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 - Lee Unkrich Presents The Shining (2023)

Lee Unkrich Presents The Shining

A presentation by Lee Unkrich, of his book Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
The venue was the David Geffen Theater, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, in the United States, on March 17, 2023.
Part of the Spotlights series.
Lee Unkrich is the Director, Animator and Editor of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
Presentation introduced by Bernardo Rondeau, Senior Director, Film Programs.
After the presentation, a screening of The Shining (1980) was shown to the audience.

Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
Written by Lee Unkrich and J. W. Rinzler.
Published by Taschen.

On this day in movie history - John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019):

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

documentary directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz,

written by François Bringer and Jean-Christophe Klotz,

was released in Germany on March 17, 2019.

Narrated by Paul Bandey.

Music by Jean-Christophe Klotz.

Cast:

Paul Bandey, John Ford, Joseph McBride, Cécile Gornet, Michel Cieutat, Jennifer Ortiz, Fermin Ortiz, Nancy Schoenberger, Darryl F. Zanuck, Dan Ford, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Angelo Baca, Chale Nafus, Cecil B. DeMille, James Stewart.

On this day in television history - Justified (2015):

Justified

Season 6. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Burned.

Released March 17, 2015.

Directed by Don Kurt.

Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Leonard Chang, Jenny DeArmitt, Keith Schreier.

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, Mary Steenburgen, Justin Welborn, Kaitlyn Dever, Ryan Dorsey, Jeff Fahey, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Jonathan Tucker, Sam Elliott, Jonathan Kowalsky, Jamie Love, Russell Bertolino.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)

Star Trek: Discovery (2022)

Star Trek: Picard (2022)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 3. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Sins of the Father.

Released March 17, 1990.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, W. Reed Moran, Drew Deighan.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Charles Cooper, Tony Todd, Patrick Massett, Thelma Lee, J. Teddy Davis, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, Michael Braveheart, BJ Davis, Bud Davis, Christopher Doyle, Eben Ham, Mark Lentry, James McElroy, Joseph Michael Roth, Mark Wilson, Natalie Wood.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 4. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Coming Home.

Released March 17, 2022.

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Michelle Paradise, Glenise Mullins, Brandon Schultz, Carlos Cisco.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, Tig Notaro, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, Stacey Abrams, Shawn Doyle, Chelah Horsdal, Tara Rosling, Annabelle Wallis, Hiro Kanagawa, Phumzile Sitole, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Sara Mitich, Orville Cummings, Raven Dauda, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Seamus Patterson, Adrian Walters, Michael Chan, Emmanuel John, Jean-Paul Najm, Fabio Tassone, Robinne Fanfair.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Assimilation.

Released March 17, 2022.

Directed by Lea Thompson.

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

Written by Kiley Rossetter, Christopher Monfette, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Juliana James.

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

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Annie Wersching, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, John de Lancie, Jon Jon Briones, Chloé Wepper, Sol Rodriguez, Richard Chiu, Gattlin Griffith, Steve Gutierrez, Matt Kaminsky, Peter Lindstedt, Maggie Pacleb, Marcelo Tubert, Kay Bess, Chris Bores, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr.

On this day in movie history - Straight Time (1978 movie & novel):

Straight Time

directed by Ulu Grosbard and Dustin Hoffman,

written by Alvin Sargent, Edward Bunker and Jeffrey Boam,

based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker,

was released in the United States on March 17, 1978.
Music by David Shire.

Cast:

Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Rita Taggart, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Jake Busey, Tina Menard, Stephanie Ericsson, Dave Kelly, Don Sommese, Kit Jee Wong, Peter Kwong, Jane Howard, Ronald L. Mellinger, Michael Blakley, John Colton, Edward Bunker, Corey Rand, John Gilgreen, Mary Craven, Peter Jurasik, Enid Hendershot, James Ray, Stuart I. Berton, Barry Cahill, Susan Sherman, Francesca Drown, Emily Le Rue, Ernest Taylor III, Fran Ryan, Bob Jarvis, Mark F. Hill, Mags Kavanaugh, Daniel Nunez, John McKinley Robertson, Mary Margaret Robinson, Deborah Sahagun.

Recommended reading:

No Beast So Fierce

By Edward Bunker.

Filmed as Straight Time (1978), directed by Ulu Grosbard and Dustin Hoffman.

Published by NO EXIT PRESS.

First published 1973.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1842432664

ISBN-13: 978-1842432662

Description:

“One of the great crime novels.” – James Ellroy.

An angry and mercilessly suspenseful novel about an ex-con's attempt to negotiate the "straight world" and his swan dive back into the paradoxical security of crime. It is airtight in its construction, almost photorealistic in its portrayal of L. A. lowlife and utterly knowledgeable about the terrors of liberty, the high of the quick score and the rage that makes the finger tighten on the trigger of the gun.

