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 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024):

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

directed by George Miller,

written by George Miller and Nick Lathouris,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2024.

Music by Tom Holkenborg.

Cast:

Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, George Shevtsov, Lachy Hulme, John Howard, Angus Sampson, Charlee Fraser, Elsa Pataky, Nathan Jones, Josh Helman, David Field, Rahel Romahn, David Collins, Goran D. Kleut, CJ. Bloomfield, Matuse, Ian Roberts, Guy Spence, Robert Jones, Clarence Ryan, Tim Burns, Tim Rogers, Florence Mezzara, Quaden Bayles, Peter Stephens, Sean Millis, Lee Perry, Dylan Adonis, David Barnett, Anna Adams, Peter Sammak, Shea Adams, Josh Randall, Karl Van Moorsel, Dawn Klingberg, Richard Norton, Stephen Amadasun, Nick Annas, Ripley Voeten, Matthew Van Leeve, Shane Dundas, Jamie Cluff, Adam Thompson, Shyan Tonga, Nellie Collins, Adam Washbourne, James Corcoran, Sasa Vitanovic, Tige Sixel Miller, Justice Jones, Maleeka Gasbarri, Keza Ishimwe, Nat Buchanan, Jacob Tomuri, Mark Wales, Bryan Probets, Danny Lim, Darcy Bryce, Chudier Gatwech, Shivantha Wijesinha, Spencer Connelly, Ben Smith-Petersen, Toby Fuller, Jayden ‘Mozzie’ Irving, Jesse Turner, Jon Iles, Harrison Norris, Ash Hodgkinson, Sean Renfrey, Samarth Kaimliya, Nikos Andronicos, Kelli Bailey, Marcia Coronado, Ning Cyrus, Matt de Souza, Kagga Jayson, Hiroshi Kasuga, Ranjeet Manjrekar, Xanthia Marinelli, Robert McFarlane, Cody Riley, Shakriya Tarinyawat, Alex Time, Daniel Webber, Chong Wei Zhang, Yeye Zhou.

On this day in music history - Waking the Muse, by Michele McLaughlin (2013):

Waking the Muse

Album by Michele McLaughlin,
released May 15, 2013.

Track list:

Waking the Muse; Radiance; A Beautiful Distraction; Spiritual Awakening; Humbled; Misty Fjords; Interlude; Gratitude; Until We Meet Again; The Little Red Bird; Torn; Unrequited Love; Dangerous Obsession.

On this day in movie history - Rubber (2010):

Rubber

directed and written by Quentin Dupieux,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2010.
Music by Gaspard Augé and Quentin Dupieux (credited as Mr. Oizo).

“Ladies, gentlemen, the film you are about to see today is an homage to the ‘no reason’ – 

that most powerful element of style.”

– Stephen Spinella, as Lieutenant Chad.

Cast:

Stephen Spinella, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser, Roxane Mesquida, Ethan Cohn, Charley Koontz, Daniel Quinn, Devin Brochu, Hayley Holmes, Haley Ramm, Cecelia Antoinette, David Bowe, Remy Thorne, Tara Jean O'Brien, Thomas F. Duffy, Pete Dicecco, James Parks, Courtenay Taylor, Blake Robbins, Michael Ross, Gaspard Augé, Pedro Winter, Gayle Kate, Eloy Lara, Robert the Tire.

On this day in movie history - Bright Star (2009 movie & book):

Bright Star

directed and written by Jane Campion,

based on the book Keats by Andrew Motion,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2009.

Music by Mark Bradshaw.

Cast:

Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Claudie Blakley, Gerard Monaco, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Samuel Roukin, Amanda Hale, Lucinda Raikes, Samuel Barnett, Jonathan Aris, Olly Alexander, François Testory, Theresa Watson, Vincent Franklin, Eileen Davies, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Sally Reeve, Sebastian Armesto, Adrian Schiller, Alfred Harmsworth, Lucas Motion, Topper (the Cat), Amy Brown, Anthoula Drummond, Joyia Fitch, Will Garthwaite, Samuel Gaukroger, Guy Mannerings, Kerry Grace Morgan.

Recommended reading:

Keats

By Andrew Motion.

Filmed as Bright Star (2009), directed by Jane Campion.

Published by Faber & Faber.

First published 1997.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0571346669

ISBN-13: 978-0571346660

Description:

“A definitive life of a great poet, and one of the finest biographies of the decade.” – New Statesman.

First published in 1997, Keats was the first major biography of this tragic hero of Romanticism for some thirty years, and it differs from its predecessors in important respects. The outline of the story is well known - has become, in fact, the stuff of legend: the archetypal life of the tortured genius, critically spurned and dying young. What Andrew Motion brings to bear on the subject is a deep understanding of how Keats fitted into the intellectual and political life of his time. Important friendships with such anti-establishment figures as William Hazlitt and Leigh Hunt are given their full due, and the closeness of his own spirit, as expressed in his poems, to the ferment all around is made clear. Many significant facts about Keats's schooldays and medical training, in particular, enrich the picture. Keats emerges as a more political figure than he is usually portrayed, but his personal sufferings, too, come into closer focus. Most importantly, Andrew Motion – himself a distinguished poet and former poet laureate – demonstrates how the poems continue to exert their power.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 23.

