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 music history - Heavenly Voices, by Fiona Joy Hawkins & Rebecca Daniel (2021):

Heavenly Voices

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins & Rebecca Daniel,

released November 12, 2021.

Track list:

Finding The Way Out; Interwoven Threads of Chance; Lake of Contemplation; The Bit In The Middle; Elegy; Sugar Plum Ghost; The Lightness of Dark; Ghosts Insanity Angels; Heavenly Voices.

On this day in music history - Arnulfo, by Laura Sullivan (2020):

Arnulfo

Piano piece by Laura Sullivan,
released November 12, 2020.

On this day in music history - 1970-1987, by Ry Cooder (2013):

1970-1987

Album box set by Ry Cooder,

released November 12, 2013.

Track list:

Goin’ to Brownsville; Dark Is the Night; How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too); Billy the Kid; Money Honey; F.D.R. in Trinidad; Teardrops Will Fall; Denomination Blues; On a Monday; Hey Porter; Great Dream from Heaven; Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All; Vigilante Man; Boomer’s Story; Cherry Ball Blues; Crow Black Chicken; Ax Sweet Mama; Maria Elena; Dark End of the Street; Rally ‘Round the Flag; Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer; President Kennedy; Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man; Tamp’ Em up Solid; Tattler; Married Man’s a Fool; Jesus on the Mainline; It’s All over Now; Medley: Fool for a Cigarette / Feelin Good; If Walls Could Talk; Mexican Divorce; Ditty Wah Ditty; The Bourgeois Blues; I Got Mine; Always Lift Him Up / Kanaka Wai Wai; He’ll Have to Go; Smack Dab in the Middle; Stand by Me; Yellow Roses; Chloe; Goodnight Irene; School Is Out; Alimony; Jesus on the Mainline; The Dark End of the Street; Viva Sequin / Do Re Mi; Volver, Volver; How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live; Smack Dab in the Middle; Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now; Face To Face That I Shall Meet Him; The Pearls / Tia Juana; The Dream; Happy Meeting in Glory; In A Mist; Flashes; Davenport Blues; Shine; Nobody; We Shall Be Happy; Little Sister; Go Home, Girl; The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor); I Think Its Going to Work Out Fine; Down in Hollywood; Look at Granny Run Run; Trouble, You Can’t Fool Me; Don’t Mess up a Good Thing; I Can’t Win; 634-5789; Speedo; Why Don’t You Try Me; Down in the Boondocks; Johnny Porter; The Way We Make a Broken Heart; Crazy ‘Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know); The Girls from Texas; Borderline; Never Make Your Move Too Soon; UFO Has Landed In The Ghetto; I Need A Woman; Gypsy Woman; Blue Suede Shoes; Mama, Don’t Treat Your Daughter Mean; I’m Drinking Again; Which Came First; That’s The Way Love Turned Out For Me; Get Rhythm; Low–Commotion; Going Back to Okinawa; 13 Question Method; Women Will Rule the World; All Shook Up; I Can Tell by the Way You Smell; Across the Borderline; Let’s Have a Ball.

On this day in movie history - The Mist (2007):

The Mist

directed and written by Frank Darabont,

based on the novella by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 12, 2007.
Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Sternhagen, Nathan Gamble, Alexa Davalos, Chris Owen, Sam Witwer, Robert C. Treveiler, David Jensen, Melissa McBride, Andy Stahl, Buck Taylor, Brandon O'Dell, Jackson Hurst, Brian Libby, Susan Malerstein-Watkins, Mathew Greer, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Walter Fauntleroy, Amin Joseph, Kelly Collins Lintz, Ginnie Randall, Tiffany Morgan, Kim Wall, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Ron Clinton Smith, Gregg Brazzel, Sonny Franks, Dodie Brown, Taylor E. Brown, Jay Amor, Kristin Barnhart, Kevin Beard, Derek Cox-Berg, Kip Cummings, John F. Daniel, Tammy Eaton, Ron Fagan, Ted Ferguson, Travis Fontenot, Cherie Gierhart, Louis Herthum, Walt Hollis, Brian Scott Hunt, R. Todd Jones, Jimmy Lee Jr., Cherami Leigh, Mike Martindale, Cindy McBride, Eric Kelly McFarland, Amy McGee-Harrell, Ritchie Montgomery, Michaela Morgan, Darrick Mosley, James Paul, Mark Robin Price, Charles Sutherland, Chuck Vail, Steven E. Williams.

On this day in movie history - Brown’s Requiem (1998):

Brown’s Requiem

directed and written by Jason Freeland,

based on the novel by James Ellroy,

was released in the United Kingdom on November 12, 1998.
Music by Cynthia Millar.

Cast:

Michael Rooker, Big Daddy Wayne, Jack Wallace, Will Sasso, Selma Blair, Harold Gould, Brion James, Kevin Corrigan, Ron Barker, William Newman, David Labiosa, Al Rodrigo, Lisa Koch, Barry Newman, Lee Weaver, Kevin Jackson, Brad Dourif, Tobin Bell, Jack Conley, Rolando Molina, Danny Mora, Jennifer Coolidge, John Prosky, Valerie Perrine, Christopher Meloni, Alexx Thompson.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1997)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2003 & 2004)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017 & 2020)

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Year of Hell, Part II.

Released November 12, 1997.

Directed by Michael Vejar.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, John Loprieno, Kurtwood Smith, Peter Marx / Peter Slutsker, Lise Simms, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Tarik Ergin, Pablo Soriano, Adrian Tafoya.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: North Star.

Released November 12, 2003.

Directed by David Straiton.

