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 music history - Resurrection, by Anastacia (2014):

Resurrection

Album by Anastacia,

released May 2, 2014.

Track list:

Staring at the Sun; Lifeline; Stupid Little Things; I Don’t Want to Be the One; Evolution; Pendulum; Stay; Dark White Girl; Apology; Broken Wings.

On this day in movie history - The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws (2007 / 2009):

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws

documentary directed by Erik Hollander,

written by James Gelet,

released at the Los Angeles United Film Festival in the United States on May 2, 2009.

Exact 2007 release date unknown.

Music by Michael McCormack, Mike Haydn, Sal Salvador.

Cast: Steve Alten, Joe Alves, Roy Arbogast, Steven Awalt, Susan Backlinie, Darin Beckstead, Jim Beller, Charlie Benante, Peter Benchley, Adam J. Bezark, Laurent Bouzereau, David Brown, Bob Burns, Bill Butler, Anthony Caleca, Henry Carreiro, Sean Clark, Pat Delaney, Michael Douglas, Richard Dreyfuss, Verna Fields, Lee Fierro, Jonathan Filley, Andrea Fix, Joe Fordham, David Foster, Philip/Phil M. Gardiner, Jonathan Garland, Lorraine Gary, James Gelet, Mike Gencarelli, Andrew Gernhard, William S. Gilmore, Marc Gilpin, Brian Godawa, Carl Gottlieb, Dana Goudreault, Chuck Gramling, Matt Granger, Mike Hadjipateras/Mike 'Quint' Hadji, Michael/Mike Haydn, Kristen Kingsbury Henshaw, Erik Hollander, Patrick Read Johnson, Roger Kastel, Chris Kentis, Chris Kiszka, Jeffrey Kramer, Jeff Kristal, William E. Marks, Richard Martel, R. Aidan Martin, Robert A. Mattey, Kevin McCauley, Edward McCormack, Paul McPhee, Jay Mello, John Murdy, Lynn Murphy, Susan Bainbridge Murphy, Jeff Myers, Victoria Myers, Gregory/Greg Nicotero, Mary Ann Nilan, Will Pfluger, Kevin Pike, Aron Pinsky, Valerie Richards, James-Michael Roddy, Percy Rodrigues, Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Tom Savini, Roy Scheider, Sid Sheinberg, M. Night Shyamalan, Bryan Singer, Greg Skomal, Clarke M. Smith, Kevin Smith, Mike 'Moviemike' Smith, Steven Spielberg, Joe Spinell, Eduardo Sánchez, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor, Jeffrey Voorhees, Dick Warlock, Hershel West, John Williams, Dick Young, Richard D. Zanuck.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992)

Star Trek: Voyager (2001)

Star Trek: Discovery (2024)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 5. Episode 22.

Episode entitled: Imaginary Friend.

Released May 2, 1992.

Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont.

Written by Edithe Swensen, Brannon Braga, Jean Louise Matthias, Ronald Wilkerson, Richard Fliegel, René Echevarria.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Noley Thornton, Shay Astar, Jeff Allin, Brian Bonsall, Patti Yasutake, Sheila Franklin, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Michael Braveheart, John Copage, Debbie David, Lanier Edwards, Melba Gonzalez, Eben Ham, Melanie Hathorn, Christi Haydon, Gary Hunter, Arvo Katajisto, Mark Lentry, Holly McBee, Lorine Mendell, Christina Wegler Miles, Keith Rayve, Gina Saadi, Richard Sarstedt, Victor Sein, Mikki Val.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 7. Episode 21.

Episode entitled: Natural Law.

Released May 2, 2001.

Directed by Terry Windell.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by James Kahn, Kenneth Biller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Paul Sandman, Autumn Reeser, Robert Curtis Brown, Neil C. Vipond, Ivar Brogger, Matt McKenzie, Brooke Benko, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Dieter Horneman, Timothy McGrath, Stephen Pisani, Pablo Soriano, Michael Sutherland.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 5. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Whistlespeak.

Released May 2, 2024.

Directed by Christopher J. Byrne.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Kenneth Lin, Brandon Schultz, Lauren Wilkinson, Carlos Cisco, Eric J. Robbins.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, Callum Keith Rennie, David Ajala, David Cronenberg, Annabelle Wallis, Alfredo Narciso, June Laporte, Marium Carvell, Maria del Mar, Orville Cummings, Natalie Liconti, Christina Dixon, Molly Lewis, Shelley Owens.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 32.
Episode entitled: The Healer.
Released May 2, 1958.
Directed by Sidney Lanfield.
Written by Lawrence Menkin.
Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Gloria Talbott, Paul Newlan, Robert Carson, Sarah Selby, Paula Hill, Dayton Lummis.

