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 - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014):

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu,

written by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bó,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on August 27, 2014.
Music by Antonio Sánchez.

Cast:

Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Kenny Chin, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Katherine O'Sullivan, Damian Young, Keenan Shimizu, Akira Ito, Natalie Gold, Merritt Wever, Edward Norton, Michael Siberry, Clark Middleton, Amy Ryan, William Youmans, Lindsay Duncan, Paula Pell, David Fierro, Hudson Flynn, Warren Kelley, Joel Marsh Garland, Brent Bateman, Donna Lynne Champlin, Valentino Musumeci, Taylor Schwencke, Craig muMs Grant, Kyle Knauf, Dave Neal, Kelly Southerland, Roberta Colindrez, Catherine Peppers, Frank Ridley, Janis Corsair, Rakesh Shah, Bill Camp, Malachi Weir, Jackie Hoffman, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Glenn Wein, Ebrahim Jaffer, Rain Noe, Susan Blackwell, Anna Hardwick, Dusan Dukic, Helena-Alexis Seymour, Ian Finlay, Alexandra Aristy, Marshall Axt, Robbin Banx, Thomas J. Bellezza, Kevin Berrey, Paula Blum, Dave Bobb, Roger Brenner, Bryan Burton, Teena Byrd, Brian Cheeks, Kymberly Clark, Richard R. Corapi, Alan Davis, Casey Davis, Johanna Day, Madeline Farbstein, James Farley, Zach Fouche, Z. Frankie, Les Gardonyi, David H. Holmes, David Itchkawitz, Joseph Anthony Jerez, Benjamin Kanes, Kenneth Kopolovicz, Anna Kuchma, Kamron Leal, Tracy Michael Lynch, Rachael Ma, Keith Mackler, Vanessa Malanga, Alex Malaos, Raymond Mamrak, Michelle E. Mancini, Lynn Marocola, Nicholas Marocola, Chris McFarland, Chuck McMahon, Laura Merrill, Teresa Meza, Leslie C. Nemet, Thelma O'Leary, Philip Odango, Carrie Ormond, And Palladino, Stephen Payne, Raffaello Perfetto, Rich Petrillo, Joe Michael Phillips, Josephine Pizzino, Jon Douglas Rainey, Dawn Ressy, Dwayne Rivera, Charles J. Rosa, Shade Rupe, Gary Ryder, Stuart Schnitzer, Nancy Ellen Shore, Bomber Hurley Smith, Janet Stanwood, John Stepanian, Janelle Tedesco, Paul Thornton, Stella Toppan, Millie Torchetti, Wyatt Unger, Stefano Villabona, Bill Walters, Dorothy Weems, Kelli Wilcoxen.

On this day in music history - Bel Canto, by Renée Fleming and Patrick Summers (2002):

Bel Canto

Album by Renée Fleming and Patrick Summers,

released August 27, 2002.

Track list:

Bellini / La sonnambula: “Ah!..se una volta sola”; Bellini / La sonnambula: “Ah!..non credea mirarti”; Bellini / La sonnambula: “Ah! non giunge uman pensiero”; Donizetti / Maria Padilla: “Abbracciami”; Donizetti / Maria Padilla: “Il piu tenero suon d’arpa morende”; Donizetti / Maria Padilla: “Ah! non sai qual prestigio si cela”; Rossini / Semiramide: Introduzione; Rossini / Semiramide: “Bel raggio lusinghier”; Rossini / Semiramide: “Dolce pensiero di quell’istante”; Bellini / Il pirata: Introduzione; Bellini / Il pirata: “Ah! s’io potessi dissipar le nubi”; Bellini / Il pirata: “Col sorriso d’innocenza”; Bellini / Il pirata: “Oh sole! ti vela di tenebre oscure”; Rossini / Armida: “D’Amor al dolce impero”; Rossini / Armida: “Gli augei tra fronde e fronde”; Rossini / Armida: “La fresca eta sen fugge”; Rossini / Armida: “Ah! si, godete amanti”; Donizetti / Lucrezia Borgia:”M’odi, ah m’odi, io non t’imploro”; Donizetti / Lucrezia Borgia: “Figlio!...Figlio!...Ola, qualcuno!”; Donizetti / Lucrezia Borgia: “Era desso il figlio mio”.

On this day in music history - Saturate, by Breaking Benjamin (2002):

Saturate

Album by Breaking Benjamin,
released August 27, 2002.

Track list:

I Wish I May; Medicate; Polyamorous; Skin; Natural Life; Next to Nothing; Water; Home; Phase; No Games; Sugarcoat; Shallow Bay.

On this day in movie history - The 13th Warrior (1999):

The 13th Warrior

directed by John McTiernan,

written by William Wisher, Jr. and Warren Lewis,

based on the novel Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton,

was released in the United States on August 27, 1999.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhøi, Omar Sharif, Anders T. Andersen, Richard Bremmer, Tony Curran, Mischa Hausserman, Neil Maffin, Asbjorn Riis, Clive Russell, Daniel Southern, Oliver Sveinall, Sven Wollter, Albie Woodington, John DeSantis, Eric Avari, Maria Bonnevie, Susan Willis, Yolande Bavan.

