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 the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1968)

Star Trek: Voyager (2000)

Star Trek

Season 3. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: Wink of an Eye.

Released November 29, 1968.

Directed by Jud Taylor.

Written by Arthur Heinemann, Gene L. Coon / Lee Cronin, Arthur H. Singer.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Kathie Browne, Jason Evers, Erik Holland, Geoffrey Binney, Bill Blackburn, Dick Geary, Eddie Hice, Roger Holloway, Jay D. Jones, Jeannie Malone.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 7. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Flesh and Blood.

Released November 29, 2000.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar, David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Bryan Fuller, Jack Monaco, Kenneth Biller, Michael Taylor, Michael/Mike Sussman, Phyllis Strong, Raf Green, Robert Doherty.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Jeff Yagher, Ryan Bollman, Michael Wiseman, Cindy Katz, Spencer Garrett, Vaughn Armstrong, Paul Eckstein, Todd Jeffries, Chad Halyard, Don McMillan, David Doty, Damon Kirsche, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Michael Bailous, Chuck Borden, Michael Braveheart, Steve Chvany, Stuart Coleman, Damaris Cordelia, Tarik Ergin, Dieter Horneman, Mark Major, Nichole McAuley, Tom Miller, Robin Morselli, Louis Ortiz, Stephen Pisani, Keith Rayve, Mark Riccardi, Joey Sakata, Tim Sitarz, Phoenix Wong.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1957):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: Diamond Hard.

Released November 29, 1957.

Directed by Bernard Girard.

Written by Joel Murcott.

Based on a story by Leo Gordon.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, William Phipps, Mike Ragan, Angie Dickinson, John Halloran, DeForest Kelley, Than Wyenn, Phil Arnold, Robert Kennedy, Jeffrey Sayre.

On this day in movie history - Woman On the Run (1950):

Woman On the Run

directed by Norman Foster,

written by Alan Campbell, Norman Foster and Ross Hunter,

based on the short story Man on the Run by Sylvia Tate,

was released in the United States on November 29, 1950.
Music by Arthur Lange and Emil Newman.

Cast:

Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, John Qualen, Frank Jenks, Ross Elliott, Jane Liddell, Joan Shawlee, J. Farrell MacDonald, Steven Geray, Victor Sen Yung, Reiko Sato, Syd Saylor, Milton Kibbee, Tom Dillon.

On this day in movie history - The Lost Weekend (1945):

The Lost Weekend

directed by Billy Wilder,

written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder,

based on the novel by Charles R. Jackson,

was released in the United States on November 29, 1945.
Music by Miklós Rózsa.

Cast:

Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Mary Young, Anita Bolster, Lilian Fontaine, Frank Orth, Lewis Russell, Harry Tenbrook, Gene Ashley, Walter Baldwin, Harry Barris, Ian Begg, Eddie Borden, Jess Lee Brooks, Jack Rube Clifford, David Clyde, James Conaty, Willa Pearl Curtis, John Deauville, Helen Dickson, Clark Eggleston, Franklyn Farnum, John Garris, Dick Gordon, Jayne Hazard, Ted Hecht, Ernest Hilliard, Earle Hyman, Jerry James, Stan Johnson, Jack W. Johnston, Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky, Eddie Laughton, Perc Launders, Theodora Lynch, Bertram Marburgh, William Meader, James Millican, Frank Mills, Pat Moriarity, William Newell, William O'Leary, Peter Potter, Mark Power, Stanley Price, Craig Reynolds, The San Francisco Opera Company, Lester Sharpe, Lee Shumway, Sophie (the dog), Douglas Spencer, Al Stewart, Bunny Sunshine, Fred 'Snowflake' Toones, Emmett Vogan, Max Wagner, Milton Wallace, Gisela Werbisek, Crane Whitley, Ernest Whitman, Isabel Withers, Audrey Young.

Born on this day – Tom Sizemore:

Tom Sizemore

Actor

November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023

Born on this day – Diane Ladd:

Diane Ladd

Actress

Director

Producer

Writer

November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Bad Afternoon for a Piece of Cake (2016); Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding) (2023); Spiraling Through the School of Life: A Mental, Physical, And Spiritual Discovery (2006).

Movies and television:

10th Anniversary Independent Spirit Awards (1995); 1997 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (1997); 28 Days (2000); 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962); 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975); 77 Sunset Strip (1963); 7th Annual Independent Spirit Awards (1992); A Conversation with Ellen Burstyn and Diane Ladd (2015); A Kiss Before Dying (1991); A Long Way Home (2003); Addie and the King of Hearts (1976); Alice (1980–1981); Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974); All Night Long (1981); American Cowslip (2009); AmeriGeddon (2016); An Evening at the Improv (1991); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1963); Battle of the Network Stars IX (1980); Best Actress (2000); Biography (2001); Black Beauty (1979); Black Widow (1987); Blue Champagne (2025); Bluegrass (1988); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997); Cannes Film Festival (1990); Can't Be Heaven (1999); Carnosaur (1993); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2023); Celebration Family (1987); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2010); Celebrity Page (2018–2020); Charlie's Christmas Wish (2020); Charlie's War (2003); Charming the Hearts of Men (2021); Chesapeake Shores (2016–2022); Chinatown (1974); Christmas Lost and Found (2018); Christy: Choices of the Heart (2001); Christy: Finding Faith (2003); Christy: The Movie (2000); Cinema mil (2005); Citizen Ruth (1996); City of Angels (1976); Cold Case (2005); Cold Lazarus (1996); Come Early Morning (2006); Comic Relief V (1992); Common Ground (2023); Crime of Innocence (1985); Daddy and Them (2001); Damaged Care (2002); Daniel Boone (1966); Deadline (1959); Deadtime Stories (2012); Decoy (1957); Desperate Lives (1982); Dinah! (1975); Directed by (1994); Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1997); Embryo (1976); Enlightened (2011–2013); Entertainment Tonight (2008–2020); ER (2006); Eye on Entertainment (2012); Faerie Tale Theatre (1983); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1989); Father Hood (1993); Forever (1992); Ghosts of Mississippi (1996); Gigi & Nate (2022); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2018); Golden Globe Awards (1992); Grace Kelly (1983); Grace Under Fire (1994–1997); Gracie's Choice (2004); Grave Secrets (2013); Great Performances (2020); Gunsmoke (1964–1967); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); Harts of the West (1993); Hazel (1963); HBO First Look (2000); Heartland (1989); Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me (1992); Hollywood Beat (2001); Hollywood First Look (2020); Hollywood Women (1993); Home & Family (2014–2019); Hour Magazine (1981); Hush Little Baby (1994); I Dream Too Much (2015); I Married a Centerfold (1984); In the Heat of the Night (1990); Inland Empire (2006); Into the Night (1991); Ironside (1968); Isle of Hope (2022); Jake's Corner (2008); James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1993); Joy (2015); Joy, Strength and Perseverance (2016); Just Before I Go (2014); Kingdom Hospital (2004); L.A. Law (1993); La tele de tu vida (2007); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1996); Live at Mister Kelly's (2021); Live with Kelly and Mark (2023); Living with the Dead (2002); Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (2004); Macho Callahan (1970); Made in Hollywood (2015); Making American Cowslip (2010); Menace (2008); Middle Ages (1992); Miracle in the Valley (2019); Montana Sky (2007); More Than Puppy Love (2002); Mother (1995); Movin' On (1975); Mr. Novak (1963); Mrs. Munck (1995); Naked City (1958–1959); National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989); Number One on the Call Sheet (2025); Olympia (2018); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Perry Mason (1963); Plain Clothes (1988); Primary Colors (1998); Raging Angels (1995); Rain (2001); Rambling Rose (1991); Ray Donovan (2016); Redemption of the Ghost (2002); Rock Hudson (1990); Route 66 (1998); ScreenSlam (2015); Second Chances: The Making of 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (2004); Shadow of a Doubt (1991); Shane (1966); Sharing the Secret (2000); Sightings / segment: Healing Hands (1996); Simply Red: Backstage at 'Annie' with Lilla Crawford (2013); Sisters (1993); Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983); Something Wild (1961); Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016); Specific Spontaneity: Focus on Lynch (2004); Speechless (2008); Spies Inc. (1992); Stanley (1956); Strong Medicine (2000); Sweetwater (1983); Tavis Smiley (2016); Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978); That's My Entertainment (2012); The 12th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (2013); The 15th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards (2016); The 1992 Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (1992); The 2004 Vision Awards (2004); The 20th Annual Charlie Awards (2006); The 30th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (1993); The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981); The 44th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards (1992); The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993); The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 (1991); The 4th Annual Britannia Awards (1993); The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991); The 63th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon (1991); The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992); The 64th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon (1992); The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012); The 6th Annual Legacy Awards (1994); The Annual American Friends Hebrew University Scopus Awards Honoring Ted Turner (1995); The Big Story (1949–1959); The Big Valley (1967); The British Academy Awards (1976); The Cemetery Club (1993); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The Detectives (1961); The Devil's Daughter (1973); The Directors (1999); The Eighth Annual Diversity Awards (2000); The First Annual Actor Studio Awards (1980); The Fugitive (1964); The Great Adventure (1964); The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2021); The Larry Solway Show (1977); The Last Full Measure (2019); The Law of Enclosures (2000); The Lookalike (1990); The Love Boat (1980–1985); The Making of 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1983); The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1980); The Movie Awards (1991); The November Plan (1976); The Oscars (2020); The Oscars Red Carpet Show (2020); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Rebel Rousers (1970); The Reivers (1969); The Secret Storm (1954–1974); The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996); The Staircase (1998); The Steagle (1971); The Toni Tennille Show (1981); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1975–1992); The Walter Winchell File (1958); The Westing Game (1997); The Wild Angels (1966); The World's Fastest Indian (2005); Then Came Bronson (1969); Touched by an Angel (1997); Vicki! (1993); What's Up Orange County (2015–2018); When I Find the Ocean (2006); When I Find the Ocean: Behind the Scenes (2008); White Lightning (1973); Wide Country (1963); Wild at Heart (1990); Willa (1979); Wogan (1991); World Premiere (2015); WUSA (1970); Young Sheldon (2021); Your New Day (1980).

