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 - The Age of Stupid (2009):

The Age of Stupid

a drama / documentary directed and written by Franny Armstrong,

was released in the United States on July 17, 2009.

Narrated by Pete Postlethwaite.

Music by Chris Brierley.

Cast:

Pete Postlethwaite, Jehangir Wadia, Layefa Malin, Al Duvernay, Fernand Pareau, Jamila Bayyoud, Adnan Bayyoud, Piers Guy, Mark Lynas, Mohamed Nasheed, David King, George Monbiot, Richard Heinberg, Ed Miliband, Lisa Guy, Babou Ceesay, Toyah Frantzen.

On this day in movie history - Pulp Cinema (2001):

Pulp Cinema

compilation of classic noir trailers,

produced by David Kalat,

edited by Brian Edwards,

was released in the United States on July 17, 2001.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Vincent Price, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Gloria Grahame, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Jack Palance, Glenn Ford, Orson Welles.

On this day in movie history - A Stranger Among Us (1992):

A Stranger Among Us

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Robert J. Avrech,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1992.
Music by Jerry Bock.

Cast:

Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, Tracy Pollan, Lee Richardson, Mia Sara, Jamey Sheridan, Jake Weber, Ro'ee Levi, David Rosenbaum, Ruth Vool, David Margulies, Edward Rogers III, Maurice Schell, James Gandolfini, Christopher Collins, Burtt Harris, Ira Rubin, Françoise Granville, Rena Sofer, Shifra Lerer, Eleanor Reissa, Jim Lovelett, Jack Gill, Steve Hamilton, Paul Zim, Drew Eliot, Sasha Pasmur, John Louis Fischer, Jack Beers.

On this day in movie history - Marnie (1964):

Marnie

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Jay Presson Allen,

based on the novel by Winston Graham,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1964.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.

Cast:

Tippi Hedren, Martin Gabel, Sean Connery, Louise Latham, Diane Baker, Alan Napier, Bob Sweeney, Milton Selzer, Henry Beckman, Edith Evanson, Mariette Hartley, Bruce Dern, S. John Launer, Meg Wyllie, Alfred Hitchcock.

On this day in movie history - The Thrill of It All (1963):

The Thrill of It All

directed by Norman Jewison,

written by Carl Reiner,

based on a story by Larry Gelbart,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1963.
Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, Edward Andrews, Reginald Owen, ZaSu Pitts, Elliott Reid, Alice Pearce, Kym Karath, Brian Nash, Lucy Landau, Paul Hartman, Burt Mustin, Carl Reiner.

Born on this day – Phyllis Davis:

Phyllis Davis

Actress

July 17, 1940 – September 27, 2013

Credits:

Adam-12 (1969); Babes Behind Bars (2013); Battle of the Network Stars IX (1980); Beat the Clock (1979); Beverly Hills Cop III (1994); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970); Captain Nice (1967); Crazy Like a Fox (1986); Eight Is Enough (1977); Everything Goes (1981–1988); Exit to Eden (1994); Family Feud (1984); Famous T & A (1982); Fantasy Island (1979–1984); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Guns (1990); Hey, Landlord (1966); Hollywood Deb Star Ball (1966); Hotel (1984); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1993); Knight Rider (1982 / 1984); Live a Little, Love a Little (1968); Lord Love a Duck (1966); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Swinging Surgeon; Love and the Perfect Wife; Love and the Physical (1970–1973); Magnum, P.I. (1985–1988); Match Game PM (1980–1981); Matt Houston (1982); Missing Reel (2014); Mr. Mom (1984); Petticoat Junction (1966); Police Woman (1978); Saucy 70's Volume 2 (2010); Shane (1966); Sizzle (1981); Spinout (1966); Sweet Sugar (1972); Terminal Island (1973); The Best of Sex and Violence (1982); The Beverly Hillbillies (1966); The Big Bounce (1969); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1981); The Boys (1974); The Choirboys (1977); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The F.B.I. (1970); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978–1980); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1978–1981); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966); The Love Boat (1979–1984); The Mike Douglas Show (1980); The Odd Couple (1974); The Oscar (1966); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Swinger (1966); The Wild Wild West (1966–1967); The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982); Today's F.B.I. (1982); Train Ride to Hollywood (1975); Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995); Vega$ (1978–1981); Wives (1975).

Born on this day – Donald Sutherland:

Donald Sutherland

Actor

Writer

Producer

July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024

Born on this day – Diahann Carroll:

Diahann Carroll

Actress

Singer

Philanthropist

July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019

Born on this day – Mimi Hines:

Mimi Hines

Actress

Singer

Comedian

July 17, 1933 – October 21, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Mimi Hines Sings (1966); Mimi Hines is a Happening (1966).

