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 - Moving Through Worlds, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2020):

Moving Through Worlds

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,

released July 7, 2020.

Track list:

Calling County Clare; Bushfire Moon; Prayer For Rain; All That Is Left; Aqua 1; Prelude In E Minor (Chopin, #4); Desert Of Crystal; Tolling Of The Fire Bell; Aqua 2; Passing Of Midnight; Moving Through Worlds; For The Roses (Solo Piano); Song For Louise; Twilight Moment.

On this day in music history - The Grand Illusion, by Styx (1977):

The Grand Illusion

Album by Styx,

released July 7, 1977.

Track list:

The Grand Illusion; Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man); Superstars; Come Sail Away; Miss America; Man in the Wilderness; Castle Walls; The Grand Finale.

On this day in movie history - The Last Run (1971):

The Last Run

directed by Richard Fleischer,

written by Alan Sharp,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1971.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere, Colleen Dewhurst, Aldo Sambrell, Antonio Tarruella, Robert Coleby, Pat Zurica, Rocky Taylor, Robert Rietty.

On this day in movie history - Mirage (1965):

Mirage

directed by Edward Dmytryk,

written by Peter Stone,

based on the novel Fallen Angel by Walter Ericson,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1965.
Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:

Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston, Leif Erickson, Walter Abel, George Kennedy, Robert H. Harris, Anne Seymour, House B. Jameson, Hari Rhodes, Syl Lamont, Eileen Baral, Neil Fitzgerald, Franklin Cover.

On this day in movie history - The Killers (1964):

The Killers

directed by Don Siegel,

written by Gene L. Coon,

based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1964.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Clu Gulager, John Cassavetes, Ronald Reagan, Claude Akins, Norman Fell, Virginia Christine, Don Haggerty, Robert Phillips, Kathleen O'Malley, Ted Jacques, Irvin Mosley, Jimmy Joyce, Burt Mustin.

On this day in movie history - The Second Woman (1950):

The Second Woman

directed by James V. Kern,

written by Mort Briskin and Robert Smith,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1950.
Music by Joseph Nussbaum.

Cast:

Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton, Florence Bates, Morris Carnovsky, Henry O'Neill, Jean Rogers, Raymond Largay, Shirley Ballard, Vici Raaf, Jason Robards, Sr., Steven Geray, Jimmie Dodd, Smokey Whitfield, Cliff Clark.

On this day in movie history - Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950):

Where the Sidewalk Ends

directed by Otto Preminger,

written by Ben Hecht,

based on a story by Victor Trivas, Frank P. Rosenberg and Robert E. Kent,

and the novel Night Cry by William L. Stuart,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1950.
Music by Cyril Mockridge.

Cast:

Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Karl Malden, Ruth Donnelly, Craig Stevens, Fred Aldrich, Don Appell, Tony Barr, David Bauer, Eddie Borden, Neville Brand.

Born on this day – Shelley Duvall:

Shelley Duvall

Actress

Producer

Singer

Writer

July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Animal Express (1991); Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall…Merry Christmas (1991); Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall…Sweet Dreams (1991).

Movies and television:

19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987); 3 Women (1977); 50/50 / critique (2020); 9-1-1 (2018); A Conversation with Robert Altman (2000); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1997); AFI Life Achievement Award (1994); Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (2006); Aliens for Breakfast (1995); Alone (1997); Altman (2014); An Accidental Studio (2019); An American Saturday Night (1991); Annie Hall (1977); Arena (1980); Backfield in Motion (1991); Baretta (1976); Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976); Boltneck (2000); Booker (1984); Brewster McCloud (1970); Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976); Cannon (1973); Casper Meets Wendy (1998); Changing Habits (1997); Charlie Rose (1999); Cinderella: Rocked, Wired & Bluesed - The Greatest Video Hits / Segment: Shelter Me (2005); Cinderella: Shelter Me (1990); Clapper Board (1979 / 1981); Colorshopping Vol. 7 (2013); Debra Duncan (1998); Dr. Jack and Mr. Nicholson (2019); Dr. Phil (2016); Dreams in the Attic (2000); E! True Hollywood Story (2004); Earthquake Survival (1987); Entertainment Tonight (2016–2022); Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987); Film '80 (1980); Filmworker (2017); Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012); Frankenweenie (1984 / 2012); Frasier (1995); Fridays (1981–1982); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2023); Frog (1988); Frogs! (1993); Good Morning, Texas (2000); Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997); Hollywood Insider (2021); Home Fries (1998); Hour Magazine (1985); Howl: Inside the Forest Hills (2024); Howl: The Furlong Files (2023); Howl: The Shelley Files (2023); Hulkamania Forever (1990); It's a Bird's Life (1992); John & Leeza from Hollywood (1993); Karussell (1981); Kubrick by Kubrick (2020); Kubrick Remembered (2014); L.A. Law (1994); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Late Night with David Letterman (1993); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014–2018); Live from Smodcastle: The Forest Hills Premiere (2023); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Mr. and Mrs. (1973); Manna from Heaven (2002); McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971); Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990); Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986); Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994); Nashville (1975); Newton's Apple (1994); Nightmare Classics (1989); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Popeye (1980); Popples (1986); Punch-Drunk Love (2002); Reel to Reel (1998); Robert Altman: Giggle and Give In (1996); Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018); RocketMan (1997); Room 237 (2012); Roxanne (1987); Saturday Night Live (1976 / 1977); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005); Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997); Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992–1993); Six Different Kinds of Light John Alcott (2015); Spécial cinéma (1981); Special Collector's Edition (2011); Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001); Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996); Steven Spielberg: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1989); Stories from Growing Up (1991); Suburban Commando (1991); Tale of the Mummy (1998); Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1986); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards (1989); The 12th Annual CableACE Awards (1991); The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (1995); The 1993 Annual Vision Awards (1993); The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1993); The 4th Floor (1999); The 5th Annual Cable Ace Awards (1983); The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (1987); The 9th Annual CableACE Awards (1988); The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986); The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour (1982); The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990); The David Frost Show (1971); The Directors (2000–2018); The Fairest of Them All (1983); The Forest Hills (2023); The Hughleys (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1981); The Paul Simon Special (1977); The Player (1997); The Portrait of a Lady (1996); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1992); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Secret World of the Very Young (1984); The Shining (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1980); The Twilight Zone / Segment: A Saucer of Loneliness (1986); The Underneath (1995); Thieves Like Us (1974); Time Bandits (1981); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997); Twilight Theatre (1982); View from the Overlook: Crafting 'the Shining' (2007); VM Show Vol. 2 (2005); WatchMojo (2018); Welcome to the Basement (2013); Wishbone (1997).