Born on this day – Angela Bofill:

Angela Bofill

Singer

Songwriter

May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Angel of the Night (1979); Angie (1978); Angie / Expanded Edition (1978); Carl Anderson (1986); I Wanna Love Somebody (1993); Intuition (1988); Let Me Be the One (1984); Live from Manila (2006); Love in Slow Motion (1996); Something About You (1981); Something About You / Expanded Edition (2002); Teaser (1983); Tell Me Tomorrow (1985); The Best of Angela Bofill (1986); The Definitive Collection (1999); The Essential Angela Bofill (2014); Too Tough (1983).

Movies and television:

Body Electric (2004); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1989); Friends in Love (1983); Nina Live! (2005); Soul Train (1983); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1982); Unsung (2012).

Born on this day – Bruce Glover:

Bruce Glover

Actor

Writer

Director

May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); 30 Years of James Bond (1992); 6½ (1998); Adam-12 (1969); American Hero (1997); An Approximation of their Barbarous Manners (2021); At Ease (1983); Avroskoop (1971); B.J. and the Bear (1980–1981); Barney Miller (1978); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Bearcats! (1971); Benson (1982); Big Bad Mama II (1987); Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979); Black Gunn (1972); Bless the Beasts & Children (1971); Blindfold (1966); Bonanza (1970); Broke Sky (2007); Buffalo Bushido (2009); C.C. & Company (1970); Car 54, Where Are You? (1961); Chaindance (1991); Chinatown (1974); CHiPs (1977–1979); Darkness Awaits (2025); Dayton's Devils (1968); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Diamonds Are Forever: Deleted Scenes (2006); Die Hard Dracula (1998); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Electric Memories with Bruce Glover (2017); Filming the James Bond Film 'Diamonds Are Forever' in Amsterdam (1971); Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977); Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965); Ghost Town (1988); Ghost World (2001); Gunsmoke (1969–1972); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Harry O (1976); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawk (1966); Hider in the House (1989); Hunter's Blood (1986); Influence (2015); Inside Acting (2000); Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2000); Inside Out II / Segment: Mis-Apprehended (1992); It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007); James Bond Radio (2015); James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002); James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983); Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie (1995); Kill Crazy (1989); Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976); Kojak (1976); Les enfants de la télé (2020); Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003); McNamara's Band (1977); Mission: Impossible (1970); Mod Squad (1968–1970); MTV Movie Special: Licence to Kill (1989); Murder, She Wrote (1990); My Favorite Martian (1966); Never Steal Anything Small (1959); Night of the Scarecrow (1995); No Soap, Radio (1982); One Little Indian (1973); Our House (1987); Paris 7000 (1970); Part 2: Walking Tall (1975); Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990); Perry Mason (1965); Police Story (1975–1979); Popcorn (1991); Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (2015); Route 66 (1963); Run for Your Life (1967); S.W.A.T. (1976); Santa Barbara (1987); Scammerhead (2014); Scandalous John (1971); Sean Connery: Private (1993); Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies (2021); Sergeant T.K. Yu (1979); Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991); Simon Says (2006); Six Days in Paradise (2010); Small & Frye (1983); Spoiler (1998); Street War! (1990); Street Wars (1991); Stunts (1977); Suicide, the Comedy (1998); Summer Babes (2013); Swatch James Bond 007 Villain Collection Television Commercial (2008); Sweet Love, Bitter (1967); Switch (1976); T.J. Hooker (1984); The A-Team (1985); The Big Score (1983); The Big Valley (1968); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Cylons of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Documentary of the Making of 'It Is Fine Everything Is Fine' (2009); The Dukes of Hazzard (1983); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2006); The Facts of Life (1984); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Good Guys (1968); The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969); The Impostor (1975); The Magical World of Disney (1976 / 1980); The Outsider (1969); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969); The Partners (1972); The Psychiatrist (1971); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978); The Streets of San Francisco (1976–1977); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); The Verdict Is Yours (1958); This Is the West That Was (1974); Tiger, Tiger (1969); Untitled Crispin Hellion Glover Project / Apollo, Old Brutus (2025); Vega$ (1980); Voices Lost (2025); Walking Tall (1973); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); What Is It? (2005); Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965); Will Unplugged (2005); You're in the Picture (1961); Yuma (1971).

