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 - Monolith (2022):

Monolith

directed by Matt Vesely,

written by Lucy Campbell,

was released at the Adelaide Film Festival in Australia on October 27, 2022.
Music by Benjamin Speed.

Cast:

Lily Sullivan, Ling Cooper Tang, Ansuya Nathan, Erik Thomson, Terence Crawford, Matt Crook, Kate Box, Rashidi Edward, Brigid Zengeni, Belle Kalendra-Harding, Chase Coleman, Damon Herriman, Rebecca Summerton, Janet Tan.

On this day in movie history - Bobcat Moretti (2022):

Bobcat Moretti

directed by Rob Margolies,

written by Rob Margolies, Tim Realbuto,

released at the Orlando Film Festival in the United States on October 27, 2022.

Music by Ilan Rubin.

Cast:

Tim Realbuto, Vivica A. Fox, Taryn Manning, Coolio, Matt Peters, Sally Kirkland, Louis Mustillo, Jay Hieron, Matt McCoy, Mindy Sterling, Sheria Irving, Carl McDowell, Erik Potempa, Erin Leddy, Jaxon Goldenberg, Mihran Aghvinian, Michael Robert Anderson, Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker, Michael Bentt, Dayna Brand, Tristan Campbell, Carolina W Cobb, Dane E. Connor, Cassidy Davis, Shana DeAndrea, Marco Deckman, Dawnmarie Deshaies, Latisha Di Venuto, Israel Isaac Duffus, Eric Paul Erickson, Zane Haney, Everett Kagan, Bastian Margolies, Ellis Margolies, Paul Martin, Lindsay Mushett, Jayden Rey, Cliff Samara, Cassandra Seidenfeld, Janel Tanna, Kristen Vaganos, Raisu Williams.

On this day in music history - Key of Sea: 10 Year Special Edition (2017):

Key of Sea: 10 Year Special Edition

Album by Jennifer Thomas,

released October 27, 2017.

Track list:

A Beautiful Storm (Remastered); Prelude in F (Remastered); Release (Remastered); You by My Side (Remastered); Suite Dreams (Remastered); Will’s Song (Remastered); Old Movie Romance (Remastered); Pure (Remastered); The Red Aspens (Remastered); Somewhere (Solo Piano Version - Remastered); The Tempest (Remastered); Sospiro (Remastered); A Beautiful Storm (Special Edition); The Red Aspens (Special Edition); Release (Special Edition); The Tempest (Special Edition).

On this day in music history - Waves, by Rachel Platten (2017):

Waves

Album by Rachel Platten,

released October 27, 2017.

Track list:

Perfect For You; Whole Heart; Collide; Keep Up; Broken Glass; Shivers; Loose Ends; Labels; Loveback; Hands; Fooling You; Good Life; Grace.

On this day in movie history - The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999):

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

directed by Luc Besson,

written by Luc Besson and Andrew Birkin,

was released in France on October 27, 1999.
Music by Éric Serra.

Cast:

Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Birkin, Jane Valentine, Vincent Cassel, Pascal Greggory, Richard Ridings, Desmond Harrington, Timothy West, Gina McKee, Tchéky Karyo, Joseph Malerba, Vincent Regan.

On this day in movie history - Leaving Las Vegas (movie & novel):

Leaving Las Vegas

directed and written by Mike Figgis,

based on the semi-autobiographical novel by John O'Brien,

was released in the United States on October 27, 1995.

Music by Mike Figgis.

Cast:

Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Kim Adams, Emily Procter, Stuart Regen, Valeria Golino, Graham Beckel, Albert Henderson, Shashi Bhatia, Carey Lowell, Anne Lange, Thomas Kopache, Vincent Ward, Lucinda Jenney, French Stewart, Ed Lauter, Waldemar Kalinowski, Mike Figgis, David Kriegel, Bill Thompson, Marek Stabrowski, R. Lee Ermey, Mariska Hargitay, Danny Huston, Laurie Metcalf, David Brisbin, Shawnee Smith, Paul Quinn, Julian Lennon, Tracy Thorne, Bob Rafelson, Susan Barnes, Marc Coppola, Michael A. Goorjian, Jeremy Jordan, Davidlee Willson, Xander Berkeley, Sergio Premoli, Gordon Michaels, Lou Rawls, Sunit Gupta, Camille King, Greg Miller.

Recommended reading:

Leaving Las Vegas

By John O’Brien.

Published by Grove Press.

First published 1990.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 080212593X

ISBN-13: 978-0802125934

Description:

Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O’Brien, is a disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera, a prostitute, and Ben, an alcoholic, stumble together and discover in each other a respite from their unforgiving lives. A testimony to the raw talent of its young author, Leaving Las Vegas is a compelling story of unconditional love between two disenfranchised and lost souls – an overlooked American classic.

“There is not a false note in the novel . . . O’Brien has a strong tradition behind him here, that of American naturalism, and he fits into it well. From Stephen Crane to Hubert Selby, Jr. . . . [O’Brien] achieves real power in his writing. You seldom encounter it anymore, but when you do you know you’ve been properly whacked by a real talent.” – New York Daily News.

“Here is that rarest jewel, a really fine novel. It’s a magical piece of work, one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. John O’Brien has a very great talent.” – Larry Brown, author of Joe and Big Bad Love.

“This book is not only dark and dire, it is crushing. How can a novel so absolutely devoid of hope be so gripping? The portrait of Sera and Ben is a tour de force – masterful and relentless. Leaving Las Vegas is the strongest and most extreme look at alcohol I’ve ever read. This book moved and bothered me and weeks later it is still in my mind. I think O’Brien is simply terrific.” – Ron Carlson, author of Plan B for the Middle Class.

“A brutal and unflinching portrait of the low life in the city of high rollers, Leaving Las Vegas is both shocking and curiously exhilarating. John O’Brien was a stunningly talented writer who created poetry from the most squalid materials. This is a beautiful and horrifying novel.” – Jay McInerney, author of Brightness Falls.

On this day in movie history - Kill Me Again (1989):

Kill Me Again

directed by John Dahl,

written by John Dahl and Rick Dahl,

was released in the United States on October 27, 1989.
Music by William Olvis.

Cast:

Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Michael Madsen, Robert Schuch, Duane Tucker, Molly Flanegin, Dominic Dinino, Daniel Dorse, Bibi Besch, Jim Boeke, Jon Gries, Michael Sharrett, Debby Lynn Ross, Pat Mulligan, Nick Dimitri, Stanley Brown, Dan Sturdivant, Jeff Morrell, Jeff LeBeau, Michael Greene, James Henriksen, Lee Wilkof, Joseph Carberry, Roy Kieffer, Victoria Hirsch, Ralph M. Cardinale, Bruce Claessens, Darrel Wayne, Sheldon Haun, Jeri Arredondo, Hubert Ergenbright, Jeff Smolek, David Ward.