Born on this day – Yvonne Mitchell:

Yvonne Mitchell

Actress

Writer

July 7, 1915 – March 24, 1979

Credits:

Books:

But Answer Came There None a Novel (date?); But Wednesday Cried (1974); Cathy Away Mitchell Nw 115 (1967); Colette (1975); Colette a Taste for Life (date?); Fables (date?); Martha on Sunday a Novel (date?).

Movies and television:

1984 - BBC Live TV Productions (1954); 1990 (1978); Afternoon Film Festival (1956); Appointment with Drama (1955); Armchair Theatre (1956); Armchair Theatre (1956–1968); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952–1957); Cheri (1973); Children of Chance (1949); Conspiracy of Hearts (1960); Crucible of Horror (1971); Demons of the Mind (1972); Double Bill: Pariah and the Stronger (1958); Escapade (1955); Genghis Khan (1965); Interpol Calling (1959); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1966); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Television Playhouse (1956); Johnny Nobody (1961); Late Night Line-Up (1968); Let's Imagine (1963); Love on the Dole (1941); Love Story (1965); Nido de viudas (1977); One Pair of Eyes (1970); Out of the Unknown (1966); Rheingold Theatre (1954); Sapphire (1959); Something to Read (1959); Storm Over Jamaica (1958); Suspicion (1972); The Book Programme (1975); The Divided Heart (1954); The Dybbuk (1952); The Great Waltz (1972); The Incredible Sarah (1976); The Infinite Shoeblack (1952); The Jazz Age (1968); The Legend of Robin Hood (1975); The Main Attraction (1962); The Mask (1952); The Queen of Spades (1949); The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960); This Is Show Business (1954); Thursday Theatre (1964); Tiger Bay (1959); Turn the Key Softly (1953); Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1957 (1958); Who Said That? (1958); Whose Baby? (1973); Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957); Words and Music (1959); Yield to the Night (1956).

Born on this day – Ruth Ford:

Ruth Ford

Actress

July 7, 1911 – August 12, 2009

Credits:

7254 (1971); Across the Pacific (1942); Act One (1963); Adventure in Iraq (1943); Air Force (1943); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1953); Cameo Theatre (1950); Camera Three (1977); Campbell Summer Soundstage (1954); Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934); Circumstantial Evidence (1945); Divide and Conquer (1942); Dragonwyck (1946); Escape from Crime (1942); Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952); In This Our Life (1942); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1961); Lady Gangster (1942); Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014); Marlon Brando Screentest for Rebel Without a Cause (1947); Men of the Sky (1942); Murder in the Big House (1942); Murder on the Waterfront (1943); Musical Comedy Time (1951); Naked City (1962); Orson Welles: What Went Wrong? (1992); Play It As It Lays (1972); Play of the Week (1960); Princess O'Rourke (1943); Requiem for a Nun (1975); Roaring Frontiers (1941); Sanctuary (1961); Secret Enemies (1942); Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941); Sorry, Wrong Number (1946); Star Stage (1955); Star Tonight (1955); Strange Impersonation (1946); Studio One (1949–1953); Suspense (1950–1951); The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1951); The Arthur Murray Party (1959); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The Defenders (1965); The Devil's Trail (1942); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Eyes of the Amaryllis (1982); The Gorilla Man (1943); The Hidden Hand (1942); The Keys of the Kingdom (1944); The Lady Is Willing (1942); The Man Who Returned to Life (1942); The Tree (1969); Theatre of Romance (1949); Too Much Johnson (1938); Too Scared to Scream (1984); Truck Busters (1943); What's My Line? (1966); Wilson (1944); Woman Who Came Back (1945).