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 - Drive (2011):

Drive

directed by Nicolas Winding Refn,

written by Hossein Amini,

based on the novel by James Sallis,

was released in the United States on September 16, 2011.
Music by Cliff Martinez.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, Russ Tamblyn, Andy San Dimas, Joe Bucaro III, Tiara Parker, Tim Trella, Jimmy Hart, Tina Huang, John Pyper-Ferguson, Craig Baxley Jr., Kenny Richards, Joe Pingue, Dieter Busch, Chris Muto, Rachel Dik, Cesar Garcia, Steve Knoll, Mara LaFontaine, Teonee Thrash, Ralph Lawler, Rio Ahn, DB Albert, Paula Alvarez, Laurene Landon, Caitlin Litzinger, Adela Paez, Claude Stuart.

On this day in music history:

Mozart: Don Giovanni by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming & Georg Solti (1997)

An Italian Songbook by Cecilia Bartoli (1997)

By Request by Renée Fleming (2003)

Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs by Renée Fleming & Christian Thielemann (2008)

Whispers from Silence by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer (2016)

Mozart: Don Giovanni

Album by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti,

released September 16, 1997.

Track list: Don Giovanni: Overture - London PO/Sir Georg Solti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Notte E Giorno Faticar (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Leporello, Ove Sei (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ma Qual Mai S’offre, O Dei (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Orsu, Spicciati Presto (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ah Chi Mi Dice Mai (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Chi E la (Stelle Che Vedo) - (Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni) - Ann Murray/Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Madamina, Il Catalogo E Questo (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Giovinette Che Fate All’amore (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: Manco Male, E Partita (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ho Capito, Signor Si! (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Alfin Siam Liberati (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: La CI Darem la Mano (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Fermati, Scellerato (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ah Fuggi Il Traditor (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Mi Par Ch’oggi Ol Demonio Si Diverta (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Non Ti Fidar, O Misera (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Don Ottavio, Son Mortal (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Or Sai Chi L’onore (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Come Mai Creder Deggio Dalla Sua Pace (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act One: Lo Deggio Ad Ogni Patto (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Finch’han Dal Vino (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Masetto, Senti Un Po’ (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: Batti, Batti O Bel Masetto (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: (Guarda Un Po’ Come Seppe Questa Strega Sedurmi) (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: (Presto, Presto, Pria Ch’ei Venga) (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Bisogna Aver Coraggio (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Protegga Il Giusto Cielo (Donna Anna, Don Ottavio) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Riposate, Vezzose Ragazze! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Venite Pur Avanti (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ecco Il Birbo Che T’ha Offesa (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Eh Via, Buffone (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Leporello!... Signor? (Don Giovanni, Leporello) - Bryn Terfel/Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah! Taci, Ingiusto Core (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Amico Che Ti Par? (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Deh Vieni Alla Finestra (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: V’e Gente Alla Finestra! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Meta Di Voi Qua Vadano (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Zitto Lascia Ch’io Senta (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Vedrai Carino (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Di Molte Faci Il Lume (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Sola Sola in Buio Loco (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: (Mille Torbidi Pensieri) (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Dunque Quello Sei Tu Ah Pieta Signori Miei (Zerlina, Leporella) - Monica Groop/Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ferma Perfido Germa (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Il Mio Tesoro Intanto (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act Two: In Quali Eccessi O Numi (Dona Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Mi Tradi Quell’alma Ingrata (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah! Questa E Buona! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: O Statua Gentillissima (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Calmatevi Idol Mio (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Crudele?... Non Mi Dir (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Gia la Mensa E Preparata (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: L’ultima Prova Dell’amor Mio (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Don Giaovanni a Venar Teco (Il Commendatore) - Mario Luperi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah Dov’e Il Perfido? (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Zerlina, Don Ottavio, Masetto) - Fleming/Murray/Groop/Lippert/Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Questo E Il Fin Di Chi Fa Mal! (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira) - Renee Fleming/Ann Murray.

An Italian Songbook

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

released September 16, 1997.

Track list: Aragonese; Lovely Moon, Your Silver Light; The Boatman; Ah! Remember, Lovely Irene; Abandonment; Now Adorned With Flowers; Meloncholy, Gracious Nymph; Love And Death; Bolero; The Distaff; The Fervent Desire; Charming Phillis, Come Back; Go, Lucky Rose; Sorrowful Likeness Of My Phyllis; Little Butterfly; To My Mother; For Pity’s Sake, My Godess; I Want To Build A House; The Exile; The Dance.

By Request

Album by Renée Fleming,

Released September 16, 2003.