Born on this day – Madeleine L'Engle:

Madeleine L'Engle

Writer

November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007

Credits:

Books:

101st Miracle: Early Short Stories (1999); A Circle of Quiet (1971); A Cry Like a Bell (1987); A Full House (2000); A House Like a Lotus (1984); A Live Coal in the Sea (1962); A Prayerbook for Spiritual Friends: Partners in Prayer (1999); A Ring of Endless Light (1980); A Severed Wasp (1982); A Stone for a Pillow: Journeys with Jacob (1986); A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978); A Wind in the Door (1973); A Winter's Love (1957); A Wrinkle in Time (1962 / 2012); An Acceptable Time (1989); And Both Were Young (1949); And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings (1983); Anytime Prayers (1994); Bright Evening Star: Mystery of the Incarnation (1997); Camilla Dickinson / Camilla (1951); Certain Women (1992); Dance in the Desert (1969); Dragons in the Waters (1976); Everyday Prayers (1974); Following the Call: Living the Sermon on the Mount Together (2021); Friends for the Journey (1997); From This Day Forward (1989); Glimpses of Grace: Daily Thoughts and Reflections (1996); Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old (2002); Ilsa (1946); Intergalactic P.S. 3 (2018); Ladder of Angels (1979); Lines Scribbled on an Envelope and Other Poems (1969); Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life (2001); Many Waters (1986); Meet the Austins (1960); Miracle on 10th Street and Other Christmas Writings (1998); Moses, Prince of Egypt (1999); Mothers & Daughters (1997); Mothers and Sons (2000); My Own Small Place: Developing the Writing Life (1999); Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols in Antarctica and Other Spiritual Places (1996); Prayers for Sunday (1974); Prelude (1968); Second Sight (1999); Sold into Egypt: Joseph's Journey into Human Being (1989); The Anti-Muffins (1981); The Arm of the Starfish (1965); The Fact of the Matter (2020); The Glorious Impossible (1990); The Irrational Season (1976); The Journey with Jonah (1967); The Joys of Love (2008); The Love Letters (1966); The Moment of Tenderness (2020); The Moon by Night (1963); The Ordering of Love: The New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L'Engle (2005); The Other Dog (2001); The Other Side of the Sun (1971); The Rock That is Higher: Story as Truth (1993); The Small Rain (1945); The Sphinx at Dawn: Two Stories (1989); The Summer of the Great-Grandmother (1974); The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas (1964); The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore (1988); The Wand in the Word (2006); The Weather of the Heart (1978); The Young Unicorns (1968); Trailing Clouds of Glory: Spiritual Values in Children's Literature (1985); Troubling a Star (1994); Two Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage (1988); Walking on Water: Personal Reflections (1980); Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas (2001); Way More than Luck (2015); WinterSong (1996); Writing Women's Lives (1994).

Movies and television:

A Ring of Endless Light (2002); A Wrinkle in Time (2003 / 2018); Camilla Dickinson (2012); Madeleine L'Engle: Star Gazer (1990).

Born on this day – Fran Ryan:

Fran Ryan

Actress

November 29, 1916 – January 15, 2000

Born on this day – Mildred Harris:

Mildred Harris

Actress

November 29, 1901 – July 20, 1944

Born on this day – Genevieve Tobin:

Genevieve Tobin

Actress

November 29, 1899 – July 31, 1995

Credits:

A Lady Surrenders (1930); Breakdowns of 1936 (1936); Broadway Hostess (1935); By Your Leave (1934); Dark Hazard (1934); Dramatic School (1938); Easy to Love (1934); Free Love (1930); Golden Harvest (1933); Goodbye Again (1933); Here's to Romance (1935); Hollywood Speaks (1932); I Loved a Woman (1933); Infernal Machine (1933); Kiss and Make-Up (1934); No Mother to Guide Her (1923); No Time for Comedy (1940); One Hour with You (1932); Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939); Perfect Understanding (1933); Pleasure Cruise (1933); Queen of Crime (1938); Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 (1937); Screen Snapshots, Series 14, No. 1 (1934); Seed (1931); Snowed Under (1936); Success at Any Price (1934); The 9th Guest (1934); The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935); The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932); The Country Cousin (1919); The Duke Comes Back (1937); The Gay Diplomat (1931); The Goose and the Gander (1935); The Great Gambini (1937); The Man in the Mirror (1936); The Petrified Forest (1936); The Woman in Red (1935); The Wrecker (1933); Uncertain Lady (1934); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910); Up for Murder (1931); Victory Plays (1932); Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939); Zaza (1938).