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 - Let There Be Light, by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer (2017):

The album Let There Be Light,

by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer,

was released on November 19, 2017.

On this day in music history - Many Paths, by Lorrie Sarafin (2010):

The album Many Paths,

by Lorrie Sarafin,

was released on November 19, 2010.

On this day in music history - Wings II: Return to Freedom, by 2002 (2009):

The album Wings II: Return to Freedom,

by 2002,

was released on November 19, 2009.

On this day in movie history - The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut (1999):

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut

documentary directed by Paul Joyce,

was released in the United Kingdom on November 19, 1999.

Cast:

John Boorman, Tom Cruise, Jan Harlan, Nicole Kidman, Anya Kubrick, Christiane Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick, Sydney Pollack, Steven Spielberg.

On this day in movie history - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975):

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

directed by Miloš Forman,

written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman,

based on the novel by Ken Kesey,

was released in the United States on November 19, 1975.
Music by Jack Nitzsche.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown, Scatman Crothers, Mwako Cumbuka, Danny DeVito, William Duell, Josip Elic, Lan Fendors, Louise Fletcher, Nathan George, Ken Kenny, Mel Lambert, Sydney Lassick, Kay Lee, Christopher Lloyd, Dwight Marfield, Ted Markland, Louisa Moritz, William Redfield, Philip Roth, Will Sampson, Mimi Sarkisian, Mews Small, Delos V. Smith, Tin Welch, Brad Dourif, Aurore Clément, Bill Gratton, Anjelica Huston, Ingeborg Kjeldsen, Audrey Landers, Tom McCall, James V. Shore, Saul Zaentz.

Born on this day – Etchika Choureau:

Etchika Choureau

Actress

November 19, 1929 – January 25, 2022

Credits:

Angélique (1964); Children of Love (1953); Darby's Rangers (1958); Ein Mädchen aus Paris (1954); Escalier de service (1954); Fruits of Summer (1955); Heart of the Festival (2002); I colpevoli (1957); La prostitution (1963); Lafayette Escadrille (1958); L'envers du paradis (1953); Les lumières du soir (1956); Paris au mois d'août (1966); Sulle strade di notte (1956); Tab Hunter Confidential (2015); The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955); The Scheming Women (1954); The Vanquished (1953); Tides of Passion (1956); Toute la ville accuse (1956).

Born on this day – Luisella Beghi:

Luisella Beghi

Actress

November 19, 1922 – September 9, 2006

Born on this day – Gene Tierney:

Gene Tierney

Actress

November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991

Born on this day – Luke Short:

Luke Short

Writer

November 19, 1908 – August 18, 1975

Credits:

Books:

A Century of Great Western Stories (2000); A Man Could Get Killed (1980); Ambush (1950); And the Wind Blows Free (1943); Barren Land Showdown / aka Barren Land Murders (1951); Bold Rider (1938); Bold Rider / King Colt (1989); Bought with a Gun / aka Gun Bought Grant (1940); Bought with a Gun / Marauder's Moon (1989); Bounty Guns (1939); Brand of Empire (1937); Colt's Law (1957); Coroner Creek (1945); Crazy Rythmn / No Man's Range / Guns for a Peacemaker (1999); Dead Freight for Piute / aka Bull-Whip (1939); Debt of Honor (1968); Desert Crossing (1963); Donovan's Gun (1969); Fiddlefoot (1946); First Campaign (1965); First Claim (1960); Floodwater (1965); Frontier (1955); Gauntlet of Fire (1960); Great Tales of the West (1994); Gunfight! (1996); Gunman's Chance / aka Blood On the Moon (1941); Hard Money (1938); Hardcase (1941); High Vermilion / aka Hands Off! (1947); Hurricane Range (1959); King Cole (1980); King Colt (1937); Last Hunt (1963); Luke Short's Best of the West (1983); Man from the Desert (1979); Marauder's Moon (1937); Misery Lode (1964); Paper Sheriff (1966); Play a Lone Hand (1952); Raiders of the Rimrock (1938); Ramrod (1943); Raw Land (1940); Ride the Man Down (1942); Rimrock (1956); Saddle by Starlight (1953); Savage Range (1938); Show the Colors (1989); Silver Rock (1953); Station West (1947); Summer of the Smoke (1958); Sunset Graze (1942); The Best of the American West (1998); The Branded Man (1936); The Deserters (1976); The Feud At Single Shot (1936); The Gold Rustlers (1959); The Guns of Hanging Lake (1969); The Jackleg Sheriff (1989); The Man from Two Rivers (1975); The Man on the Blue (1936); The Marshal of Vengeance (1985); The Outrider (1989); The Primrose Try (1967); The Some-Day Country (1970); The Stalkers (1973); The Whip (1958); Three for the Money (1970); Trigger Country (1965); Trouble Country (1976); Trumpets West! (1951); Vengeance Valley (1949); War on the Cimarron (1939); War Whoop and Battle Cry (1968); Weary Range (1960); Western Bonanza (1969); Western Freight (1960).

Movies and television:

Albuquerque (1948); Ambush (1950); Blood on the Moon (1948); Coroner Creek (1948); Hell's Outpost (1954); Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941); Ramrod (1947); Ride the Man Down (1952); Silver City (1951); Stage 7 (1955); Station West (1948); Suspense (1951); The Hangman (1959); Vengeance Valley (1951); Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1960).

Born on this day – Jack Schaefer:

Jack Schaefer

Writer

November 19, 1907 – January 1991

Credits:

Books:

Shane (1949); The Canyon (1953); The Pioneers (1954); First Blood (1954); Company of Cowards (1957); Out West (1959); Old Ramon (1960); Monte Walsh (1963); Adolphe Francis Alphonse Bandelier (1966); Mavericks (1974); Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1964); The Big Range (1953); First Blood and Other Stories (1954); The Kean Land (1960); Tales from the West (1961); The Plainsmen (1963); The Collected Stories of Jack Schaefer (1966); The Great Endurance Horse Race (1963); Heroes Without Glory (1965); Jack Schaefer And The American West (1978); Conversations with a Pocket Gopher (1978).

Movies and television:

Advance to the Rear (1964); Cavalcade of America (1956); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1956); Konyakçi (1965); Monte Walsh (1970 / 2003); New Comedy Showcase (1960); Shane (1953 / 1966); Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978); Studio 57 (1957); The Silver Whip (1953); Tribute to a Bad Man (1956); Trooper Hook (1957).

Born on this day – Eleanor Audley:

Eleanor Audley

Actress

November 19, 1905 – November 25, 1991