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 - Top 40: Anastacia, by Anastacia (2017):

Top 40: Anastacia

Album by Anastacia,

released June 29, 2017.

Track list:

I’m Outta Love; Paid My Dues; Left Outside Alone; One Day In Your Life; Not That Kind; Cowboys & Kisses; Pieces Of A Dream; Take This Chance; Why’d You Lie To Me; Heavy On My Heart; Lifeline; Welcome To My Truth; Sweet Child O’ Mine; Made For Lovin’ You; Stupid Little Things; What Can We Do (Deeper Love); Time; How Come The World Won’t Stop; Burning Star; Sick And Tired; I Belong To You; Boom; Freak Of Nature; Best Of You; I Can Feel You; Staring At The Sun; Love Is A Crime; Seasons Change; I Dreamed You; You’ll Never Be Alone; I Ask Of You; Army Of Me; Absolutely Positively; Apology; Defeated; Love Is Alive; Who’s Gonna Stop The Rain; I’m Outta Love.

On this day in music history - Beautiful Things, by Lee Aaron (2006):

Beautiful Things

Album by Lee Aaron,

released June 29, 2006.

Track list:

Museum; Joan of Arc; The Why Song; Boy Glory; Faith, Hope, Truth, love; Private Billie Holiday; Heart Shaped Hole; Handcuffed to a Fence in Mississippi; Beautiful Things; Lo & Behold; Silent Serenade; Do I Move You.

On this day in movie history - War of the Worlds (2005):

War of the Worlds

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp,

based on the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells,

was released in the United States on June 29, 2005.
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Ann Robinson, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, Roz Abrams, Michael Brownlee, Camillia Monet, Marlon Young, John Eddins, Peter Gerety, David Harbour, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, January LaVoy, Stephen Gevedon, Julie White, Marianne Ebert, Rafael Sardina, Amy Ryan, Erika LaVonn, Christopher Evan Welch, John Michael Bolger, Zoe Quist, Ana Maria Quintana, Lorelei Llee, Mark Manley, John Scurti, Becky Ann Baker, Mariann Mayberry, Jerry Walsh, Tommy Guiffre, Daniel Franzese, Ed Schiff, Ellen Barry, Amy Hohn, Dan Ziskie, David Conley, Daniel Eric Gold, Booker T. Washington, Eric Zuckerman, Daniel A. Jacobs, Asha R. Nanavati, Joaquin Perez-Campbell, Dendrie Taylor, James DuMont, Ben Ciaramello, Ricky Luna, Columbus Short, Kent Faulcon, Kevin Collins, Terry Thomas, Clay Bringhurst, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Suanne Spoke, Kirsten Nelson, Melody Garrett, Lauri Johnson, Takayo Fischer, Shanna Collins, Elizabeth Jayne Hong, Art Chudabala, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Dempsey Pappion, Chris Todd, Johnny Kastl, Juan Carlos Hernández, Bruce W. Derdoski Jr., John N. Morales.

On this day in music history - We Are Not Alone, by Breaking Benjamin (2004):

We Are Not Alone

Album by Breaking Benjamin,
released June 29, 2004.

Track list:

So Cold; Simple Design; Follow; Firefly; Break My Fall; Forget It; Sooner Or Later; Breakdown; Away; Believe; Rain.

On this day in music history - Harp And Soul, by Georgia Kelly (1983):

Harp And Soul

Album by Georgia Kelly,
released June 29, 1983.

Track list:

Evergreen; The Rose; Three Gymnopedies by Eric Satie; Chiavenna; Duration.

On this day in movie history - Anatomy of a Murder (1959):

Anatomy of a Murder

directed by Otto Preminger,

written by Wendell Mayes,

based on the novel by Robert Traver,

was released in the United States on June 29, 1959.
Music by Duke Ellington.