Movies and television:

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003); Canada After Dark (1978); Celebrity Bowling (1971–1972); Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co. (1972); Des O'Connor Tonight (1980); Fake-Out (1982); Frasier (1999); He Said, She Said (1970); It's Your Bet (1971–1972); I've Got a Secret (1966); Jack Paar Tonite (1973); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1975); Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On (2019); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Wig (1971); On Parade (1964); Operation: Entertainment (1969); Password (1967); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Personality (1969); Play Your Hunch (1960); Saturday Night in Apple Valley (1965); Snap Judgment (1967); Summer Playhouse (1964); The 20th Annual Tony Awards (1966); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1982); The Bobby Darin Show (1973); The Carson Podcast (2019); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Show (1965); The Ed Sullivan Show (1959–1966); The Game Game (1970); The Garry Moore Show (1963); The Hollywood Palace (1964); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1971); The Jimmy Dean Show (1963–1965); The Joe Franklin Show (1978); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1972); The Mike Douglas Show (1962–1972); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2002); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1958–1963); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1964–1972); The Ugily Family (1980); The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1963); Vaudeville (1976); You Don't Say (1963–1969).

Born on this day – Joanne Gilbert:

Joanne Gilbert

Actress

July 17, 1932 – April 16, 2025

Credits:

Ben Casey (1966); Bronco (1958); Follow the Sun (1962); Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955); Houdini (1953); Lock Up (1960); Perry Mason (1959); Place the Face (1954); Red Garters (1954); Ride Out for Revenge (1957); Studio One (1958); The Betty White Show (1954); The Bing Crosby Special (1954); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1953); The Ford Television Theatre (1954); The George Gobel Show (1956); The Great Man (1956); The High Cost of Loving (1958); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1957); The New Steve Allen Show (1962); The Outer Limits (1963); The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957–1959); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); Zane Grey Theatre (1958).

Born on this day – Arthur Frommer:

Arthur Frommer

Travel writer

July 17, 1929 – November 18, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Dollar Wise Guide to Germany (1972); Arizona - Frommer's Travel Guides (1996); Arthur Frommer's Europe (2015); Australia (1989); Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs (1993); Dollarwise Guide to Florida-1982 (1982); Dollar-Wise Guide to Portugal: 1976-1977 (1976); Europe $30 A Day (1988); Europe (1997); Europe on $10 a Day (1975); Europe on $25 a Day-86 (1985); Europe on 5 Dollars a Day (1957); Frommer's 1987-88 Guide to Mexico City and Acapulco (1986); Frommer's Belgium (1989); Frommer's City Guide to Nashville and Memphis (1994); Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide: Hong Kong '94-'95 City Guide (1994); Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide: Prague City Guide (1994); Frommer's Costa Rica, Guatemala and Belize on 35 Dollars a Day, 1993-1994 (1992); Frommer's Dollarwise Guide to New York State (1987); Frommer's England '94 (1993); Frommer's Europe on $20 a day (1981); Frommer's Europe on $25 a Day (1984); Frommer's Family Travel Guide California with Kids (1993); Frommer's France '94-95 (1993); Frommer's Guide to Dublin and Ireland (1987); Frommer's Guide to Minneapolis Saint Paul (1987); Frommer's Honolulu and Oahu '94 (1993); Frommer's Israel from $45 a Day (1998); Frommer's Mexico City and Acapulco, 1991-1992 (1990); Frommer's New York on Seventy Dollars a Day, 1994-1995 (1994); Frommer's New Zealand (1999); Frommer's Orlando '94 (1993); Frommer's Scandinavia on $25 a Day (1981); Frommer's Scandinavia on $60 a Day (1989); Frommer's Shortcut Switzerland (2015); Frommer's Touring Guide to Amsterdam (1990); Hawaii on Fifty Dollars a Day, 1990 (1989); Hawaii on Thirty-Five Dollars a Day, 1984-1985 (1984); How to Beat the High Cost of Travel (1975); Las Vegas, 1987-1988 (1987); Lisbon, Madrid and the Costa Del Sol, 1987-1988 (1987); London on Forty-Five Dollars a Day, '94-95 (1993); New York (1977); New Zealand and Australia on Ten Dollars a Day, 1976-1977 (1976); Paris from $60 a Day 1997 (1996); Radiography Dental Auxiliary (1995); The 10 top travel bargains of the year (1986); The New World of Travel 1988 (1988); The New World of Travel, 1991 (1991); The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 1999 (1993); Washington, D. C. 97 (1997).

Born on this day – Irene Manning:

Irene Manning

Actress

Singer

July 17, 1912 – May 28, 2004