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 - Blink the Brightest, by Tracy Bonham (2005):

Blink the Brightest

Album by Tracy Bonham,

released June 21, 2005.

Track list:

Something Beautiful; I Was Born Without You; And the World Has the Nerve to Keep Turning; Eyes; Take Your Love out on Me; Whether You Fall; Dumbo Sun; All Thumbs; Naked; Shine; Wilting Flower; Did I Sleep Through It All?

On this day in movie history - Minority Report (2002):

Minority Report

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen,

based on the novella The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick,

was released in the United States on June 21, 2002.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jessica Capshaw, Richard Coca, Keith Campbell, Kirk B.R. Woller, Klea Scott, Frank Grillo, Anna Maria Horsford, Sarah Simmons, Eugene Osment, James Henderson, Vene L. Arcoraci, Erica Ford, Keith Flippen, Nathan Taylor, Radmar Agana Jao, Karina Logue, Elizabeth Anne Smith, Victoria Kelleher, Jim Rash, Colin Farrell, Stephen Ramsey, Tom Choi, Tom Whitenight, William Morts, Samantha Morton, Daniel London, Michael Dickman, Matthew Dickman, Lois Smith, Tim Blake Nelson, George D. Wallace, Ann Ryerson, Kathryn Morris, Tyler Patrick Jones, Dominic Scott Kay, Arye Gross, Ashley Crow, Mike Binder, Joel Gretsch, Jessica Harper, Bertell Lawrence, Jason Antoon, William Mesnik, Scott Frank, Severin Wunderman, Max Trumpower, Allie Raye, Rocael Leiva, Nicholas Edwin Barb, Catfish Bates, Peter Stormare, Caroline Lagerfelt, Danny Parker-Lopes, Vanessa Cedotal, Katy Boyer, Adrianna Kamosa, Kari Gordon, Elizabeth Kamosa, Raquel Gordon, Laurel Kamosa, Fiona Hale, Pamela Roberts, Clement Blake, Jerry Perchesky, Victor Raider-Wexler, Nancy Linehan Charles, Nadia Axakowsky, Dude Walker, Tony Hill, Drakeel Burns, William Mapother, Morgan Hasson, Andrew Sandler, Bonnie Morgan, Kathi Copeland, Ana Maria Quintana, Lucille M. Oliver, Gene Wheeler, Tonya Ivey, David Stifel, Kurt Sinclair, Rebecca Ritz, Beverly Morgan, John Bennett, Maureen Dunn, Ron Ulstad, Blake Bashoff, David Doty, Gina Gallego, David Hornsby, Anne Judson-Yager, Meredith Monroe, Benita Krista Nall, Shannon O’Hurley, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Elizabeth Payne, Ethan Sherman, Jarah Mariano, Miles Dinsmoor, Vanessa Asbert.

On this day in music history - Heart, by Heart (1985):

Heart

Album by Heart,

released June 21, 1985.

Track list:

If Looks Could Kill; What About Love; Never; These Dreams; The Wolf; All Eyes; Nobody Home; Nothin’ At All; What He Don’t Know; Shell Shock.

On this day in movie history - Document of the Dead (1980):

Document of the Dead

directed and written by Roy Frumkes,

was released in Germany on June 21, 1981.
Documentary on the making of Dawn of the Dead (1978),

directed by George A. Romero.
Narrated by Susan Tyrrell and Nicole Potter.
Music by Rick Ulfik.

Cast:

Susan Tyrrell, Nicole Potter, George A. Romero, Richard P. Rubinstein, Michael Gornick, Carl Augenstein, Tom Savini, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, David Emge, John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Christine Forrest, Gahan Wilson, Steve Bissette, Joe Kane, Gregory Lamberson, Ben Barenholtz, Dave Bartholomew, Pasquale Buba, Butchie   Butchie, Diane Donati, Jimmy 'Killer' Evans, George Haeck, Dave Hawkins, 'Sidecar' John Helbig, Jeanie Jefferies, Tom Kapusta, Katherine Kolbert, Leonard Lies, Doug Mertz, Sukey Raphael, Rudy Ricci, John Rice, Cindy Roman, Lenny Roman, Gaylen Ross, Donna Siegel, Nick Tallo, Danny Vail, Larry Vaira, Sara Venable, Susan Vermazen.

On this day in movie history - Beware! The Blob (1972):

Beware! The Blob

aka Beware the Blob, Son of Blob, The Blob II and The Blob Returns,

directed by Larry Hagman,

written by Jack Woods and Anthony Harris,

based on the story A Chip Off the Old Blob by Richard Clair and Jack H. Harris,

was released in the United States on June 21, 1972.

Music by Mort Garson.

Cast:

Robert Walker Jr, Gwynne Gilford, Richard Stahl, Richard Webb, Shelley Berman, Godfrey Cambridge, Larry Hagman, Carol Lynley, Marlene Clark, Gerrit Graham, J.J. Johnston, Danny Goldman, Rockne Tarkington, Dick Van Patten, Tiger Joe Marsh, Tim Baar, Fred Smoot, Randy Stonehill, Del Close, Cindy Williams, Preston Hagman, John Houser, Larry Norman, Robert N. Goodman, Patrick McAllister, Bill Coontz, Byron Keith, Margie Adleman, William Foster, Judy Graubart, Sid Haig, Jack H. Harris, Burgess Meredith, Conrad Rothmann.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 39.
Episode entitled: The Bad Apple.
Released June 21, 1960.
Directed by Paul Stewart.
Written by Jay D. Crowley, Fenton Earnshaw and Kevin Thomas.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, June Blair, Charles Aidman, Boyd Holister, Robert Palmer, Baily Harper, Nora Marlowe, Pitt Herbert, Robert Courtleigh.

