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 - Honeyland (2019):

Honeyland

a documentary directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,

written by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 28, 2019.
Music by Foltin.

Cast:

Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam, Mustafa Sam, Muzafer Sam, Veli Sam, Ali Sam, Alit Sam, Gamze Sam, Ljutvish Sam, Safet Javorovac.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Over the Mountain.

Released January 28, 2014.

Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Elmore, Leonard Chang.

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

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, James Le Gros, Edi Gathegi, David Meunier, Sam Anderson, A.J. Buckley, Rick Gomez, Shashawnee Hall, Damon Herriman, Jacob Lofland, Will Sasso, Amy Smart, Danny Strong, Karolina Wydra, Mickey Jones, William Gregory Lee, Justin Welborn, Mandy Levin, Max Rose, Arriane Alexander, Aubrey Wood, Laura Niemi, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2005)

Star Trek: Discovery (2018)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Unnatural Selection.

Released January 28, 1989.

Directed by Paul Lynch.

Written by John Mason, Mike Gray, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Diana Muldaur, Patricia Smith, Colm Meaney, J. Patrick McNamara, Scott Trost, Majel Barrett, George Baxter-Holder, James G. Becker, Michael Braveheart, Cibby Danyla, Larry Guthrie, Nora Leonhardt, Scott Leva, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Ronald Merritt, Lydia Nielsen.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Babel One.

Released January 28, 2005.

Directed by David Straiton.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, 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 Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jeffrey Combs, Lee Arenberg, Molly Brink, J. Michael Flynn, Brian Thompson, Kevin Brief, Jermaine Soto, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Solomon Burke Jr., Nathan Effron, Yuri Elvin, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Kim Robert Koscki, Andrew Macbeth, James McElroy, Dorenda Moore, Melissa O'Keeffe, Guy Richardson, Pablo Soriano, Ator Tamras, Chris Torres, Wanda Ray Willis.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: What’s Past Is Prologue.

Released January 28, 2018.

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Ted Sullivan, 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, Michelle Yeoh, Rekha Sharma, Emily Coutts, Jeremy Crittenden, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Julie St-Louis.

On this day in movie history - The Unfaithful (1947):

The Unfaithful

directed by Vincent Sherman,

written by David Goodis and James Gunn,

based on the 1927 play The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham,

was released in the United States on January 28, 1947.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Jerome Cowan, Steven Geray, John Hoyt, Peggy Knudsen, Marta Mitrovich, Douglas Kennedy, Claire Meade, Frances Morris, Jane Harker, Heinie Conklin, Jack Mower, Leo White.

On this day in movie history - Phantom Lady (1944 movie & novel):

Phantom Lady

directed by Robert Siodmak,

written by Bernard C. Schoenfeld,

based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich,

was released in the United States on January 28, 1944.
Music by Hans J. Salter.

Cast:

Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Aurora Miranda, Thomas Gomez, Fay Helm, Elisha Cook, Jr., Andrew Tombes, Regis Toomey, Joseph Crehan, Doris Lloyd, Virginia Brissac, Milburn Stone.

Recommended reading:

Phantom Lady

By Cornell Woolrich.

Published by Renaissance Literary & Talent.
First published 1942.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 1950369781
ISBN-13: 978-1950369782

Description:

Phantom lady, I was with you for six hours last night, but I can't remember what you look like, or what you wore—except for that large orange hat. We sat shoulder to shoulder at a little bar in the east Fifties. We ate dinner together, saw a Broadway show together, shared a cab together.

The bartender, the waiter, the usher, the cab driver—none of them remembers you. The police say I was home strangling my wife at the moment I met you.

You are the only one who can prove my story—but I don't know your name, or where you live. And I can't search for you from a jail cell....

After spending a night on the town with a mysterious woman, a man arrives home to find his wife strangled to death. Now, the only way to prove his innocence and confirm his alibi is to track down the "Phantom Lady" he was with all night.

“Cornell Woolrich deserves to be discovered and rediscovered by each generation." – Ray Bradbury.

Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (4 December 1903 – 25 September 1968) is one of America's best crime and noir writers, and sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish or George Hopley. He invented and mastered the genre of "Pulp-Fiction" and wrote hundreds of short stories, novellas and full-length novels. One of his most famous stories is It Had to be Murder which was adapted into the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window in 1954. Check out the countless other Woolrich Novels, Novellas and Short Stories, also available as EBooks, from the Estate of Cornell Woolrich and Renaissance Literary & Talent!

Born on this day – Susan Buckner:

Susan Buckner

Actress

January 28, 1952 – May 2, 2024

Credits:

1 vs. 100 (2007); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Behind Closed Doors (2018); Behind the Music (2001); Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n Rollers (1978); Deadly Blessing (1981); Grease (1978); Grease 20th Anniversary Re-Release Party (1998); Grease Day USA (1978); Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham (2021); Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989); Police Woman (1976); Return Engagement (1978); Secrets Revealed: An Interiew with Susan Buckner (2013); Starsky and Hutch (1978); Switch (1977); The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976–1977); The Dean Martin Show (1973); The First Nudie Musical (1976); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1978); The Love Boat (1979); VH-1 Where Are They Now? (2002); When the Whistle Blows (1980).

Born on this day – Mike Milligan:

Mike Milligan

Writer

Producer

Director

January 28, 1947 – December 20, 2024

Credits:

704 Hauser (1994); All in the Family (1976); Checking In (1981); Chico and the Man (1975); Dear John (1989–1991); Fatherhood (2004–2005); Good Times (1974); Here and Now (1992); Joe and Sons (1975); Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' (2019); Los Beltrán (1999–2000); Maude (1975); Melba (1986); That's My Mama (1974–1975); That's My Mama Now! (1986); The Jeffersons (1975–1981); The Royal Family (1991–1992); Unsung Hollywood (2017); What's Happening Now! (1985–1988).