Cast:

James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Orson Bean, Russ Brown, Murray Hamilton, Brooks West, Ken Lynch, John Qualen, Howard McNear, Alexander Campbell, Ned Wever, Jimmy Conlin, Royal Beal, Joseph Kearns, Don Ross, Lloyd Le Vasseur, James Waters, Joseph N. Welch, Danny the Dog, Duke Ellington, Irv Kupcinet, Lawrence K. Paquin, Chuck Ramsay, Mrs. Joseph Welch.

On this day in movie history - The Big Steal (1949):

The Big Steal

directed by Don Siegel,

written by Gerald Drayson Adams, Daniel Mainwaring and Geoffrey Homes,

was released in the United States on June 29, 1949.
Based on the short story The Road to Carmichael's by Richard Wormser, published in The Saturday Evening Post (1942).
Music by Leigh Harline.

Cast:

Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen, Pascual García Peña.

Born on this day – Jeff Baena:

Jeff Baena

Writer

Producer

Director

Actor

June 29, 1977 – January 3, 2025

Credits:

Cast Away (2000); Cinema Toast (2021); Criterion: Closet Picks (2017); Digging for Fire (2015); Duck Butter (2018); Emily the Criminal (2022); Horse Girl (2020); I Heart Huckabees (2004); Joshy (2016); Lennon or McCartney (2014); Life After Beth (2014); Made in Hollywood (2014–2017); Madeline's Madeline (2018); Meet the Fockers (2004); MSN Exclusives (2012); Spin Me Round (2022); The End of Love (2012); The Little Hours (2017); What Lies Beneath (2000); WTF with Marc Maron (2017).

Born on this day – Richard Lewis:

Richard Lewis

Actor

Writer

Comedian

June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024

Credits:

