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 television history - Justified: City Primeval (2023):

Justified: City Primeval

Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Kokomo.

Released August 1, 2023.

Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton.

Written by Taylor Elmore, Dave Andron, Michael Dinner, Cole Quirk.

Based on City Primeval and Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Adelaide Clemens, Marin Ireland, Victor Williams, Norbert Leo Butz, Boyd Holbrook, Terry Kinney, Ravi Patel, Jessika Van, Jalen Gilbert, Yosef Kasnetzkov, Alexander Pobutsky, Nick Druzbanski, Eddie Martinez, Erin Minervini, Evan Mulrooney, Andre Bellos.

On this day in music history - The Flowers Suite, by Barbara Hills (2018):

The Flowers Suite

Album by Barbara Hills,

released August 1, 2018.

Track list:

Love-In-A-Mist; Among Lilies; Through Iris Halls; The First Snowdrop; When Cherry Blossoms Fall; On Hawkweed Bank; Sweet William; Forget-Me-Nots; Creeping Buttercup; Where Heather Grows; Hedgerow Walk; Canyons of the Black Tulip.

On this day in music history - Transformation, by Sherry Finzer & Darin Mahoney (2013):

Transformation

Album by Sherry Finzer & Darin Mahoney,

released August 1, 2013.

Track list:

Alger St; Confused; Reflection; Early Spring; Joplin; White Sky In November; Jane’S Song; The Door.

On this day in music history - August, by Amy Lauren (2010):

August

Album by Amy Lauren,

released August 1, 2010.

Track list:

I’ll Follow You; Travel This River; Fireflies; The Distance; Fly Away; Road to Allay; The Rain Came Down; Sunset Serene; August; Keeper of Light; Resolution; Summer’s End.

On this day in music history - Blue Dream, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2008):

Blue Dream

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,

released August 1, 2008.

Track list:

Contemplating; Sunrise At Ularu; Samite’s Interlude (Fiona Joy Hawkins & Samite Mulondo); Song Phonique; Indigo Interlude; The Void; Turquoise Interlude (Fiona Joy Hawkins & Philip Aaberg); Voice of Angels; Cobalt Interlude; Prelude to a Painting; The Midnight Interlude; Moving On; Azure Interlude; Somewhere.

On this day in music history - Mystical America, by Laura Sullivan (2004):

Mystical America

Album by Laura Sullivan,

released August 1, 2004.

Track list:

America’s Stonehenge; Chaco Canyon; Coral Castle; The Bighorn Medicine Wheel; Tongass Islands; The Serpent Mound; Red Rock Ridge; Pictograph Cave; The Heavener Runestone; Sedona; Hawaiian Islands; Mt. Shasta (Arrangement of the Moonlight Sonata).

On this day in television history - Fallen Angels (1993):

Fallen Angels

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Dead-End for Delia.

Released August 1, 1993.

Directed by Phil Joanou.

Written by William Campbell Gault, Scott Frank.

Created by William Horberg.

Based on the story by William Campbell Gault.

Opening theme by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

Gary Oldman, Meg Tilly, Gabrielle Anwar, Paul Guilfoyle, Vondie Curtis Hall, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Patrick Masset, John Putch, Thomas Kopache, Frank Patton III/Frank Taglia, Alpheus Merchant, Scott Weintraub, Lynette Walden.

On this day in movie history - Young Guns II (1990):

Young Guns II

directed by Geoff Murphy,

written by John Fusco,

was released in the United States on August 1, 1990.
Music by Alan Silvestri and Jon Bon Jovi.

Cast:

Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen, Alan Ruck, R.D. Call, James Coburn, Balthazar Getty, Jack Kehoe, Robert Knepper, Tom Kurlander, Viggo Mortensen, Leon Rippy, Tracey Walter, Bradley Whitford, Scott Wilson, Jenny Wright, John Hammil, William J. Fisher, Carlotta Garcia, Joy Bouton, Albert Trujillo, Alina Arenal, John Alderson, Lee de Broux, Sixto Joost, Rudy Sena, Adam Taylor, Redmond Gleeson, David Paul Needles, Jerry Gardner, Domingo Ambriz, Sonny Skyhawk, Richard Schiff, Stephan Kraus, Nick Gomez, Mark Bustamante, Airen Balen, Don Simpson, Holt Parker, Tony Frank, Frank Fierro Jr., Rene L. Moreno, Chief Buddy Redbow, Danielle Blanchard, Joey Hamlin, Alexis Alexander, Ginger Lynn, Iris Pappas, Ed Adams, Mark Silverstein, Boots Southerland, Bud Stout, Howard Young, John Fusco, Walter Feldbusch, Bo Greigh, Thomas Byrd, Donald Guideau, Robert Harvey, Ted Kairys, William Upchurch, Michael Eiland, Jon Bon Jovi, Don 'Tex' Clark, Rusty Lee, Kerry Wallum.

On this day in music history - Ashes To Ashes, by David Bowie (1980):

The song Ashes To Ashes,

by David Bowie,

was released on August 1, 1980.

On this day in movie history - American Graffiti (1973):

American Graffiti

directed by George Lucas,

written by George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck,

was released in the United States on August 1, 1973.
Music by Kim Fowley, Karin Green and George Lucas.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Wolfman Jack, Bo Hopkins, Manuel Padilla Jr., Beau Gentry, Harrison Ford, Jim Bohan, Jana Bellan, Deby Celiz, Lynne Marie Stewart, Terence McGovern, Kathleen Quinlan, Ty Crowley, Scott Beach, John Brent, Gordon Analla, John Bracci, Jody Carlson, Del Close, Chuck Dorsett, Stephen Knox, Joe Miksak, George Meyer, James Cranna, Johnny Weissmuller Jr., William Niven, Al Nalbandian, Bob Pasaak, Christopher Pray, Susan Richardson, Fred Ross, Jan Dunn, Charlie Murphy, Ed Greenberg, Lisa Herman, Mark Anger, Kay Lenz, Caprice Schmidt, Joe Spano, Debralee Scott, Ron Vincent, Donna Wehr, Cam Whitman, Jan Wilson, Suzanne Somers, Flash Cadillac, Linda Christensen, Jeannette Dilger, Dennis Falt, Warren Knight, Paul Lambert, Ken Martinez, Rick May, Sam McFadin, Kris Moe, Linn Phillips III, George Robinson.