Born on this day – Roscoe Lee Browne:

Roscoe Lee Browne

Actor

Director

May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007

Credits:

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008); 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987); 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002); 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003); 227 (1987); A Different World (1988–1992); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977); All in the Family (1972–1973); American Playhouse (1983); And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead (2015); Babe (1995); Babe: Pig in the City (1998); Baby Talk (1991); Barney Miller (1975); Batman: The Animated Series (1994); Behind the Broken Words (2003); Benson (1980); Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Biography (2000); Black Like Me (1964); Blacke's Magic (1986); Bonanza (1972); Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994); Camera Three (1963 / 1964); CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1981); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1996); Chronicles: Family Diaries I (1970); Cisco Pike (1971); Columbo (1990); Curtis Armstrong in Tales of a Fly on the Wall (2004); Dear God (1996); Disney Sing-Along Songs: 101 Notes of Fun (1989); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988); Dr. Scorpion (1978); East Side/West Side (1963); Eddie Presley (1992); Epic Movie (2007); ER (1999); Espionage (1963); EZ Streets (1997); Falcon Crest (1988); Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Flip (1972–1973); Foofur (1987); For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010); Forest Warrior (1996); Freakazoid! (1995); Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (1996); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); Good Times (1974); Haiti: Harvest of Hope (1994); Hamlet (2000); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995); Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004); Hard Time: The Premonition (1999); Head of the Class (1986); High Five (1982); Highway to Heaven (1988); History of the Negro People (1965); Hope Island (1999); Independent Lens (2006); Insight (1968); Is Everybody Happy But Me? (1980); John Grin's Christmas (1986); John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007); Judas Kiss (1998); Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986); King (1978); Lady in the Corner (1989); Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995); Law & Order (1992–2003); Legal Eagles (1986); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Logan's Run (1976); Magnum, P.I. (1983); Mannix (1968); Maude (1977–1978); McCoy (1975–1976); Me and My Brother (1968); Meeting of Minds (1978); Miss Winslow and Son (1979); Moments Without Proper Names (1987); Moon 44 (1990); Morgan's Ferry (2001); Naked in New York (1993); NBC Experiment in Television (1968); NET Playhouse (1967); New York Undercover (1996); Night Angel (1990); Noël (1992); Nothing Personal (1980); Oliver & Company (1988); Once in the Life (2000); Once Upon a Classic (1978); Open Window (1989); Phantom 2040 (1995); Planet of the Apes (1974); Power Masters (1987); Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974); Ring Raiders (1989); RLS Legacy Virtual 3D Tour and Treasure Hunt (2003); Sanford and Son (1972); SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1994); Side Order of Life (2007); Smiley Face (2007); Soap (1977–1981); Space (1985); Spider-Man: Secret Wars (1999); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995–1998); Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown (2002); Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Static Shock (2003–2004); Stuck with Each Other (1989); Super Fly T.N.T. (1973); Swamp Thing (1990); Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006); Sweet Justice (1995); Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970); Terror in the City (1964); That Was the Week That Was (1963–1985); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992); The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007); The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008); The Beast (1995); The Bob Braun Show (1970); The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'the Cowboys' (1972); The Comedians (1967); The Comedians in Africa (1967); The Connection (1961); The Cowboys (1972); The Cowboys: Together Again (2007); The Defenders (1962); The Glass Ceiling (1991); The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1986); The Invaders (1968); The John Larroquette Show (1994); The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1983); The Mambo Kings (1992); The Miracle Healers (1976); The Name of the Game (1969–1970); The Nativity (1987); The Notorious 7 (1997); The Outcasts (1969); The Papp Project (2001); The Pirates of Dark Water (1991); The Pompatus of Love (1995); The Proud Family (2003); The Ra Expeditions (1971); The Real Ghostbusters (1988); The Shield (2002); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Telemarketers: 36 Hrs (2009); The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000); The Wild Thornberrys (1999–2000); The World's Greatest Athlete (1973); Today (1975); Topaz (1969); Treasure Planet (2002); Treasure Planet Read-Along DVD (2003); Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003); Unknown Powers (1978); Uptight (1968); Uptown Saturday Night (1974); Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers (1994); Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987); Will & Grace (2004); Working in the Theatre (1992); You Must Remember This (1992).