100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (2004); 1989 MTV Video Music Awards (1989); 1990 MTV Video Music Awards (1990); 25 Things You Didn't Know About Curb Your Enthusiasm (2010); 5th Annual Prism Awards (2001); 7th Heaven (2002–2004); A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman (1995); A Weekend in the Country (1996); AFI Life Achievement Award (2013); Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1990); Alias (2003); All About Anything But Love (2007); American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special (1992); American Masters (1996–2013); An All-Star Toast to the Improv (1988); An American Saturday Night (1991); An Evening at the Improv (1981); Anything But Love (1989–1992); BelzerVizion (2007); Biography (1995–2012); Blunt Talk (2015); BoJack Horseman (2018); Bucky and the Squirrels (2015); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Celebrity Profile (1998); Charlie Rose (2015); Christmas Magic (2019); Code Black (2016); Comedy Club Superstars (1996); Comic Relief '87 (1987); Comic Relief III (1989); Comic Relief IV (1990); Comic Relief V (1992); Comic Relief VII (1995); Confessions of an Action Star (2005); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024); Curb: The Discussion (2010); Daddy Dearest (1993); Dennis Miller Live (1995); Diary of a Young Comic (1979); Dinner for Five (2003–2004); Dom Irrera Live (2013); Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1997); Drunks (1995); E! True Hollywood Story (2002–2005); Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021); Everybody Hates Chris (2006); Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012); Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International (1992); Funny or Die Presents... (2010); Game Day (1999); Gangsta Waitress (2014); George Burns' 95th Birthday Party (1991); George Lopez (2005); Get Serious (1995); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2017); Golden Globe Awards (1992); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1997); Harry (1987); HBO Comedy Hour (1987); Hercules (1999); Heroes of Jewish Comedy (2003); History of Curb Your Enthusiasm: Even Further (2006); History of Curb Your Enthusiasm: So Far (2006); Hollywood Squares (2000–2002); House Calls (1981); House of a Lifetime: Richard Lewis (2014); Howard Stern in Howard Stern (1994–2001); Howard Stern on Demand (2006–2008); Hugo Pool (1997); Inside Comedy (2014); A.J.'s Time Travelers (1995); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2017); John & Leeza from Hollywood (1993); Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999); Las Vegas (2005); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995–2008); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993); Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special (1988); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2012); Late Night with Seth Meyers (2015); Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2008); Later with Bob Costas (1989); Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2008); Leaving Las Vegas (1995); Lewis on Film: The Oscar Edition (2011); Limp Bizkit: Break Stuff (2000); Live with Kelly and Mark (1992–1999); Looking for Lenny (2011); Mad TV (2000); Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009); Mantle (2005); Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011); Mike & Mike (2015); Misery Loves Comedy (2015); Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007); Mtv Spring Break '86 (1986); Never Not Funny (2006); Once Upon a Crime... (1992); PlanetE! Entertainment Network (2017); Politically Incorrect (1997); Pound Puppies (2011); Presidio Med (2002); Richard Lewis & Keven Nealons Top 10 Picks (1997); Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990); Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990); Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour (1996); Riptide (1986); Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016); Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993); Rock Concert (1975–1976); Rude Awakening (1997–1998); Sandy Wexler (2017); Showbiz Today (1994); Snickers Commercial (2014); Sunset Strip (2012); Tales from the Crypt (1994); Tattinger's (1988); TCM Guest Programmer (2009); Temporary Insanity (1985); That's Adequate (1989); The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards (1989); The 12th Annual CableACE Awards (1991); The 13th Annual CableACE Awards (1992); The 14th Annual Young Comedians Special (1991); The 416th (1979); The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989); The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981); The Alan Hamel Show (1978); The A-List (1992); The Aristocrats (2005); The Beat with Ari Melber (2017); The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2004); The Cleaner (2009); The Comedians' Comedian (2005); The Comedy Store (2020); The Daily Buzz (2005); The Daily Show (1996–2015); The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992); The Dead Zone (2004); The Dick Cavett Show (1990); The Drug Years (2006); The Elevator (1996); The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1993); The Great Buster (2018); The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2011); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978); The Howard Stern Interview (1993); The Howard Stern Radio Show (2001); The Howard Stern Show (1992); The I'm Exhausted Concert (1988); The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall (2013); The Larry Sanders Show (1993); The Last Party (1993); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2008–2011); The Maze (1997); The Merv Griffin Show (1977); The Mike Douglas Show (1975); The Morning Program (1987); The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1987); The One, the Only... Groucho (1991); The Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert (1985); The Roseanne Show (1998); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Simpsons (2006); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974–1992); The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–2001); The View (2005–2013); The World of Jewish Humor (1990); The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007); The Wrong Guys (1988); 'Til Death (2009–2010); Today (1979); Tribeca (1993); Two and a Half Men (2004); Unite for Japan (2011); V.I.P. (1999); Vamps (2012); Wagons East (1994); WGN Morning News (2017–2018); What About... with Danny Nucci & Jason M. Burns (2023); When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (2004); WTF with Marc Maron (2011–2015).

Books:

The Other Great Depression (2000); Reflections From Hell: Richard Lewis' Guide on How Not to Live (2015).

Born on this day – Dalene Young:

Dalene Young

Writer

Producer

Actress

June 29, 1939 – May 9, 2025

Credits:

A Message from Holly (1992); Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977); All About Manos (2017); Baby Luv (2000); Cab to Canada (1998); Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979); Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977); Cross Creek (1983); Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976); Deadman's Curve (1978); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998); Evidence of Blood (1998); Going Home (2000); Grimm (2012); HeartBeat (1985); I Love You Perfect (1989); Is There Life Out There? (1994); It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963); Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992); Journey of the Heart (1997); Juke Box Racket (1960); Little Darlings (1980 / 1982); Living a Lie (1991); Locked in Silence (1999); Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980); Miss Lettie and Me (2002); Pale Horse Pale Rider (1980); Panic in Echo Park (1977); Pig (2021); Silk Hope (1999); Sonny Boy (1989); Teen Lust (1978); The Baby-Sitters Club (1995); The Cat Killers (2000); The Last Dance (2000); The People Across the Lake (1988); The Plutonium Incident (1980); The Yarn Princess (1994); Why Me? (1984); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983).

Born on this day – Colette Castel:

Colette Castel

Actress

June 29, 1937 – September 17, 2019