Written by David A. Goodman, André Bormanis, Jonathan Fernandez.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Emily Bergl, Glenn Morshower, James Parks, Paul Rae, Steven Klein, Gary Bristow, Alexandria M. Salling, Jon Robert Baron, Alexandrea Ortiz, Vince Deadrick Jr., Kevin Derr, Thomas DuPont, Jeffrey Eith, Aouri Makhlouf, Cliff McLaughlin, Robert Sidney Mellette, Dorenda Moore, Paul Townsend, Mike Watson.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: The Augments.

Released November 12, 2004.

Directed by LeVar Burton.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Velton Ray Bunch.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Alec Newman, Abby Brammell, Richard Riehle, Mark Rolston, Brent Spiner, Adam Grimes, Kristen Ariza, Dayna Devon, J.D. Hall, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Yuri Elvin, Henry Farnam, Scott Sterling Hill, Angela Meryl, Tom Miller, Paul Sklar, Thom Khoury Williams.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Into the Forest I Go.

Released November 12, 2017.

Directed by Chris Bryne.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Jayne Brook, Mary Chieffo, Wilson Cruz, Kenneth Mitchell, Michael Ayres, Conrad Coates, Emily Coutts, Julianne Grossman, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Taylor Martin.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 3. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Die Trying.

Released November 12, 2020.

Directed by Maja Vrvilo.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Sean Cochran, James Duff, Anthony Maranville, Chris Silvestri, Brandon Schultz.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Rachael Ancheril, Michelle Yeoh, Oded Fehr, Blu del Barrio, David Cronenberg, Tig Notaro, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Brendan Beiser, Jake Epstein, Vanessa Jackson, Ana Sani, Ava MacKinnon, Shazdeh Kapadia, R.J. Parrish, Vanessa Burns, Chris Zamat, Jajube Mandiela, Daniel Woodrow, Shannon Lahaie, Rosie Simon, Avaah Blackwell, Nicole Dickinson, Shelley Owens.

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Saturday Morning Pinks.

Released November 12, 2021.

Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss.

Visual Effects and animation by Jeremy Samples.

Cast: Aaron Harvey, Ronald D. Moore, Bob Kline, Rich Schepis, David Gerrold, Larry Nemecek, Fred Bronson, Nichelle Nichols, Marc Cushman, Larry Niven, Walter Koenig, Bill Reed, D.C. Fontana, Gates McFadden, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, John Tenuto.

On this day in television history - Fallen Angels (1995):

Fallen Angels

Season 2. Episode 7.
Episode entitled: Fearless.
Released November 12, 1995.
Directed by Jim McBride.
Written by Richard Wesley.
Created by William Horberg.
Based on the story by Walter Mosley.
Theme music by Peter Bernstein.

Cast:

Eyde Byrde, James DuMont, Giancarlo Esposito, Ray Lykins, Bill Nunn, Roger Guenveur Smith, Big Daddy Wayne, Cynda Williams.

On this day in movie history - Carlito’s Way (1993):

Carlito’s Way

directed by Brian De Palma,

written by David Koepp,

based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Edwin Torres,

was released in the United States on November 12, 1993.
Music by Patrick Doyle.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Joseph Siravo, Viggo Mortensen, Richard Foronjy, Jorge Porcel, Frank Minucci, Adrian Pasdar, John Ortiz, Ángel Salazar, Al Israel, Rick Aviles, Jaime Sánchez, Edmonte Salvato, Paul Mazursky, Tera Tabrizi, Víctor Sierra, Caesar Cordova, Jon Seda, Ruben Rivera, Sherie Mambru, Brenda Hernandez, Elliot Santiago, Frank Ferrara, John Hoyt, Chuck Zito, Steven Puente, Tony Cucci, Alfred Sauchelli Jr., Anthony Catanese, Sam Weber, Sonny Zito, Walter T. Meade, Michael Hadge, Richard Council, Lindsey Baker, James Bulleit, Crystal Haney, Gregory Mitchell, Mel Gorham, Rocco Sisto, John Finn, Brian Tarantina, Jamie Tirelli, Owen Hollander, John Michael Bolger, Ralph Destino Jr., Luke Toma, Frank Pietrangolare, Mike Sheehan, Dean Rader-Duval, Gene Canfield, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Rene Rivera, Orlando Urdaneta, Troy A. Hawes, Kim Rideout, Drita Barak, Christopher Bregman, Natalia Ray, Joe Conzo, Gaetano Lisi, Debra Niewald, Christina Murphy, Julieta Ortega, Mary Hammett, Debbie Benitez, Roberta Mathes, Freddy Rios, Mike Ramos, Yelba Osorio, Nelson Vasquez, Jason Daryn, Dan Brennan, Michael P. Moran, Vincent Pastore, Garry Pastore, Cynthia LaMontagne, Bo Dietl, Kato, James V. Miller, Marc Anthony, David Boston, Marisol Carrere, Dono Cunningham, Gregory D'Angelo, Robert DaGasta, Jaclyn Dietl, Jack Fitzstephens, Garlan Green, Ralph Hughes, Pete Macnamara, Cindy Malika, Charles Malota, Daniel Margotta, Daisy Martinez, Mike Mitchell Jr., Joe Moffa, David Moss, Coati Mundi, Antone Pagán, Mike Pont, Angel Ramirez Jr., Cice Rivera, Ron Rivera, Ricardo J. Salazar, Jacqueline Frances Santiago, Saundra Santiago, Alberto Suarez, Denise Vasquez, Enrique Veloz, Bill Weeden, Kyle Wyatt.