Born on this day – Dana Reeve:

Dana Reeve

Singer

Actress

March 17, 1961 – March 6, 2006

Credits:

13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007); ABC News Breakfast (2024); Above Suspicion (1995); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2019); Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope (1998); Corazón de... (2005 / 2006); Entertainment Tonight (2006–2024); Everyone's Hero (2006); Feds (1997); Freedom: A History of US (2003); Hope in Motion (2007); Howard Stern (2002); In the Gloaming (1997); Larry King Live (2002); Law & Order (1990–1997); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001); Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1996); Oz (2000); Smallville (2006–2007); Steel Magnolias (1990); Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024); Superman Reborn (2025); Superman Returns (2006); The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999); The Brooke Ellison Story (2004); The GQ Men of the Year Awards (1997); The Most Fascinating Women of 1996 (1996); The New Medicine (2006); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2005); Vietnam Long Time Coming (1998); Working in the Theatre (1998); You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006).

Born on this day – Patty Maloney:

Patty Maloney

Actress

March 17, 1936 – March 31, 2025

Credits:

A.J.'s Time Travelers (1995); Amazing Stories (1985); Barnum (1986); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1980); Casper (1995); Charlie's Angels (1977 / 1979); Cheryl Ladd: Scenes from a Special (1982); Circus (1988); Donny and Marie (1976); Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973); Don't Call Us (1976); Dumbo's Circus (1985–1986); Ernest Saves Christmas (1988); Far Out Space Nuts (1975); Fol-de-Rol (1972); Hanlet: Episode 4 & 1/2 - Attack of the Phantom Special (2011); Legend (1995); Little House on the Prairie (1982); Madame's Place (1982); Magic in Midtown: The World of Sid & Marty Krofft (1976); Married... with Children (1990); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1977); McDonaldland (1988); Mondays with Marty (2021); My Name Is Earl (2005); Nash Bridges (1998); Out of This World (1987); Pac Preview Party (1982); Pearl (1997); Pryor's Place (1984); Punch and Jody (1974); Rhoda (1977); Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988); Short Ribbs (1989); Side Show (1981); Star Trek: Voyager (1996); Swing Shift (1984); Tales from the Crypt (1989–1993); The Addams Family (1991); The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978); The Bay City Rollers Show (1978); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976–1977); The F.B.I. Files (1999); The Flimflam and Gorky Show (2021); The Ice Pirates (1984); The Little Rascals (1982–1983); The Lord of the Rings (1978); The Love Boat (1978); The Mother Goose Video Treasury (1987); The New Batman Adventures (1997); The Smurfs (1984); The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978); Throb (1987); Too Smart for Strangers (1985); Trapper John, M.D. (1984); Twin Falls Idaho (1999); Under the Rainbow (1981); Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983-1984); Zoobilee Zoo (1986).

Born on this day – Patrick Hamilton:

Patrick Hamilton

Writer

March 17, 1904 – September 23, 1962

Credits:

Books and plays:

Craven House (1926); Gas Light / aka Angel Street (1942); Hangover Square (1941); Impromptu in Moribundia (1939); John Brown's Body (1930); Monday Morning (1925); Money with Menaces (1939); Rope / aka Rope's End (1929); The Charmer / aka Mr Stimpson and Mr Gorse (1953); The Duke in Darkness (1942); The Man Upstairs (1954); The Midnight Bell (1929); The Plains of Cement (1934); The Siege of Pleasure (1932); The Slaves of Solitude (1947); The West Pier (1952); Twopence Coloured (1928); Unknown Assailant (1955).

Movies and television:

Alta comedia (1971); Anatomie eines Unfalls (1965); Angel Street (1946); Au théâtre ce soir (1971); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1957); Bitter Harvest (1963); Broadway Television Theatre (1952–1953); Craven House (1950); De strop (1965 / 1968); Der Herr im ersten Stock (1957); Drohung bei Mondlicht (1987); El mundo del espectáculo (1979); Encounter (1952–1954); Gas Light (1939 / 1948); Gaslicht (1956 / 1960 / 1962 / 1977); Gaslight (1940 / 1944 / 1947 / 1958 / 1959); Gaslight / Podcast Series (2023); Gaslys (1957); Grande Teatro Tupi (1952–1958); Hangover Square (1945 / 2009); ITV Play of the Week / Angel Street; Rope's End (1957–1960); ITV Television Playhouse (1963); Köysi (1967); Luce a gas (1958 / 1966); Matinee Theatre (1958); Obsession (1966); Ponds Theater (1954); Rope (1939 / 1947 / 1948 / 1953 / 1957 / 2020); Saturday Playhouse (1958); Shell Presents (1959); Suspense (1963); Suspicion (1958); Teatro de misterio (1970); The Charmer (1987); The Duke in Darkness (1948 / 1957); The Ford Theatre Hour (1950); The Governess (1949 / 1957 / 1958); The Man Upstairs (1954); To the Public Danger (1948); To theatro tis Defteras (1981); Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (2005).