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 movie history - Dredd (2012):

Dredd

directed by Pete Travis,

written by Alex Garland,

based on the comic book character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra,

was released at the San Diego Comic-Con in the United States on July 11, 2012.
Music by Paul Leonard-Morgan.

Cast:

Karl Urban, Rachel Wood, Andile Mngadi, Porteus Xandau, Jason Cope, Emma Breschi, Olivia Thirlby, Rakie Ayola, Lena Headey, Tamer Burjaq, Warrick Grier, Wood Harris, Shoki Mokgapa, Yohan Chun, Eden Knowles, Desmond Lai Lan, Deobia Oparei, Patrick Lyster, Travis Snyders, Chad Phillips, Domhnall Gleeson, Joe Vaz, Scott Sparrow, Marty Kintu, Nicole Bailey, Daniel Hadebe, Francis Chouler, Junior Singo, Luke Tyler, Langley Kirkwood, Edwin Perry, Karl Thaning, Michele Levin, Allen Irwin, Brandon Livanos, Owen Llewelyn, Marc Pleass, Santi Scinelli, Julie Summers.

On this day in movie history - Contact (1997):

Contact

directed by Robert Zemeckis,

written by James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg,

based on the novel by Carl Sagan,

was released in the United States on July 11, 1997.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:

Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey, David Morse, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt, William Fichtner, Angela Bassett, Jake Busey, Rob Lowe, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini, Steven Ford, Jay Leno, Larry King, Ann Druyan.

On this day in music history - Music by Ry Cooder, by Ry Cooder (1995):

Music by Ry Cooder

Album by Ry Cooder,

released July 11, 1995.

Track list:

Paris, Texas; Theme From Southern Comfort; Theme From Alamo Bay; Across The Borderline; Highway 23; Bomber Bash; Greenhouse; Nice Bike; I Like Your Eyes; Main Theme; See You In Hell, Blind Boy; Feelin’ Bad Blues; Swamp Walk; Angola; Viola Lee Blues; The Long Riders; Archie’s Funeral (Hold To God’s Unchanging Hand); Jesse James; King Of The Street; Sunny’s Tune; No Quiero; Cruising With Rafe; Klan Meeting; I Can’t Walk This Time/The Prestige; East St. Louis; Goose and Lucky; Goyakla Is Coming; Canoes Upstream; Cancion Mixteca; Maria; Bound For Canaan (Sieber and Davis); Bound For Canaan (The 6th Calvary); Train To Florida; Houston In Two Seconds.

On this day in music history - Space Oddity, by David Bowie (1969):

The song Space Oddity,

by David Bowie,

was released on July 11, 1969.

Born on this day – Pamela Gidley:

Pamela Gidley

Actress

Director

Writer

July 11, 1965 – April 16, 2018

Credits:

Aberration (1997); Angel Street (1992 / 1993); Bad Love (1992); Blue Bayou (1990); Bombshell (1997); Cake Boy (2005); Celebrity Page (2018); Cherry 2000 (1987); Crime Story (1987); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2002); Disturbed (1990); Dudes (1987); Freefall (1994); Glory Days (1988); Goodbye, Casanova (2000); Highway to Hell (1991); I Just Forgot (2004); Kiss & Tell (1997); Landspeed (2002); Liar's Poker (1999); Liebestraum (1991); Luster (2002); MacGyver (1986); Mafia! (1998); Man Made (1998); Moving Through Time: Fire Walk with Me Memories (2014); Paper Hearts (1993); Permanent Record (1988); Puzzled (2001); S.F.W. (1994); Scratch the Surface (1997); Skin (2003–2005); Strange Luck (1995–1996); The Blue Iguana (1988); The Closer (2006); The Crew (1994); The Last of the Finest (1990); The Little Death (1996); The Little Vampire (2000); The Maze (1997); The Pretender (1997–2000); The Treat (1998); Thrashin' (1986); Tour of Duty (1987–1988); True Blue (2001); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992); Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014).

