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 - Love Me (2024):

Love Me

directed and written by Andrew Zuchero and Sam Zuchero,

released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 19, 2024.

Music by David Longstreth.

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Steven Yeun.

On this day in music history - Love and Titanium, by Jeremy Renner (2024):

Love and Titanium

Album by Jeremy Renner,
released January 19, 2024.

Track list:

Lucky Man; The River; Wait; Love and Titanium; Garden of Stone; Lonesome Town; Survive.

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: Dead Women Own Me (2011):

James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Dead Women Own Me.
Released: January 19, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Jennifer Baute, Caroline Burt, Sarah Delpizzo, Frank C. Girardot, Stephanie Gorman, Helen Knode, Phil LaMarr, Glynn Martin, Elizabeth Short, William Stoner, Zoey Taylor.

On this day in movie history - In the Bedroom (2001):

In the Bedroom

directed by Todd Field,

written by Rob Festinger and Todd Field,

based on the short story Killings by Andre Dubus,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 19, 2001.
Music by Thomas Newman.

Cast:

Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, William Mapother, William Wise, Celia Weston, Karen Allen, Frank T. Wells, W. Clapham Murray, Justin Ashforth, Terry A. Burgess, Jonathan Walsh, Diane E. Hamlin, Camden Munson, Christopher Adams, Henry Field, Deborah Derecktor, Harriet Dawkins, Bill Dawkins, Kevin Chapman, Joseph Field, Harold Withee, David Blair, Elisabeth McClure, Alida P. Field, Andrea Wright, John Campanello, Robert Demkowicz, Veronica Cartwright, Daran Norris, Don Lewis, Doug Rich, Sara Armstrong, Elly Barksdale, Erin Barksdale, Adah Holman, Gwendolyn Gilchrist, Shauneen Grout, Jessie Lanoue, Alicia Laplant, Iris Leslie, Erica Towle-Powers, Nichole Wimbiscus, Anna Winsor, Evanne Weirich, Robin Wimbiscus, Lisa Carlton, Rebecca Benner, Francis Mazzeo, Tyler Shane Smith-Campbell, Brian Hagley, Sam Cousins, Jackie Hagley, Comenic Cuccinello III, Ronald Russell, Rachel Freeman, Dale Johnson, Daniel Hendricks, Parker Spear, Sam Johnson, Matthew Maxwell, Shyann Gauthier, Joshua Mills, Bethany Berry, Eric Rahkonen, Hope Berry, Natalie Russell, Chelsea Peasley, Misty Seekins, Daniel Baxter-Leahy, Philip Spearing, Brandon Carleton, Mackenzie Tucker, Owen Thompson, Ben Staples, Ryan Ecker, Jared Meklin, Tom Cumler, Samantha Czosnek, Jennifer Struk, Geoff Wingham.

On this day in movie history - Assault on Precinct 13 (2005):

Assault on Precinct 13

directed by Jean-François Richet,

written by James DeMonaco,

was released in the United States on January 19, 2005.
A remake of Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), directed and written by John Carpenter.
Music by Graeme Revell.

Cast:

Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Ja Rule, Currie Graham, Aisha Hinds, Matt Craven, Fulvio Cecere, Peter Bryant, Kim Coates, Hugh Dillon, Tig Fong, Jasmin Geljo, Jessica Greco, Dorian Harewood, Philip Marshall, Arnold Pinnock, Edward A. Queffelec, Robert Hayley, Courtney Cunningham, Leford Lawes, Roman Podhora, Gilson Lubin, Brian King, Laurent Richet, J.C. Kenny, Sasha Roiz, Ray Kahnert, Dave Tommasini, Jeff Ironi, Melissa Thomson, Darren Frost, Al Vrkljan, Titus Welliver, Tony Burton, DTeflon, Colin Glazer, Derwin Phillips.

On this day in movie history - In the Company of Men (1997):

In the Company of Men

directed and written by Neil LaBute,

based on the play by Neil LaBute,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival

in the United States on January 19, 1997.
Music by Karel Roessingn and Ken Williams.

Cast:

Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards, Matt Malloy, Michael Martin, Mark Rector, Christopher P. Hayes, Jason Dixie, Emily Cline, Roxanne Butler, Tahirah Essix, Julia Henkel, Sara Pauley, Cheryl Russell, Jasen Savage, Lynette Smith, William Young, Tamara Reiter, Chan Aye, Nisa Janek, Bob Werling, James D. Agnew, Thomas Airgood, Jack S. Berg, Patrick Garrett, Kenneth Low, Kent Ripley, Richard Shaipline, Kent Uhen, Jeff Ummel, Cate Jenkins, Lisa M. Moore, Mary Ann Wissman, Christie Saylor, Wendy Zablotney, Brandy Runyan, Angela Bolenbaugh, Theresa Heredia, Jeri Herrmann, Mary Veverka, James Veverka, Tony O'Dell, Adam Simcoe, David Kledzik, Angie Reed, Christine Smith, Pete Smith, Karen Wells, Ashley Caveda, James Caveda, Sheri Caveda, Rich Lee, Sam Lewis, Dan O'Shaughnessey, Brett Shuff, Adrienne Roberson, Michael C. Barnhouse, Laura L. Bartels, Peter Springer, Sarah Springer, Sara Valentine, Carol Kohnen, Carmella A. Leto, Dominic J. Leto Sr., Rita A. Morrical, Clark Valentine, Paul E. Wilson Jr., Ken Petruska, Mike Thena, Donna Bandor, Patricia Colchin, Carrie Wellman, Barbara Whitacre, Fred Coffee, Tanya Alman, Lisa Bartels, Cassandra Cox, Megan Cox, Manuel Dominguez, Holly Goins, Jesse D. Goins, Kim Goins, Angelique Hamlick, Syndee Hamrick, Michelle Hart, Deb Howard, Michael Kaufmann, Hank Keifer, Deb Morken, Tom Needham, Diane O'Shaughnessey, Donald Pope, Colby Prough, Jamen Ratcliff, Paul Rowe, Greg Solon, James Solon, Mary Kay Solon, Megan Solon, Neal Solon, Tim Solon, Mike Tinsley, Brice Urschel, Sharon Urschel, Paul Bay, Brian Berghorn, Ron Burgess, Jason Burns, Tina Carter, Shawn E. Carter, Lori M. Craft, Ryan Craft, Shawn Davis, Trevor Edwards, Don Gephart, Roger Grigsby, Adam Hinkle, Tiffany Kostov, Michael Janek, Nicole Johnson, Andrew K. Manes, Sam Mitchell, Janette Myers, Shardesha Northington, Howard Reed, Ilene E. Roach, Lindsay Roy, Tammy Baxter-Smith, Denise Snider, Patrick Veverka, Chris Wretzak, John Hartman.