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 - Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2022):

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Season 1. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: All The Best Memories.

Released January 23, 2022.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast: Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Wes Bentley, Samira Wiley, Josh Duhamel, Ely Henry, Zehra Fazal, Elias Toufexis, Chris Jai Alex, Shinshû Fuji, Takako Honda, Takehito Koyasu, Taiten Kusunoki, Tony Nakajima, Arisa Shida.

On this day in music history:

Frozen by Madonna (1998)

Dark Adrenaline by Lacuna Coil (2012)

Le comte Ory (2013)

Serenity: Music for Meditation and Inner Peace by Laura Sullivan (2018)

Frozen

Song by Madonna,

released January 23, 1998.

Dark Adrenaline

Album by Lacuna Coil,

Released January 23, 2012.

Track list: Trip the Darkness; Against You; Kill The Light; Give Me Something More; Upsidedown; End of Time; I Don't Believe In Tomorrow; Intoxicated; The Army Inside; Losing My Religion; Fire; My Spirit.

Le comte Ory

Directed by Olivier Simonnet.

Written by Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson, Eugène Scribe.

Released January 23, 2013.

Cast: Javier Camarena, Cecilia Bartoli, Rebeca Olvera, Liliana Nikiteanu, Ugo Guagliardo, Oliver Widmer, Teresa Sedlmair, Elisabeth Meyer, Bettina Schneebeli, Ilker Arcayürek, Aaron Agulay, Armando Piña, Jan Rusko, Patrick Vogel, Henri Bernard.

Music by Gioachino Rossini, Muhai Tang.

Serenity: Music for Meditation and Inner Peace

Album by Laura Sullivan,

released January 23, 2018.

Track list: River of Healing; Wild and Free; Soaring with Angels; The Universe in You; River of Healing (Short Mix); Soaring with Angels (Short Mix).

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988 & 1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series / book (2024)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Angel One.

Released January 23, 1988.

Directed by Michael Rhodes.

Written by Patrick Barry, Tracy Tormé, Sandy Fries.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Karen Montgomery, Sam Hennings, Patricia McPherson, Leonard Crofoot, James G. Becker, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, David Eum, Curtis Fairchild, Christopher Hall, Nora Leonhardt, Tim McCormack, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Ship in a Bottle.

Released January 23, 1993.

Directed by Alexander Singer.

Written by René Echevarria, Brannon Braga, A. Conan Doyle, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Stephanie Beacham, Dwight Schultz, Daniel Davis, Clement von Franckenstein, Majel Barrett, Joe Baumann, Cullen G. Chambers, John Copage, Debbie David, Hal Donahue, Jack Gilroy, Eben Ham, Christi Haydon, Christina Wegler Miles, Gina Saadi, Dee Giffin Scott, Victor Sein, John Alex Tampoya, Oliver Theess, Mikki Val.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Parallax.

Released January 23, 1995.

Directed by Kim Friedman.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Jim Trombetta, Kenneth Biller.

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, Martha Hackett, Josh Clark, Justin Williams, Derek Anthony, Majel Barrett, Jasmin Bischoff, Tarik Ergin, Kerry Hoyt, Julie Jiang, Hubie Kerns Jr., Dennis Madalone, Coleman McClary, Jordan Monheim, Tami Peterson, Jerry L. Quinn, Simon Stotler, John Alex Tampoya, Ondar Tarlow.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Dear Doctor.

Released January 23, 2002.

Directed by James A. Contner.

Written by André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Stephen Beck, André Bormanis.

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 David Bell.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Kellie Waymire, David A. Kimball, Christopher Rydell, Karl Wiedergott, Alex Nevil, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Amy Kate Connolly, Mark Correy, Evan English, Brian Freifield, Hilde Garcia, Lindley Gardner, Jack Guzman, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Bobby Pappas, Beth Persky, Heidi Schultz, Cynthia Uhrich.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Remembrance.

Released January 23, 2020.

Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman, James Duff, Nick Zayas.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Brent Spiner, Orla Brady, David Carzell, Merrin Dungey, Jamie McShane, Sumalee Montano, Maya Eshet, Douglas Tait, Jon Ian Dredge, Matt Freeman, Arlene Rodrigez-Lopez, Richard Scott.

Star Trek: Picard

The Art and Making of the Series

By Joe Fordham.

Published by Titan Books.

Published 2024.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1803363673

ISBN-13: 978-1803363677

Description:

An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: Picard, a three-season spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a must-have for all Star Trek fans.

Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives, which tell the story of Picard in later years, as he is brought out of retirement on his family chateau to face old enemies such as the Borg, take command of a new starship, and ultimately reconcile with his past.

New characters such as Doctor Jurati (Alison Pill), Cristóbal Rios (Santiago Cabrera), Soji (Isa Briones) and Elnor (Evan Evagora) feature alongside appearances by old enemies and friends, such as Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching), Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), Data (Brent Spiner), and Q (John de Lancie). Season 3 sees a full-scale Next Generation reunion, featuring Worf (Michael Dorn), Dr. Beverley Crusher (Gates McFadden), and Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton).

Alongside interviews with showrunners, writers, cast, and crew, discussing concepts and character arcs, “Spotlight” features explore makeup, costumes, art, and visual effects. A final section features reflections on the much-beloved character from its original incarnation in Star Trek: Next Generation through to its final satisfying conclusion.

This beautifully illustrated hardback, featuring behind-the-scenes and on-set photography, and a range of production art, is an in-depth exploration of a hugely popular and seminal Star Trek character.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1977):

Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: One Moment of Humanity.

Released January 23, 1977.

Directed by Charles Crichton.

Written by Tony Barwick.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Derek Wadsworth.

Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Nick Tate, Zienia Merton, Billie Whitelaw, Leigh Lawson, Geoffrey Bayldon, Glenda Allen, Jürgen Andersen, Sarah Bullen, Micky Clarke, Zena Clifton, Maggie Henderson, Laraine Humphrys, Robert Reeves, Barry Rohde, Pam Rose.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 17.
Episode entitled: One Man’s Life.
Released January 23, 1959.
Directed by Don Medford.
Written by Joel Murcott.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Robert H. Harris, June Vincent, Mark Roberts, Stephen Chase, David Tomack, Richard Tretter.

On this day in movie history - Nightfall (1956):

Nightfall

directed by Jacques Tourneur,

written by Stirling Silliphant,

based on the novel by David Goodis,

was released in the United States on January 23, 1957.
Music by George Duning.

Cast:

Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft, Jocelyn Brando, James Gregory, Frank Albertson, Rudy Bond, Arline Anderson, Monty Ash, María Belmar, Orlando Beltran, Art Bucaro, Robert Cherry, George Cisar, Lillian Culver, Bess Flowers, Joan Fotre, Pat Jones, Lillian Kassan, Betty Koch, Jane Lynn, Eddie McLean, Gene Roth, Walter Smith, Annabelle Thiele, Maya Van Horn, Winifred Waring.

On this day in movie history - Lady in the Lake (1947):

Lady in the Lake

directed by Robert Montgomery,

written by Steve Fisher,

based on the novel The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on January 23, 1947.
Music by David Snell.

Cast:

Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames, Jayne Meadows, Richard Simmons, Morris Ankrum, Lila Leeds, Robert Williams, Kathleen Lockhart.