On this day in movie history - L.A. Takedown (1989):

L.A. Takedown

directed and written by Michael Mann,

was released in the United States on August 27, 1989.
Music by Tim Truman.

Cast:

Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker, Ely Pouget, Vincent Guastaferro, Richard Chaves, Victor Rivers, Laura Harrington, Daniel Baldwin, Clarence Gilyard Jr., R.D. Call, Peter Dobson, John Santucci, Xander Berkeley, Juan Fernández, Tony Xauet, Sam J. Jones, J.W. Smith, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Mary Broussard, Aixa Clemente, Mike De Luna, Ed DeFusco, Robert Gammons, Donald Grant, Emmett Grennan, Al Jones, Anthony Lattanzio, Leo Lee, Mimi Lieber, Albert Michel Jr., Jan Munroe, Gilbert O. Parra, Dennis Scott, Jentry Tuvil, Daniel Villarreal, Robert Winley, Tony Winters, Rick Avery, Bud Davis.

On this day in movie history - Dead Ringer (1982):

Dead Ringer

directed by Allan F. Nicholls,

written by Al Dellentash, Meat Loaf and David Sonenberg,

was released at the Montréal World Film Festival, in Canada, on August 27, 1982.
Music by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf.

Cast:

Meat Loaf, Josh Mostel, Alan H. Braunstein, Leah Ayres, Frederick Coffin, Burton Collins, Terry Williams, Davey Williams, Sandy Alexander, Nicole Brandon, Steve Buslowe, Cher, MacIntyre Dixon, Mark Doyle, Paul Jacobs, Davey Johnstone, Bert Kittel, Philip Kramer, John LoFranco, Brendan Manning, George Meyer, Pamela Moore, Ted Neeley, Frankie Perrone, Don Picard, Eric Troyer, Howie Weisbrod, Chuck Zito.

On this day in movie history - Dead End (1937):

Dead End

directed by William Wyler,

written by Lillian Hellman,

based on the play by Sidney Kingsley,

was released in the United States on August 27, 1937.
Music by Alfred Newman.

Cast:

Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins, Marjorie Main, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, Charles Peck, Minor Watson, James Burke, Ward Bond, Elisabeth Risdon, Esther Dale, George Humbert, Marcelle Corday.

Born on this day – Barbara Trentham:

Barbara Trentham

Actress

Director

Model

Painter

August 27, 1944 – August 2, 2013

Credits:

Head for Business (1982); Barnaby Jones (1980); A Man Called Sloane (1979); Deathmoon (1978); Star Maidens (1976); Sky Riders (1976); Rollerball (1975); The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972).

Born on this day – Anne Whitfield:

Anne Whitfield

Actress

August 27, 1938 – February 15, 2024

Credits:

Cookie's Fortune (1999); The Last Innocent Man (1987); Quarterback Princess (1983); The Prodigal (1983); Emergency! (1972–1975); The Specialists (1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974); Adam-12 (1968–1973); The Six Million Dollar Man (1973); Pete 'n' Tillie (1972); Ironside (1968–1972); The D.A. (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1970); Tick, Tick, Tick (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1954); Secrets of the Pirates' Inn (1969); This Is the Life (1968); Dragnet 1967 (1968); The Outsider (1968); Gunsmoke (1960–1966); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Days of Our Lives (1965–1966); That Girl (1966); 12 O'Clock High (1965); Wendy and Me (1965); The New Interns (1964); The New Phil Silvers Show (1964); The Dakotas (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1958); Should I Marry Outside My Faith? (1962); Laramie (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1961–1962); The Untouchables (1962); 87th Precinct (1961); Ben Casey (1961); Cheyenne (1956–1961); Rawhide (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Peter Gunn (1961); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Manhunt (1960); One Step Beyond (1960); Tate (1960); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959); Bonanza (1959); Men of Annapolis (1957–1958); Senior Prom (1958); The Donna Reed Show (1958); The Thin Man (1958); Juvenile Jungle (1958); Father Knows Best (1957); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Johnny Carson Show (1955); Front Row Center (1955); Baby Boogie (1955); One Man's Family (1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); White Christmas (1954); The Hollywood Matador (1954); I Married Joan (1953); Peter Pan (1953); Hollywood Opening Night (1952); The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952); Racket Squad (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); The Gunfighter (1950).