Born on this day – David Graham:

David Graham

Actor

July 11, 1925 – September 20, 2024

Credits:

5 News Tonight (2019); 50 Greatest Kids Shows (2013); A World of Comedy (1965); About Religion (1961); Ace of Wands (1972); Adventure Weekly (1969); All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008); Apple Mac: 1984 / TV commercial (1983); Armchair Theatre (1957–1961); Armchair Thriller (1980); Assignment (1993); Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999); Back in Ten (2008); BBC News at Ten O'Clock (2024); BBC Play of the Month (1966); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1959); Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009–2012); Boyd Q.C. (1959); Breakout (1959); Callan (1974); Casualty (2002); Century 21 Tech Talk (2019); Comedy Café (1999); Compact (1962); Coronation Street (1971); Crane (1963–1964); Creation of the Daleks (2006); Crossroads to Crime (1960); Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966); Deadline Midnight (1961); Dial 999 (1959); Doctor Who (1963–1979); Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years (1992); Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (2015–2017); Doctors (2003); Dominion Tank Police (1988–1989); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1956); Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965); Drawn in Supermarionation (2009); Filmed in Supermarionation (2014); Fireball XL5 (1962–1963); Four Feather Falls (1960); Freelance (1970); Full Boost Vertical: The Supercar Story (2004); Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' (2003); Gerry Anderson in Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022); Good Morning Britain (2019); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); Half Hour Story (1967–1968); Harpers West One (1961); Holly (1972); Horizon (2005); Hotel! (2001); Howards' Way (1986); I Love Christmas (2001); International Detective (1960); Invaders from the Deep (1981); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1964); ITV Playhouse (1968); ITV Television Playhouse (1957–1959); Ivanhoe (1997); Jamie (1971); Jango (1961); Justice (1972–1973); K.I.L. 1 (1962); King David (1985); Late Night Horror (1968); Leon the Pig Farmer (1992); London's Burning (1993); Mission to the Unknown (2010); Moomin (1990–1991); Moonstrike (1963); Mr. Rose (1967–1968); Mr. Thompson's Carnation (2001); Mr. Thunderbird: The Gerry Anderson Story (2000); Murder Bag (1958); My Friend Peppa Pig (2021); Nebula-75 (2021); Newsnight (2013); No Hiding Place (1962); O.S.S. (1957); Out of the Unknown (1967); Owen, M.D. (1972); Peppa Pig (2004–2022); Peppa Pig: Flying a Kite and Other Stories (2012); Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (2017); Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (2015); Peppa Pig: World Adventures (2023); Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009); Play for Today (1982); Point Counter Point (1968); Pointless Celebrities (2020); Portrait of Peter Perowne (1952); Presented in Supercolorisation (2022); Private Investigator (1958–1959); Quick Before They Catch Us (1966); Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached (2015); Riviera Police (1965); Sara and Hoppity (1962); SBS World News (2024); Screen One (1989); Screenplay (1990); Secret Agent (1965); Shadow of the Noose (1989); Silicon Cowboys (2016); So Haunt Me (1992–1994); Softly Softly: Task Force (1971); Space Precinct (1995); Special Branch (1970); St. Ives (1967); Stand by for Action (2007); Stingray (1964–1965); Stingray: The Reunion Party (2008); Stowaways on the Ark (1988); Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (1981); Sunday's Child (1959); Supercar (1961–1962); Supergirl (1984); Suspense (1963); Talking Daleks (2003); Target (1958); Tenebrae (1982); The Avengers (1963); The Bill (1995); The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X (2019); The Culture Show (2013); The Daleks in Colour (2023); The Des O'Connor Show (1966); The End (2009); The Fixer (2008); The Four Just Men (1959); The Gerry Anderson Podcast (2018); The Golem of Princelet Street (1992); The Incredible Voyage of Stingray (1980); The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964); The Inside Man (1969); The Liars (1966); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1962–1963); The Man in Room 17 (1965); The One Show (2014–2015); The Organization (1972); The Paradise Makers (1967); The Pleasure Girls (1965); The Protectors (1964); The Regiment (1973); The Saint (1964); The Secret Service (1969); The Sentimental Agent (1963); The Story of 'Doctor Who' (2003); The Ties That Bind Us (2008); The Tomorrow People (1978); The Villains (1964–1965); The Vise (1959); Theatre Night (1987); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1969); This Is Supermarionation (2014); Thunderbird 6 (1968); Thunderbirds (1965–2015); Thunderbirds Are GO (1966); Thunderbirds Are Go (2015–2020); Thunderbirds Unseen (2024); Till Death Us Do Part (1967); Timeslip (1970–1971); Toca Life Stories (2020–2023); Top Ten (2001); Trouble with Eve (1960); Walter and Connie Reporting (1966); Weird Science (2007); What's Up Doc? (1993); When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981); Who's Round (2018); Wildflowers (1999); Wogan (1986); World in Action (1984); Yes, Madam! (1985); Zero One (1962).