Episode entitled: Rightful Heir.

Released May 15, 1993.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, James E. Brooks, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Alan Oppenheimer, Robert O'Reilly, Norman Snow, Charles Esten, Kevin Conway, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, Martin Brümmerhoff, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Inez Edwards, Arvo Katajisto, Diane Lee, Rad Milo, Joyce Robinson, Irving Ross, Dee Giffin Scott.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 1. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: Jetrel.

Released May 15, 1995.

Directed by Kim Friedman.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Jack Klein, Karen Klein, Kenneth Biller, James Thomton, Scott Nimerfro.

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, James Sloyan, Larry Hankin, Majel Barrett, Johnetta Anderson, Derek Anthony, Kimberly Auslander, Jasmin Bischoff, John Copage, James Delano, Tarik Ergin, Norman Alexander Gibbs, Ken Gruz, Julie Jiang, Bob Mascagno, Jordan Monheim, Karole Nellis, Louis Ortiz, Tami Peterson, Rob Plaza, Heather Rattray, Richard Sarstedt, Daunette Saunders, Simon Stotler.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 25.

Episode entitled: Two Days and Two Nights.

Released May 15, 2002.

Directed by Michael Dorn.

Written by Chris Black, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, 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 Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Dey Young, Kellie Waymire, Rudolf Martin, Joseph Will, DonnaMarie Recco, James Ingersoll, Jennifer Williams, Geoff Meed, Stephen Wozniak, Dennis Cockrum, Toshiya Agata, Tom Archdeacon, Jef Ayres, Stephen Blackehart, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Diamond Dawn Cook, Dawn Drake, Alison Ebbert, Evan English, Susan Foley, Stacy Fouche, Hilde Garcia, Whitney Hall, Glen Hambly, Terita Jackson, Amina Julianna, John Jurgens, Lynne Langdon, Kevin Porter, Prada, Virginia Simonson, Dawn Stern, James R. Tweedell.

On this day in movie history - Breaking Glass (1980):

Breaking Glass

directed and written by Brian Gibson,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1980.
Music by Hazel O’Connor, Andy Duncan, Richard Ford, Wesley Magoogan, E.G. Roberts and Tony Visconti.
Featured songs: Eighth Day and Will You? by Hazel O’Connor.

Cast:

Phil Daniels, Hazel O’Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce, Peter-Hugo Daly, Mark Wingett, Gary Tibbs, Charles Wegner, Mark Wing-Davey, Hugh Thomas, Derek Thompson, Nigel Humphreys, Ken Campbell, Lowri Ann Richards, Peter Tilbury, Patrick Murray, Richard Griffiths, Janine Duvitski, Vass Anderson, Jim Broadbent, Michael Kitchen, Jonathan Lynn, Peter Cellier, Richard Hope, Kenneth MacDonald, Gary Olsen, Gary Holton, Christopher Driscoll, G.B. Zoot Money, Harry Fielder, Darius Fisher, Jeremy Healy, James Irwin, James Little, Ralph G. Morse, Chris Parsons, Jonathan Ross, Peter Ross-Murray, Philip Sallon, Rat Scabies, Shrink, Pinkie Tessa, Fred Wood.

On this day in movie history - The Long Riders (1980):

The Long Riders

directed by Walter Hill,

written by Bill Bryden, Steven Phillip Smith, Stacy Keach, James Keach, Walter Hill,

released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1980.

Music by Ry Cooder.

Cast: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Kevin Brophy, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest, Shelby Leverington, Felice Orlandi, Pamela Reed, James Remar, Fran Ryan, Savannah Smith Boucher, Amy Stryker, James Whitmore Jr., John Bottoms, West Buchanan, Edward Bunker, Martina Deignan, Allan Graf, Chris Mulkey, Thomas Myers, Marlise Karlin / Pieratt, Glenn Robards, Tim Rossovich, Lin Shaye, Gary Watkins, Peter Jason, Duke Stroud, Steve Chambers, William Traylor, J. Don Ferguson, Hugh McGraw, Prentiss Rowe, Stuart Mossman, Michael Lackey, Mitch Greenhill, Bill Bryson, Tom Sauber, Jimmy Medearis, Edgar McLeod, Luis Contreras, Kalen Keach, R.B. Thrift, Ry Cooder, George D. Miklos, Bill Rampley, Bill Willens.

On this day in movie history - Day for Night (1973):

Day for Night

directed by François Truffaut,

written by François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman,

released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1973.

Music by Georges Delerue.

Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Nike Arrighi, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Seveno, David Markham, Bernard Menez, Gaston Joly, Zénaïde Rossi, Xavier Saint-Macary, Marc Boyle, Walter Bal, Jean-François Stévenin, Pierre Zucca, Martine Barraqué, Marcel Berbert, Yann Dedet, Georges Delerue, Graham Greene, Ernest Menzer, Claude Miller, Jean Panisse, Marie Poitevin, Christophe Vesque.