Born on this day – Janet MacLachlan:

Janet MacLachlan

Actress

August 27, 1933 – October 11, 2010

Credits:

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); A Family for Joe (1990); A Private Affair (2000); ABC Weekend Specials (1981); Alias (2002); All in the Family (1979); Amen (1988–1990); American Playhouse (1983); Archie Bunker's Place (1980); Baby Girl Scott (1987); Baretta (1976); Barney Miller (1976); Beauty and the Beast (1988); Big Shots (1987); Black Listed (2003); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Cagney & Lacey (1982–1987); CBS Playhouse (1969); Change of Mind (1969); Circle of Fear (1972); Covenant (1995); Criminal Passion (1994); Cutter (1972); Daktari (1967); Dark Victory (1976); Darker Than Amber (1970); Days of Our Lives (1998–1999); Ellery Queen (1976); ER (1995); Family Law (2000–2001); Fantasy Island (1983); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Film Making Techniques: Acting (1973); For Keeps? (1988); Free Spirit (1989); Friends (1979); Gabriel's Fire (1990); Generations (1990); Good Times (1978); Griff (1974); Halls of Anger (1970); Heart and Souls (1993); Hill Street Blues (1984); Home Improvement (1995); I Spy (1967); In the Heat of the Night (1994); Insight (1968–1976); Ironside (1969); It's Your Bet (1973); Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981); Killer Instinct (1988); Knots Landing (1989); L.A. Law (1986); Longstreet (1971); Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (1976); Love Story (1973); Love Thy Neighbor (1973); Maurie (1973); Medical Center (1974); Midnight Caller (1990); Mod Squad (1969); Moonlighting (1988); Most Wanted (1977); Murder One (1996–1997); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1994); Murphy Brown (1989); Murphy's Law (1986); My Friend Tony (1969); My Last Love (1999); NYPD Blue (1995); Our House (1987); Pinocchio's Revenge (1996); Police Story (1974); Punky Brewster (1985); Quincy, M.E. (1983); Rafferty (1977); Reasonable Doubts (1992); Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978); Run for Your Life (1966); Runaway Father (1991); S.W.A.T. (1975); Santa Barbara (1985); She's in the Army Now (1981); Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992); Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain (1983); Sounder (1972); Star Trek (1967); The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2011); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965); The Big Squeeze (1996); The Blue Knight (1975); The Boy Who Could Fly (1986); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The F.B.I. (1966–1968); The Fugitive (1966); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Golden Girls (1987); The Interns (1971); The Invaders (1968); The Kid from Nowhere (1982); The Man (1972); The Manhunter (1975); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972); The Movie Game (1970); The Name of the Game (1969–1970); The Other Victim (1981); The Rockford Files (1975); The Six Million Dollar Man (1975); The Sophisticated Gents (1981); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Thirteenth Floor (1999); The Tuskegee Airmen (1995); There Goes My Baby (1994); Thursday's Child (1983); Tick, Tick, Tick (1970); Tightrope (1984); Toughlove (1985); Tracks of Glory (1992); Trapper John, M.D. (1985); Trouble Comes to Town (1973); Uptight (1968); What's Happening!! (1976); Who's the Boss? (1987); Wild Jack (1989); Winners (1978); Wonder Woman (1977).

Born on this day – Marilyn Lovell:

Marilyn Lovell

Actress

August 27, 1931 – April 13, 2012

Credits:

Ghosts of Mississippi (1996); The Return of Count Yorga (1971); The Outsider (1969); Captain Nice (1967); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Munsters (1964); The Nut House!! (1964); Naked City (1962–1963); Route 66 (1963); Tightrope (1959); Stanley (1956).

Born on this day – Ira Levin:

Ira Levin

Writer

August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007

Credits:

Books:

Rosemary's Baby (1967); Son of Rosemary (1997); A Kiss Before Dying (1953); This Perfect Day (1970); The Stepford Wives (1972); The Boys from Brazil (1976); Sliver (1991); Interlock (1956); No Time For Sergeants (1956); Critic's Choice (1962); Dr. Cook's Garden (1968); Veronica's Room (1974); Deathtrap (1978); Break a Leg (1981); Cantorial (1990).

Movies and television:

A Kiss Before Dying (1956 / 1991 / 2024); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958); Apartment 7A (2024); Ashen Lit Box Set (2018); Barbra: The Concert (1994); Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965); Critic's Choice (1963); Cybill (1995); Deathtrap (1982); Dr. Cook's Garden (1971); Footsteps (2003); General Electric Theater (1961); Great Performances (2001); Guiding Light (1982); In Melbourne Tonight (1969); It's a Living (1988); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1955); La semilla del diablo (2020); Lights Out (1951); Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976); Martinez, Margaritas and Murder! (2024); Matinee Theatre (1956); Midnight Caller (1990); No Time for Sergeants (1958–1965); Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980); Rosemary's Baby (1968 / 2005 / 2014 / 2017); Saturday Night Live (1993); Sliver (1993 / 2014); Sliver: Alternate Ending (1993); Sliver: Alternate Opening (1993); Son of Rosemary: The Sequel to Rosemary's Baby (2014); The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978); The Boys from Brazil (1978 / 2014); The Caves of Steel / Story Parade (1964); The Clock (1950); The Dick Cavett Show (1980); The Graham Kennedy Show (1972); The Stepford Children (1987); The Stepford Wives (1975 / 2004 / 2024); Tu das nicht, Angelika (1965); Women of the House (1995); Working in the Theatre (1982).