1979); Dusty Springfield in Dusty Springfield: Reflections (2003); Dusty Springfield: Arrested by You (1990); Dusty Springfield: I Want to Stay Here (1990); Dusty Springfield: In Private (1989); Dusty Springfield: Nothing Has Been Proved (1989); Dusty Springfield: Reputation (1990); Dusty Springfield: Roll Away (1995); EastEnders (1994–2022); Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics (1999); Elvis: The Rebirth of the King (2017); Europarty (1968); Falling Water (2016); Family Ties (2000); Fanny and Elvis (1999); Fat City (1972); Festival di Sanremo (1965); First Timers (2018); Five O'Clock Club (1966); Flitterabend (1995); For me – formidable (1969); Frank-Étienne Towards Grace (2012); French and Saunders (1996); Frequency (2000); From the Beatles to Oasis: Forty Years of Granada Pop (1996); Frost on Saturday (1969); Frost on Sunday (1968); Funny Woman (2023); Getting It Right (1989); Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop (2005); Godzilla (2014); Good Morning Britain (2017); Good Omens (2023); Gossip (2000); Great Performances (1996); Guten Abend, Nachbarn (1972); Guth (2013); Hall Pass (2011); Heartbreaker (2010); Here Come the Girls (1963); Hippodrome (1966); How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008); Hullabaloo (1965); Imagine Me & You (2005); In the Cut (2003); Independent Lens (2005); Infamous (2006); Informer (2018); InRealLife (2013); Inspector Lewis (2007); Interview (2003); It Must Be Dusty (1968); It's All Over Town (1964); It's Lulu (1970–1971); It's Lulu, Not to Mention Dudley Moore (1972); Joop (1969); JT LeRoy (2018); Juke Box Jury (1963–1979); Just Dusty (2009); Just for Fun (1963); Känd från TV (2001); Karaoke Revolution (2009); Kiss Me Goodbye (1982); Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show (1970); La parenthèse enchantée (2000); Ladybirds (1965); Las Vegas (2006); Last Night in Soho (2021); Last Tango in Halifax (2013); Later... With Jools Holland (1995–1996); Life on Mars (2007); Little America (2020); Live from Her Majesty's (1985); Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998); Lorraine (2017); Los simuladores (2002); Love & Mercy (2014); Love & Money (1981); Love Songs at the BBC (2011); Luke Cage (2016); Luther (2011); Mad Cows (1999); Mad Men (2012); Mafia III (2016); Make Your Own Kind of Music! (1971); Malcolm in the Middle (2006); Masters of Sex (2015); Medium (2005); Merz gegen Merz (2020); Misfits (2013); Miss Match (2003); Mom and Dad (2017); Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC (2023); Movie Music Mania (2005); Mr. Robot (2016); Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (2021); MTV 80s - 1989 Wrapped! (2023); MTV 80s - Top 50 Hits of 1987! (2022); Music My Way (1973); Music Scene (1969); My Music: 60s & 70s Slow Songs (2015); My Music: '60s Girl Grooves (2013); My Music: Burt Bacharach's Best (2013); My Music: Rock Rewind '67-'69 (2017); My Music: The British Beat (2007); New British Canon (2019–2024); New Musical Express Poll Winners' Concert (1966); New Tricks (2006); Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008); Nigella: At My Table (2017); Nine Perfect Strangers (2021); No Escape (1994); Norbit (2007); Not Only... But Also (1966); Once More with Felix (1969); One Hit Wonderland (2014); Only Fools and Horses (1991); Open House (1964); Operation: Entertainment (1968–1969); Overspel (2015); Pam & Tommy (2022); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1968); Pebble Mill at One (1995); Peninta-peninta (2007); Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop (2006); Pet Shop Boys: Montage - The Nightlife Tour (2001); Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos (2003); Pet Shop Boys: Videography (1991); Pet Shop Boys: What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1987); Peter Sarstedt (1969); Pop Go the Sixties! (1969); Popular Voices at the BBC (2017); Priest (1994); Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (2006); Pulp Fiction (1994); Queens of British Pop (2009); Rain (2001); Ram-Jam (1966); Ray Donovan (2017); Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 (1983); Ready, Steady, Go! (1963–1966); Richard Carpenter & Dusty Springfield: Something in Your Eyes (1987); Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1999); Rod McKuen (1971); Romance & Cigarettes (2005); Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004); RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2021); S.P.U.N.G (2002); Sacrée soirée (1990); Samantha Who? (2007); Saturday Night at the Mill (1979); Saturday Night Out (1985); Saturday Stars (1968); Scandal (1989); Schlag auf Schlager (1970); School for Seduction (2004); Second City Firsts (1974); Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2008); Set It Up (2018); Sex Education (2020); Sha Na Na (1979); ShakespeaRe-Told (2005); Shirley (1979); Shivaree (1965–1966); Shopgirl (2005); Showbusiness (1988); Showtime (1968); Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015); ... Sings James Bond (2012); Sings Bacharach and David! (2012); SingStar Rocks! (2006); Sleepers (1996); Snap (2023); SOKO München (2002); Soul Power! (2013); Stand Up and Cheer (1972); Star Stories (2006); Stars and Garters (1965); Strange Planet (1999); Swan Song (2021); Sydney Tonight (1969); Tarbuck at the Prince of Wales (1966); Teachers (2002); Ted Lasso (2020); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1963–1966); The 15th Annual Grammy Awards (1973); The Andy Williams Show (1969–1970); The Associate (1996); The Babysitter (2017); The Bacharach Sound (1965); The Benny Hill Show (1961); The Best of Music Flashback Television Shows: Featuring Music Scene and Hullabaloo (2001); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Big Time (1980); The Blackpool Show (1967); The Boat That Rocked (2009); The Bobby Darin Show (1973); The Brave One (2007); The Britannia Music Awards 1988 (1988); The British Invasion (2010); The Bromley Boys (2018); The Brontes at the BBC (2016); The Corrupt Ones (1967); The Crowded Room (2023); The Dame Edna Experience (1989); The Dating Game (1968); The Deuce (2019); The Dick Cavett Show (1970); The Don Lane Show (1981); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1966); The Ed Sullivan Show (1964); The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (1970); The Gigolos (2006); The Graham Stark Show (1964); The Grand Tour (2016); The Hollywood Palace (1969–1970); The Hunt (2020); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Johnny Cash Show (1970); The Jonathan Winters Show (1968); The Ken Dodd Show (1966); The Kenny Everett Video Show (1980); The Last Days of the Board (1999); The Liberace Show (1969); The London Palladium Show (1967–1968); The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1966); The Mancini Generation (1972); The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971); The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1972); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1979); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1970); The Office (2008); The Parent Trap (1998); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Pop Spot (1965); The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009); The Red Skelton Hour (1967); The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1986); The Rolf Harris Show (1968–1971); The Roxy (1987); The Royal Variety Performance 1965 (1965); The Sara Cox Show (2019); The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973); The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973); The Springfields (1961); The Stunt Man (1980); The Sweet Ride (1968); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972–1973); The Very Thought of You (1998); The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972); The Wedding Tackle (2000); The Young Generation (1970); They Sold a Million (1973); This Is Tom Jones (1969–1970); Til Death Do Us Part (2017); Time for Blackburn (1968); Timeshift (2012–2016); Tin Men (1987); Toast (2010); Tom Jones and Such Special Friends (1971); Tom Jones Now! (1983); Tom Jones! (1966); Top Beat (1964); Top of the Pops (1966–1989); Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978 (2013); Two Weeks Notice (2002); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1965); Vinyl (2016); Viva Blackpool (2006); Waking the Dead (2009); What's Love Got to Do with It (1993); When Motown Came to Britain (2023); Where the Action Is (1965); While You Were Sleeping (1995); Will & Grace (2004); Wogan (1985); Wonderland (1999); Wünsch dir was (1969); ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1990).