Born on this day – Tony Scott:

Tony Scott

Director

Producer

Actor

Writer

June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012

Born on this day – Joe Flaherty:

Joe Flaherty

Actor

Writer

Comedian

June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); A Dairy Tale (2004); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002); A Pig's Tale (1994); American Dad! (2009); An Afternoon with SCTV; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004); Back to the Beanstalk (1990); Back to the Future Part II (1989); Baloney (1988–1989); Belushi (2020); Biography (1995); Blue Monkey (1987); By Design (1981); Call Me Fitz (2012); Canada After Dark (1979); Cartoon Planet (1997); Caution: May Contain Nuts (2008–2010); CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2008); CBS Summer Playhouse (1988); Chilly Beach (2005); Clone High (2002–2003); Club Paradise (1986); Contempt of Court (1998); Count Floyd (1982); Crazy for Christmas (2005); Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986); Detroit Rock City (1999); Dinosaurs (1993–1994); Distinguished Artists (2005); Double Negative (1980); Dream On (1996); Ellen (1996); eTalk Daily (2007); Even Stevens (2001); Family Guy (2008–2011); Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995); Follow That Bird (1985); Frasier (2002); Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000); Freddy Got Fingered (2001); Friends of Gilda (1993); From Cleveland (1980); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); Go Fish (2001); Going Berserk (1983); Gold Turkey (1975); Happy Gilmore (1996); Hardball (1994); Heavy Metal (1981); Home on the Range (2004); I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989); I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012); Imagining Heavy Metal (1999); Innerspace (1987); Johnny Dangerously (1984); Kid Safe: The Video (1988); King of Kensington (1978); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1991); Little Dracula (1991); Looking for Miracles (1989); Making Real Funny Home Videos (1990); Maniac Mansion (1990–1993); Married... with Children (1989); Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985); Maybe It's Me (2002); Mentors (2000); Monsters (1990); Monstervision (1999); Morton & Hayes (1991); My Talk Show (1990); National Security (2003); Nightlife (2014); Nothing Personal (1980); Nurses (1994); One Crazy Summer (1986); Partners in Life (1990); Phenom (1994); Phil the Alien (2004); Playboy After Dark (1969); Police Academy: The Series (1997–1998); Primetime Glick (2001); Puppets Who Kill (2004); Really Weird Tales / All's Well that Ends Strange / Cursed with Charisma / I'll Die Loving (1986); Rebel Highway (1994); Rio Loco (2004); Royal Canadian Air Farce (2002); Rush: Grace Under Pressure Tour 1984 (1985); Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2012); SCTV (1976–1981); SCTV Channel (1983–1984); SCTV Network (1981–1983); Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006); Second City's Next Comedy Legend (2007); Slackers (2002); Snowboard Academy (1997); Speed Zone (1989); Stripes (1981); Stuart Saves His Family (1995); Summerhood (2008); Teamo Supremo (2002); That '70s Show (2001); The Best of SCTV (1988); The Business (2007); The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988); The Daily Blade (2000); The David Steinberg Show (1976–1977); The Dead Beat (2008); The Don's Analyst (1997); The Fringe: Acting Up (2006); The Hitchhiker (1986); The Industry (2001); The King of Queens (2001–2003); The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003); The Life & Times of Tim (2011–2012); The Louie Show (1996); The Martin Short Show (2000); The Santa Claus Brothers (2001); The Second City 25th Anniversary Special (1985); The Second City Toronto 15th Anniversary (1988); The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995); The Smoke Detectives (1990); The Sunshine Hour (1976); The Super Popular Show (2004); The True Meaning of Christmas Specials (2002); The Wonderful World of Disney (1999); The Wrong Guy (1997); This Is My Friend (2007); Tilt (2005); Too Young to Die (2012); Traders (1999); Tunnel Vision (1976); Uncle Joe's Cartoon Playhouse (2006); Used Cars (1980); Wedding Band (1989); Whatever Happened To? (2007); Who Is the Real Martin Short? (2017); Who's Harry Crumb? (1989).

Born on this day – Ron Ely:

Ron Ely

Actor

Writer

Director

June 21, 1938 – September 29, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Night Shadows (1994); East Beach (1995).

Movies and television:

60th Annual Miss America Pageant (1980); Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God (1972); Biography (1996); Blacke's Magic (1986); Celebrity Tennis (1974); Cry of the Black Wolves (1972); Die Rudi Carrell Show (1971); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); Entertainment Tonight (1990); Expecting Amish (2014); Face the Music (1980–1981); Fantasy Island (1979–1984); Father Knows Best (1959); Hawkeye (1994); Hotel (1983); How to Marry a Millionaire (1959); In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross (1998); Ironside (1971); John Wayne: On Board with the Duke (1997); L.A. Law (1993); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Marker (1995); Matt Houston (1983); Maury (1993); MitGift (1976); Once Before I Die (1966); Playhouse 90 (1959); Renegade (1993–1996); Sea Hunt (1987–1988); Sheena (2001); Slavers (1977); South Pacific (1958); Stars in der Manege (1972); Steve Canyon (1959); Superboy (1991); Tarzan (1966–1968); Tarzán (1992); Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968); Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971); Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (1996); Tarzan, aux sources du mythe (2017); Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970); Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967); The Aquanauts (1961); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969); The Cross-Wits (1976); The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958); The Hat Squad (1992); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1960); The Love Boat (1980–1983); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1975); The Millionaire (1959); The Night of the Grizzly (1966); The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959); The Seal (1981); The Steve Allen Show (1968); Thriller (1962); Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011); Vicki! (1992); Whatever Happened To? (2010); Wonder Woman (1978).