Born on this day - Frank Doubleday:

Frank Doubleday

Actor

January 28, 1945 – March 3, 2018

Credits:

John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heros (2002); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997); Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991); Dollman (1991); L.A. Bounty (1989); Our House (1988); Longarm (1988); Broadcast News (1987); Amazing Stories (1987); Sledge Hammer! (1986); Stingray (1986); Nomads (1986); Space Rage (1985); T.J. Hooker (1983–1985); Avenging Angel (1985); Trauma Center (1983); Hill Street Blues (1983); The Greatest American Hero (1982); CHiPs (1981–1982); Archie Bunker's Place (1981); Escape from New York (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1981); Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979); Charlie's Angels (1978); The Big Fix (1978); Wonder Woman (1978); A Killing Affair (1977); Abar (1977); Starsky and Hutch (1977); The Quest (1976); Assault on Precinct 13 (1976); Alex & the Gypsy (1976); Johnny Staccato (1976); Delvecchio (1976); The First Nudie Musical (1976); Police Story (1975); Lucas Tanner (1975).

Born on this day – Nicholas Pryor:

Nicholas Pryor

Actor

January 28, 1935 – October 7, 2024

Credits:

1st Memory (2024); 20 to 1 (2007); 227 (1989); A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1995); A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981); A Short History of Decay (2014); A Stoning in Fulham County (1988); A Summer's Day (2017); Ah, Wilderness! (1959); Airplane! (1980); Airplane: Long-Haul Version (2005); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961 / 1986); All My Children (1970); Amazing Stories (1986); Amazons (1984); American Tragedy (2000); Angie, the Lieutenant (1992); Another World (1964); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1960); Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (1995); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994–1997); Blood Feud (1983); Brain Dead (1990); Broken Trust (1995); Buster's Mal Heart (2016); Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995); Carriers (1998); Checkered Flag (2015); Chicago Hope (1995); Choke Canyon (1986); Collateral Damage (2002); Constantine (2014); Coronet Blue (1967); Cosmic Kiosk (2015); Cover Up (1984); Crazy Like a Fox (1984); Dallas (1985); Damien: Omen II (1978); Dark Angel (1996); Deadline (1959); Desperate Voyage (1980); Diagnosis Murder (1997); Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992); Doctor Sleep (2019); Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1994); Dynasty (1985); East of Eden (1981); Eight Is Enough (1979–1981); Executive Decision (1996); Falcon Crest (1987); Fear on Trial (1975); Force Five (1975); Gideon's Crossing (2001); Gideon's Trumpet (1980); Growing Pains (1991); Hail Caesar (1994); Halloween Kills (2021); Hart of Dixie (2011); Hart to Hart (1979); Having Babies II (1977); Hill Street Blues (1985); Hoffa (1992); Homeroom (1981); Hornet's Nest (2012); Insight (1963); Into Thin Air (1985); Jack's Place (1992–1993); Kaz (1978); Knight Rider (1985); raft Theatre (1958); L.A. Law (1991–1992); Less Than Zero (1987); Lifestories (1990); Little House on the Prairie (1982); Live Shot (1995); Look Up and Live (1958); Lou Grant (1979); Love Can Be Murder (1992); Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967); M*A*S*H (1981); Majority Rule (1992); Man on a Swing (1974); Mancuso, FBI (1989); Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980); Martinelli, Outside Man (1977); Matlock (1993); McClain's Law (1981); Molly (1999); Moonlighting (1989); Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987); Murder at 1600 (1997); Murder Between Friends (1994); Murder in Three Acts (1986); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1991); Nashville (2014); Night Drive (1977); Nightbreaker (1989); Noble House (1988); Nowhere Man (1995); NYPD Blue (2003); October Road (2007); One Life to Live (1983); Pacific Heights (1990); Party of Five (1995–1999); Picket Fences (1994); Port Charles (1997–2002); Rags to Riches (1987); Rainbow (1978); Reunion (1980); Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981); Riptide (1985); Risky Business (1983); Ruffian (2007); Second Sight: A Love Story (1984); Sidekicks (1986); Silk Stalkings (1998); Silver Spoons (1983); Simon & Simon (1982); Sisters (1992); Sliver (1993); Smile (1975); Splendor in the Grass (1981); Sr. (2022); St. Elsewhere (1986); Startime (1960); Starting Now (1989); Strong Medicine (2002); Sugar and Spice (1990); Summer of Decision (1959); Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982); That's Life (2001–2002); The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980); The Adams Chronicles (1976); The Bachelor (1999); The Big Easy (1982); The Brighter Day (1958); The Bronx Zoo (1987–1988); The Chamber (1996); The Colbys (1985); The Diamond Trap (1988); The Doctors (1963); The DuPont Show of the Month (1960); The Edge of Night (1956); The Falcon and the Snowman (1985); The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021); The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979); The Four Children of Tander Welch (2008); The Guardian (2001); The Gumball Rally (1976); The Happy Hooker (1975); The Hit Man (1991); The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014); The Kid from Nowhere (1982); The Last Song (1980); The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977); The List (2007); The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015); The Mommies (1993); The New Lassie (1991); The Nurses (1965–1967); The Outsider (2020); The Paper Chase (1985); The Plutonium Incident (1980); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); The Practice (1998); The Secret Storm (1962-1963); The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1987); The Way We Live Now (1970); The West Wing (2001); Trapper John, M.D. (1981); Trial by Fire (1995); Voyagers! (1983); Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977); Who's the Boss? (1988); Widow (1976); Wild Card (2003); Without a Trace (2002); Young Dr. Malone (1958–1963); Zero Intelligence (1976).