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 - Ghost in the Shell (2017):

Ghost in the Shell

directed by Rupert Sanders,

written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler and Ehren Kruger,

based on the Manga comic book series by Masamune Shirow,

was released in the United States on March 31, 2017.
Music by Clint Mansell and Lorne Balfe.

Cast:

Scarlett Johansson, Kaori Yamamoto, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, Michael Carmen Pitt, Andrew Morris, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han, Lasarus Ratuere, Juliette Binoche, Peter Ferdinando, Kaori Momoi, Danusia Samal, Anamaria Marinca, Michael Wincott, Yutaka Izumihara, Tawanda Manyimo, Daniel Henshall, Rila Fukushima, Chris Obi, Adwoa Aboah, Pete Teo, Hugh Han.

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

Justified

Season 6. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: Fugitive Number One.

Released March 31, 2015.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Elmore, Keith Schreier, 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, Kaitlyn Dever, Jeff Fahey, Rick Gomez, Justin Welborn, Jonathan Tucker, Louis Herthum, Jonathan Kowalsky, Ryan Dorsey, Mel Fair, Chad Todhunter, Sam Elliott, Josh Clark, Otto Krause, Robert Allen Mukes, Robert Neary, David Wells, Russell Bertolino.

On this day in music history:

Karmacode by Lacuna Coil (2006)

Broken Crown Halo by Lacuna Coil (2014)

Heart of Silence by Peter Kater & Michael Brant DeMaria (2015)

Karmacode

Album by Lacuna Coil,

Released March 31, 2006.

Track list: Fragile; To the Edge; Our Truth; Within Me; Devoted; You Create; What I See; Fragments of Faith; Closer; In Visible Light; The Game; Without Fear; Enjoy the Silence.

Broken Crown Halo

Album by Lacuna Coil,

Released March 31, 2014.

Track list: Nothing Stands in Our Way; Zombies; Hostage to the Light; Victims; Die & Rise; I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name); Cybersleep; Infection; I Burn in You; In the End I Feel Alive; One Cold Day; Chapter 1: Pawn Takes Rook; Chapter 2: Beyond the Queen; Chapter 3: Introducing the Bishop; Chapter 4: Knights at the Ready; Chapter 5: Sicilian Defense; Chapter 6: The Queen's Gambit; Chapter 7: The Castled King; Chapter 8: The Stonewall; Chapter 9: Endgame.

Heart of Silence

Album by Peter Kater and Michael Brant DeMaria,

released March 31, 2015.

Track list: Heart of Silence; Radiant Dawn; First Breath; Holding Space; Tender Heart; Timeless Echoes; Midnight Dreaming; Awakening.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2022)

Star Trek: Picard (2022)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 3. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Captain’s Holiday.

Released March 31, 1990.

Directed by Chip Chalmers.

Written by Ira Steven Behr, Ronald D. Moore.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Jennifer Hetrick, Karen Landry, Michael Champion, Max Grodénchik, Deirdre Haj, Jeremy Doyle, Kristina Kell, Tim McCormack.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Think Tank.

Released March 31, 1999.

Directed by Terrence O'Hara.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Michael Taylor, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Jason Alexander, Christopher Darga, Christopher Shea, Walter Altman, Majel Barrett, Phil Crowley, Marvin De Baca, Steven Dennis, Tarik Ergin, Steve Rankin.

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: The Stars Above.

Released March 31, 2022.

Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss.

Visual Effects and animation by Jeremy Samples.

Cast: Vaughn Armstrong, Robert Beltran, Brannon Braga, Ronny Cox, Joseph D'Agosta, Nicole de Boer, Ike Eisenmann, Richard Herd, Gregory Itzin, Dominic Keating, Jack Kehler, Christopher Lloyd, Cirroc Lofton, Scott MacDonald, Matt Malloy, Donna Massetti, Matt McCoy, Gates McFadden, Ronald D. Moore, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, Andrew Robinson, Mark Rolston, Cristine Rose, William Morgan Sheppard, Brent Spiner, Michael Westmore, Wil Wheaton, Peter White, Barbara Williams, Wade Williams, Rudolph Willrich, Mel Winkler, Rick Worthy.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Fly Me to the Moon.

Released March 31, 2022.

Directed by Jonathan Frakes.

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

Written by Cindy Appel, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Juliana James, Kiley Rossetter.

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, Orla Brady, Isa Briones, Brent Spiner, John de Lancie, Penelope Mitchell, Lea Thompson, Leif Gantvoort, Jackie Geary, Ivo Nandi, Kay Bess, Oscar Camacho, Michelle Haro, Shaw Jones, Daniel Allen Mooney, Zach Sowers, Kareem Stroud, Guy Fernandez Jr., Richard Leacock, Justin Nickels, Jenya Shatilova.

On this day in movie history - W. C. Fields and Me (1976):

W. C. Fields and Me

directed by Arthur Hiller,

written by Bob Merrill,

based on the book by Carlotta Monti and Cy Rice,

was released in the United States on March 31, 1976.
Music by Henry Mancini.

Cast:

Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, John Marley, Jack Cassidy, Bernadette Peters, Dana Elcar, Paul Stewart, Billy Barty, Allan Arbus, Milt Kamen, Louis Zorich, Andrew Parks, Linda Purl, Selma Archerd, Paul Barselou, John Bleifer, Buff Brady, Donald Briggs, Mathilda Calnan, Frank De Vol, Eddie Firestone, Jacques Foti, John Furlong, Jack Griffin, Bob Harks, Crane Jackson, Jimmy Joyce, George Loros, Patch Mackenzie, Paul Mantee, Mary McLain, Victor Millan, Carlotta Monti, Judith Novgrod, Gerald Peters, Leoda Richards, Hank Rolike, Clay Tanner, Elizabeth Thompson, Kenneth Tobey, William Wintersole, Steffen Zacharias, Bill Zuckert.