Born on this day – Charlotte Armstrong:

Charlotte Armstrong

Writer

May 2, 1905 – July 18, 1969

Credits:

Books:

A Dram of Poison (1956); A Little Less Than Kind (1963); A Moment on the Edge (2002); Bite-Sized Offerings (2015); Catch as Catch Can / aka Walk Out on Death (1952); Child's Ploy (1984); Dream of Fair Woman (1966); Fifty Best Mysteries (2004); Golden Age Detective Stories (2021); Hanging By a Thread (1970); Hound Dunnit (1987); I See You (1966); Incident At a Corner (1957); Lay On, Mac Duff! (1942); Lemon in the Basket (1967); Magical Wishes (1986); Mask of Evil (1958); Mischief (1950); Murder Most Divine (2000); Seven Seats to the Moon (1969); Something Blue (1959); Strange Maine (1986); The Albatross (1957); The Balloon Man (1968); The Better to Eat You / aka Murder's Nest (1954); The Big Book of Female Detectives (2018); The Black-Eyed Stranger (1951); The Case of the Weird Sisters (1943); The Chocolate Cobweb (1948); The Dream Walker / aka Alibi for Murder (1955); The Gift Shop (1967); The Girl with a Secret (1959); The Innocent Flower / aka Death Filled the Glass (1945); The Mark of the Hand (1963); The Master's Choice Book 1 (1979); The One-Faced Girl (1963); The Protege (1970); The Seventeen Widows of Sans Souci (1959); The Trouble in Thor / aka And Sometimes Death (1953); The Turret Room (1965); The Unsuspected (1946); The Web She Weaves (1983); The Witch's House (1963); Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? (1962).

Movies and television:

Aku no kamen (2001); Akujo no kamen (1980); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960); Climax! (1957); Don't Bother to Knock (1952); General Electric Theater (1961); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Kage no tsume (1972); Kraft Theatre (1958); Lux Playhouse (1958); Matinee Theatre (1956); Mofuku no houmonsha (1971); Nightcap (2000); Startime (1960); Studio 57 (1954–1955); Studio One (1954); Suspense (1953); Talk About a Stranger (1952); The Breach (1970); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Sitter (1991); The Three Weird Sisters (1948); The Trap (1950); The Unsuspected (1947); The Web (1951); Thriller (1960).

Born on this day – Norma Talmadge:

Norma Talmadge

Actress

Producer

May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957

Credits:

Haunted Theaters of Hollywood (2016); Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007); The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Screen Snapshots Series 22, No 10 (1942); Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (1939); Personality Parade (1938); Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Broadway Highlights No. 2 (1935); Thrills of Yesterday (1931); Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930); New York Nights (1929); Show People (1928); The Woman Disputed (1928); The Dove (1927); Camille (1926); Kiki (1926); Graustark (1925); The Lady (1925); The Only Woman (1924); Secrets (1924); Screen Snapshots, Series 5, No. 1 (1924); In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924); The Song of Love (1923); Ashes of Vengeance (1923); Within the Law (1923); The Voice from the Minaret (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 23 (1923); The Eternal Flame (1922); Smilin' Through (1922); Seeing Stars (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 15 (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 1 (1922); Love's Redemption (1921); The Wonderful Thing (1921); The Sign on the Door (1921); Passion Flower (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 14-F (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 9-F (1921); The Branded Woman (1920); Yes or No (1920); The Woman Gives (1920); She Loves and Lies (1920); A Daughter of Two Worlds (1920); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 7 (1920); The Isle of Conquest (1919); The Way of a Woman (1919); The Probation Wife (1919); The New Moon (1919); The Heart of Wetona (1919); United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (1918); Liberty Loan Appeal (1918); The Forbidden City (1918); Her Only Way (1918); The Safety Curtain (1918); De Luxe Annie (1918); By Right of Purchase (1918); The Ghosts of Yesterday (1918); The Secret of the Storm Country (1917); The Moth (1917); Poppy (1917); The Law of Compensation (1917); Panthea (1917); Fifty-Fifty (1916); The Social Secretary (1916); The Devil's Needle (1916); Going Straight (1916); The Children in the House (1916); Martha's Vindication (1916); The Missing Links (1916); The Crown Prince's Double (1915); The Battle Cry of Peace (1915); Captivating Mary Carstairs (1915); The Criminal (1915); A Pillar of Flame (1915); Elsa's Brother (1915); Janet of the Chorus (1915); A Daughter's Strange Inheritance (1915); The Barrier of Faith (1915); A Daughter of Israel (1915); A Question of Clothes (1914); Sunshine and Shadows (1914); The Curing of Myra May (1914); Goodbye Summer (1914); The Mill of Life (1914); Under False Colors (1914); The Peacemaker (1914); The Loan Shark King (1914); Politics and the Press (1914); The Hidden Letters (1914); Memories in Men's Souls (1914); An Old Man's Love Story (1914); Fogg's Millions (1914); A Wayward Daughter (1914); The Right of Way (1914); Miser Murray's Wedding Present (1914); Cupid Versus Money (1914); An Old Man's Love Story (1914); Old Reliable (1914); The Sacrifice of Kathleen (1914); The Hero (1914); Iron and Steel (1914); His Little Page (1914); An Old Man's Love Story (1914); The Vavasour Ball (1914); Officer John Donovan (1914); The Honorable Algernon (1913); The Blue Rose (1913); Fanny's Conspiracy (1913); An Elopement at Home (1913); His Silver Bachelorhood (1913); Peggy's Burglar (1913); Father's Hatband (1913); The Doctor's Secret (1913); Under the Daisies; or, As a Tale That Is Told (1913); The Other Woman (1913); Extremities (1913); The Kiss of Retribution (1913); He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law (1913); Keeping Husbands Home (1913); The Tables Turned (1913); An Old Man's Love Story (1913); O'Hara as a Guardian Angel (1913); Solitaires (1913); Count Barber (1913); 'Arriet's Baby (1913); The Silver Cigarette Case (1913); The Midget's Revenge (1913); A Lady and Her Maid (1913); Vampire of the Desert (1913); Omens and Oracles (1913); O'Hara and the Youthful Prodigal (1913); Sleuthing (1913); Wanted, a Strong Hand (1913); Let 'Em Quarrel (1913); Getting Up a Practice (1913); Belinda the Slavey; or, Plot and Counterplot (1913); O'Hara's Godchild (1913); Just Show People (1913); Stenographer Troubles (1913); Everybody's Doing It (1913); O'Hara Helps Cupid (1913); Casey at the Bat (1913); O'Hara, Squatter and Philosopher (1912); The Model for St. John (1912); Captain Barnacle, Reformer (1912); An Old Man's Love Story (1912); Faithful Unto Death (1912); Father's Hot Toddy (1912); Bobby's Father (1912); Captain Barnacle's Waif (1912); A Fortune in a Teacup (1912); The Higher Mercy (1912); Mr. Butler Buttles (1912); The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (1912); Wanted... a Grandmother (1912); The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912); The Extension Table (1912); Fortunes of a Composer (1912); Counsel for the Defense (1912); Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins (1912); Mrs. Carter's Necklace (1912); The First Violin (1912); Captain Barnacle's Messmates (1912); The Meeting of the Ways (1912); A Romance of Wall Street (1912); The Four Poster Pest (1911); His Last Cent (1911); Her Hero (1911); Forgotten; or, an Answered Prayer (1911); The Child Crusoes (1911); The Thumb Print (1911); The General's Daughter (1911); The Sky Pilot (1911); The Stumbling Block (1911); The Wild Cat Well (1911); A Tale of Two Cities (1911); The Household Pest (1910); In Neighboring Kingdoms (1910); A Dixie Mother (1910); Francesca da Rimini (1910); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910); Love of Chrysanthemum (1910); A Broken Spell (1910).

Born on this day – E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith:

E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith

Writer

May 2, 1890 – August 31, 1965

Credits:

Books:

Alien Realms (1980); Appointment at Bloodstar (1978); Astounding Science Fiction, November 1941 (1941); Astounding Stories, November 1937 (2008); Astounding Stories, October 1937 (1937); Black Knight of the Iron Sphere (1981); Children of the Lens (1947); Eclipsing Binaries (1983); First Lensman (1950); Galatic Patrol (1937); Getaway World (1977); Gray Lensman (1951); Lord Tedric (1978); Masters Of Space (1961); Masters of the Vortex (1960); Planet of Treachery (1981); Revolt of the Galaxy (1985); Second Stage Lensman (1953); Skylark Duquesne (1965); Skylark of Valeron (1934); Skylark Three (1930); Spacehounds of IPC (1931); Stranglers' Moon (1976); Subspace Encounter (1983); Subspace Explorers (1965); The Clockwork Traitor (1977); The Galaxy Primes (1965); The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XIV (2018); The Imperial Stars (1976); The Omicron Invasion (1984); The Purity Plot (1978); The Skylark of Space (1928); The Space Pirates (1979); Triplanetary (1948); Infinite Stars (2019)Comet: Stories of Super Time and Space (2021).

Movie and television:

Lensman: Galactic Patrol (1984–1985); Lensman (1984).