Born on this day – Yul Brynner:

Yul Brynner

Actor

Singer

Director

July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985

Born on this day – Sally Blane:

Sally Blane

Actress

July 11, 1910 – August 27, 1997

Credits:

A Bullet for Joey (1955); A Dangerous Affair (1931); A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (1927); Adventures of the Falcon (1954); Advice to the Forlorn (1933); Against the Law (1934); All for a Lady (1930); Angel's Holiday (1937); Annabelle's Affairs (1931); Arabian Knights (1931); Around the Bases (1927); Biography (1998); Boys Will Be Boys (1932); Casey at the Bat (1927); Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939); City Limits (1934); City Park (1934); Code 3 (1957); Crashing Through Danger (1936); Crime on the Hill (1933); Cross Country Run (1929); Cross-Examination (1932); Crossroads (1955); Dead Man's Curve (1928); Disorderly Conduct (1932); Escapade (1932); Eyes of the Underworld (1929); Fashion News (1930); Fighting Mad (1939); Flashing Oars (1927); Fools for Luck (1928); Forbidden Company (1932); Framed! (1931); Good Sport (1931); Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017); Half a Sinner (1934); Half Marriage (1929); Hammer and Tongs (1930); Hello, Everybody! (1933); Her Summer Hero (1928); Heritage of the Desert (1932); Hollywood and the Stars (1963–1964); Hollywood My Home Town (1965); Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933); Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963); Horseman of the Plains (1928); I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932); Kane Meets Abel (1931); Kid Roberts (1930); King Cowboy (1928); La fuga (1944); Little Accident (1930); Mayfair Girl (1933); Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941); Night of Terror (1933); No More Women (1934); Numbered Woman (1938); Once a Sinner (1931); One Mile from Heaven (1937); Outlawed (1929); Probation (1932); Rolled Stockings (1927); Running Hollywood (1932); Schlitz Playhouse (1956); Shanghaied Love (1931); She Had to Choose (1934); Shootin' Irons (1927); Show of Shows (1929); Sirens of the Sea (1917); Star Stage (1955); Stolen Sweets (1934); Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937); Tanned Legs (1929); Ten Cents a Dance (1931); The Champion (1931); The Cinder Path (1927); The Circus Show-Up (1932); The Comeback (1930); The Great Hospital Mystery (1937); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955); The Knockout (1930); The Lady Killer (1931); The Last Lap (1926); The Law of the Sea (1931); The Leather Pushers (1930); The Local Bad Man (1932); The Loretta Young Show (1954–1960); The Mardi Gras (1930); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954); The Phantom Express (1932); The Pride of the Legion (1932); The Reckoning (1932); The Relay (1927); The Secret Hour (1928); The Sheik (1921); The Silver Streak (1934); The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931); The Star Witness (1931); The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939); The Vagabond Lover (1929); The Vanishing Pioneer (1928); The Very Idea (1929); The Voice of Hollywood No. 6 (1930); This Is the Life (1935); Trick for Trick (1933); Way Down South (1939); Who, Me? (1932); Wife Savers (1928); Wild Horse Mesa (1932); Wolves of the City (1929); Women Men Marry (1931); X Marks the Spot (1931).