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 television history - Justified (2013):

Justified

Season 4. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Truth and Consequences.

Released January 22, 2013.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell, Ingrid Escajeda, VJ Boyd, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Jere Burns, Ron Eldard, Joseph Mazzello, Robert Baker, Julia Campbell, Michael Graziadei, Jenn Lyon, Jesse Luken, David Meunier, Abby Miller, Lindsay Pulsipher, Josh Stamberg, Jonathan Kowalsky, Scot Zeller, Joe Stevens, Richard Augustine, Trevor Hammonds, Caileigh Scott.

On this day in music history:

Across an Ocean of Dreams by 2002 (2002)

Hydra by Within Temptation (2014)

Across an Ocean of Dreams

Album by 2002,

released January 22, 2002.

Track list: The Ocean Dreams; The Sound of Still Water; The Sea at Night; Valley of Healing Waters; The River’s Journey; Oceans of Life; Well of Wisdom; Lady of the Moon; Nautilus; Heart of the Nile.

Hydra

Album by Within Temptation,

released January 22, 2014.

Track list: Let Us Burn; Dangerous; And We Run; Paradise (What About Us?); Edge of the World; Silver Moonlight; Covered by Roses; Dog Days; Tell Me Why; Whole World Is Watching.

On this day in movie history - A Slipping-Down Life (1999):

A Slipping-Down Life

directed and written by Toni Kalem,

based on the novel by Anne Tyler,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 22, 1999.
Music by Peter Himmelman.

Cast:

Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, Irma P. Hall, Tom Bower, Bruno Kirby, Veronica Cartwright, Shawnee Smith, Sara Rue, John Hawkes, Marshall Bell, Jo Ann Farabee, Harv Morgan, Jason Russel Waller, Lew Temple, Jason Kavalewitz, Jeff McMillioan, Brian Stack, Kevin Stack, Billy Harvey, Mike Hynes, Michael Ramos, Eric Tatuaka, Jamie Dickerson, Tony Frank, James N. Harrell, Clea DuVall, Keith McDermott, Topher Glenn, Gary Ragland, Dan Bennett, Kirk Watson, Doris Gramm, Vincent James Prendergast, Brian Prendergast, Mike Keller, Johnny Goudie, Floyd Freeman, Norman Bennett, Margaret Bowman, Stacy Bellew, Greg Corner, Xanna Dont, James Douglas, Dan Eggleston, Johanna Goldsmith, Michael Gottschall, David Houston, Alicia McCutcheon, Daria Prendergast, Brad Schreiber, Jordan Stone, Scott Teeters, Chris Warner.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1996)

Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 2. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: Alliances.

Released January 22, 1996.

Directed by Les Landau.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Jeri Taylor, Kenneth Biller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Charles Lucia, Anthony De Longis, Martha Hackett, Raphael Sbarge, Larry Cedar, John Gegenhuber, Simon Billig, Mirron E. Willis, Kimberly Auslander, Jeff Cadiente, Tracee Cocco, Tarik Ergin, Elizabeth Goldstein, Ken Gruz, Kerry Hoyt, Dennis Madalone, Johnny Martin, Tom Morga, Louis Ortiz, Dean Rubin, Symba.

Star Trek: Section 31

directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi,

written by Craig Sweeny, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt,

based on Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry,

released in the United States on January 22, 2025.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson, Robert Kazinsky, Kacey Rohl, Sven Ruygrok, James Hiroyuki Liao, Humberly González, Joe Pingue, Miku Martineau, James Huang, Nikita Kim, Cindy Goh, Houston Wong, Sonja Smits, Emily Mei, Adam Kenneth Wilson, Augusto Bitter, Jimmy Chimarios, Shani Scherenzel, Raymond Chan, Nikki Grant, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Avaah Blackwell, Kirk Salesman, Nicole Dickinson, Rif Hutton, Alisha Seaton, Jody Lambert, Melanie Minichino, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Perry Bierman.

On this day in movie history - Vice Squad (1982):

Vice Squad

directed by Gary Sherman,

written by Sandy Howard, Gary Sherman, Robert Vincent O'Neil and Kenneth Peter,

was released in the United States on January 22, 1982.
Music by Joe Renzetti and Keith Rubinstein.

Cast:

Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna, Beverly Todd, Joseph Di Giroloma, Maurice Emanuel, Wayne Hackett, Nina Blackwood, Sudana Bobatoon, Lydia Lei, Kelly Piper, Kristoffer Anders, Joseph Baroncini, Fred Berry, Tom Brent, Grand L. Bush, Marilyn Coleman, Michael Ensign, Nate Esformes, Stacy Everly, Cliff Frazier, Lyla Graham, Peter Harrell, Jonathan Haze, Vincent J. Isaac, Cyndi James Gossett (as Cyndi James-Reese), Ben Kronen, Bob Laird, Doug Laird, Robert Miano, Richard Milholland, Vahan Moosekian, Mark Ness, Stack Pierce, Barbara Pilavin, Donald Rawley, David Ross, Stan Ross, Cheryl Smith, Hugo Stanger, Arnold F. Turner, Nicole Volkoff, Richard Wetzel, Ark Wong, Harry Hart-Browne, Doctor Hayes, Troy Martin.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres.

Released January 22, 1960.

Directed by Earl Bellamy.

Written by Rik Vollaerts.

Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, George Keymas, John Dennis, Frank Richards, Jack Mather, Cay Conway, Bill Cassady, Ken Christy, John Gallaudet, Jon Locke.

On this day in movie history - Time to Kill (1942):

Time to Kill

directed by Herbert I. Leeds,

written by Brett Halliday,

based on the novel by The High Window by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on January 22, 1943.
Music by Emil Newman, Cyril J. Mockridge and David Raksin.

Cast:

Lloyd Nolan, Heather Angel, Doris Merrick, Ralph Byrd, Richard Lane, Sheila Bromley, Morris Ankrum, Ethel Griffies, James Seay, Ted Hecht, William Pawley, Syd Saylor, Lester Sharpe, Charles Williams, LeRoy Mason, George Melford.

Born on this day – Pamela Salem:

Pamela Salem

Actress

January 22, 1944 – February 21, 2024

Credits:

A Necessary Death (2008); After Darkness (1985); All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1988); April's Shower (2003); Back to School (2007); Big Love (2010); Blake's 7 (1978); Boon (1987); Buccaneer (1980); Chain (1990); Chance in a Million (1986); Crown Court (1981–1984); Doctor Who (1977–1988); Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures (2017); Don't Leave Me This Way (1993); Down's Revenge (2019); EastEnders (1988–1989); El C.I.D. (1990); ER (1996); Ever Decreasing Circles (1984); Flesh and Blood (1980); French Fields (1989–1991); General Hospital (1979); Gods and Monsters (1998); God's Outlaw (1986); Gosia's Witch (2009); Happy Ever After (1969); Hellsing Ultimate (2008); Howards' Way (1986); Into the Labyrinth (1981–1982); Jason King (1971); Licensed by Royalty (2003); Lytton's Diary (1985); Magnum, P.I. (1985); Man at the Top (1972); Never Say Never Again (1983); Never Say Never Again: Royal Film Premiere (1983); Never Say Never Again: Sean Is Back (2009); New Scotland Yard (1972); Night Train to Murder (1984); No Longer Alone (1978); Out of the Unknown (1971); Party of Five (2000); Perfect Scoundrels (1992); Pig (2011); Quicksand (2002); River Made to Drown In (1997); Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984); Salomé (1986); Scorpion Tales (1978); Seagull Island (1981); Strangers (1982); Succubus (1987); Suicide, the Comedy (1998); The Adventurer (1972); The Bitch (1979); The Book of Eve (2002); The Carnforth Practice (1974); The Consultant (1983); The Early Life of Stephen Hind (1974); The Girls of 'Never Say Never Again' (2009); The Great Train Robbery (1978); The Making of 'Never Say Never Again' (2009); The Onedin Line (1972); The Paradise Club (1990); The Professionals (1978); The Sandmine Murders (2012); The Secret of Seagull Island (1982); The Tripods (1984); The West Wing (2005); Then Churchill Said to Me (1993); Thirteen at Dinner (1985); Tycoon (1978); Van der Valk (1977); Wide Awake (2007).

Born on this day – Marília Pêra:

Marília Pêra

Actress

Singer

Producer

January 22, 1943 – December 5, 2015

Credits:

A Moreninha (1965); A Vida Alheia (2010); Acredite, um Espírito Baixou em Mim (2006); Altas Horas (2014); Amélia (2000); Ana, a Libertina (1975); Angels of the Night (1987); Antares Incident (1994); Aquele Beijo (2011–2012); Areias Sagradas (Parábola em Ipanema) (1984); Bandeira 2 (1971–1972); Bar Esperanza (1983); Beto Rockfeller (1968); Better Days Ahead (1989); Brava Gente (2002); Brega & Chique (1987); Casos e Acasos (2008); Celebrity (2003); Central Station (1998); Chico Anysio Show (1982); Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015); Começar de Novo (2004–2005); Crazy About Them (2012); Damas da TV (2013–2014); De Frente com Gabi (1998); Domingão do Faustão (2008); Dzi Croquettes (2009); É Simonal (1970); Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos (2009); Elas em Marte (2003); Embarque Imediato (2009); Encontro com Patrícia Poeta (2013 / 2016); Estação Globo (2005); Fantastic (1973); Gala Nova Gente (1999); Garotas do Programa (2000); Garrincha: Estrela Solitária (2003); Gente de Expressão (1996); Globo Repórter (2020); Grandes Nomes (1981); HermanSIC (2003–2005); I'm Rich (2016); Irrational Heart (2011); Jet 7 (1997–1999); JK (2006); Jogo de cena (2007); Lance Maior (1968); Living the Dream (2006); Lua Cheia de Amor (1990–1991); Malu Mulher (1980); Mandacaru (1997–1998); Meu Bem-Querer (1998–1999); Mixed Blood (1984); Mundo VIP (1997); Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008); O Cafona (1971); O Campeão (1996); O Donzelo (1970); O Fim e o Princípio (2006); O Grande Desbum... (1978); O Homem Que Comprou o Mundo (1968); O Primo Basílio (1988); O Rei da Noite (1975); O Viajante (1998); Outras Conversas (2005); Padre Tião (1965–1966); Páginas Soltas (2006); Paulo Gustavo: Hiperativo (2014); Pé na Cova (2013–2016); Pixote (1980); Pixote, in memoriam (2007); Planeta dos Homens (1976–1982); Plunct, Plact, Zuuum II (1984); Prêmio Victor Civita - Educador Nota 10 (2009); Programa de Domingo (1984); Programa do Jô (2012); Quem Ama Não Mata (1982); Rainha da Sucata (1990); Rosinha do Sobrado (1965); São Paulo - Cinemacidade (1994); Seja o Que Deus Quiser! (2002); Simonal: Ninguém Sabe o Duro que Dei (2009); Snakes & Lizards (2006); Super Plá (1969–1970); Supermanoela (1974); Take It, Give It (2007); The Interview (1995); The Maias (2001); The New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1982); Tieta of Agreste (1996); Todos os Paulos do Mundo (2017); Top Model (1989–1990); Transamerica (2005); Two Faces (2007–2008); Um Rosto de Mulher (1966–1996); Uma Rosa Com Amor (1972–1973); Urban Snap-Shots (2008); vem_aí (2013); Vestido de Noiva (2006); Você Decide (1999); Xuxa e as Noviças (2008).

Born on this day – John Hurt:

John Hurt

Actor

January 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017

Born on this day – Joseph Wambaugh:

Joseph Wambaugh

Writer

January 22, 1937 – February 28, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Joseph Wambaugh Omnibus (2008); Echoes in the Darkness (1987); Finnegan's Week (1993); Fire Lover (2002); Floaters (1996); Four Complete Novels (1988); Fugitive Nights (1992); Harbor Nocturne (2012); Hollywood Crows (2008); Hollywood Hills (2010); Hollywood Moon (2009); Hollywood Station (2006); In the Shadow of the Master (2008); Last Seen off Stingray Point (2014); Lines and Shadows (1984); Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016); The Black Marble (1977); The Blooding (1989); The Blue Knight (1972); The Choirboys (1975); The Delta Star (1983); The Glitter Dome (1981); The Golden Orange (1990); The New Centurions (1970); The Onion Field (1973); The Secrets Of Harry Bright (1984).

The Onion Field

By Joseph Wambaugh

Published 1973.

ISBN-10: 0385341598

ISBN-13: 978-0385341592

Description:

This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.

Joseph Wambaugh. A former LAPD detective and perennial bestselling author, he is the cops’ poet laureate, and this is the true story he was born to tell.

“A distinguished ‘factual novel.’ A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”

– Truman Capote.

Movies and television:

A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Case Reopened (1999); Cop on the Beat (1975); Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer's 'The New Centurions' (2016); Dinah! (1975); Echoes in the Darkness (1987); Entertainment Tonight (1994); Forensic Files (1996–2004); Forensic Firsts (2012); Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1980); From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992); Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993); History's Mysteries (2006); Inside TV Land (2002); Joe Forrester (1975); Mania (2007); Murder by the Book (2007); Police Story (1973–1979); Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980); Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987); Ring of Truth: The Onion Field (2002); Straight Time: He Wrote It for Criminals (1978); The Black Marble (1980); The Blue Knight (1973); The Blue Knight / TV series (1975–1976); The Choirboys (1977); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Show (1974); The Glitter Dome (1984); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1975); The Larry Solway Show (1975); The Merv Griffin Show (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1971); The New Centurions (1972); The Onion Field (1979); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Sig Sakowicz Show (1971); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1983); This Is L.A.P.D. (1985–1996); Today (1980); Unusual Suspects (2010); We, the Writer (1996); Wogan (1989).