Track list: O Mio Babbino Caro; Ebben?... Ne Andro Lontana; Porgi, Amor; Come Scoglio; Casta Diva; E Strano... Ah Fors E Lui... Sempre Libera; Un Bel Di Vedremo; Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins... Gavotte; Mesicku Na Nebi Hlubokem (O Silver Moon); Vocalise; Cacilie; Marietta’s Lied; Summertime; Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria (Cantilena); You’ll Never Walk Alone.

Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs

Album by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann,

released September 16, 2008.

Track list: Frühling; September; Beim Schlafengehen; Im Abendrot; Ach! Wo war ich? Tot? ...; Ein Schönes war; Es gibt ein Reich; Verführung, op. 33 no. 1; Freundliche Vision, op. 48 no. 1; Winterweihe, op. 48 no. 4; Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1; Zweite Brautnacht!

Whispers from Silence

Album by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer,

released September 16, 2016.

Track list: Awakening Breath; Toward the One; Whispers from Silence; Infinite Space; Way of the Heart; Yugen; Peace Within; An Ancient Presence.

On this day in movie history - Nostradamus (1994):

Nostradamus

directed by Roger Christian,

written by Piers Ashworth, Roger Christian and Knut Boeser,

was released in the United States on September 16, 1994.
Music by Barrington Pheloung.

Cast:

Tchéky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna, Anthony Higgins, Diana Quick, Michael Gough, Maia Morgenstern, Magdalena Ritter, Bruce Myers, Leon Lissek, Michael Byrne, Bruce Alexander, Oana Pellea, Matthew Morley, Thomas Christian, David Gwillim, Amanda Walker, Richenda Carey, Razvan Popa, Amanda Boxer, Serban Celea, Adrian Pintea, Eugenia Maci, Stefan Patoli, Mihai Niculescu, Florin Calinescu, Eugen Cristea, Sergiu Anghel, Tomi Cristin, Doina Anghel, Maria Varsami, Florin Busuioc, Rupert Holliday-Evans, Michael Verbitky, Rudy Rosenfeld, Dan Sandulescu, Adrian Titieni, Vasile Popa, Mihai Cibu, Ioan Brancu, Gheorghe Visu, Manuela Golescu, Anca Danilescu, Viviana Ghita, Sandu Mihai Gruia, Andrei Peniuc.

On this day in movie history - The Heist (1989):

The Heist

directed by Stuart Orme,

written by William Irish Jr., David Fuller and Rick Natkin,

based on a story by William Irish Jr.,

was released in the United States on September 16, 1989.
Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein.

Cast:

Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky, Steve Apostolina, Ben Mittleman, Nino Surdo, Shelton Redden, Roger Hewlett, Joseph Carberry, Chino ‘Fats’ Williams, Art Frankel, Andrew Barnicle, Roger Chapman, Dan Hare, Will Cascio, Kevin Furlong, Fred Bailey, Gary Wright, Luisa Vargas, Susan Thompson, Gale McNeeley, Jack Orend, Matthew Wood, Alan Buchdahl, Brina, Dante, Melissa Dudek, Michael Smiley.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1975):

Space 1999

Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: War Games.

Released September 16, 1975.

Directed by Charles Crichton.

Written by Christopher Penfold.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Anthony Valentine, Isla Blair, Prentis Hancock, Clifton Jones, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Robert Atiko, Binu Balani, Sarah Bullen, Maxwell Craig, Andy Dempsey, James Fagan, Alan Harris, Raymond Harris, Judith Hepburn, Paul Kirby, Kathy Mallory, Jan Rennison, Suzanne Roquette, Paul Weston, Chris Williams.

On this day in television history: Mannix (1967 - 1975):

Mannix

was released in the United States on September 16, 1967,

and ran for eight seasons until April 13, 1975.

Cast:

Mike Connors, Joseph Campanella, Gail Fisher, Julie Adams, Charles Aidman, Claude Akins, Lew Alcindor, Anne Archer, Barry Atwater, Val Avery, Richard Bakalyan, Hugh Beaumont, Vincent Beck, Henry Beckman, Ed Begley Jr., Pamela Bellwood, Lee Bergere, Oscar Beregi Jr., Milton Berle, Whit Bissell, Bill Bixby, Lloyd Bochner, Frank Bonner, Antoinette Bower, Eric Braeden, Geraldine Brooks, Kathie Browne, Richard Bull, Brooke Bundy, Victor Buono, Frank Campanella, Joseph Campanella, Anthony Caruso, Ted Cassidy, Robert Colbert, John Colicos, Robert Conrad, Yvonne Craig, John Dehner, Neil Diamond, John Doucette, Don Dubbins, Howard Duff, Anthony Eisley, Dana Elcar, Robert Ellenstein, Roy Engel, Erik Estrada, Linda Evans, Shelley Fabares, Norman Fell, Pamelyn Ferdin, Gail Fisher, Paul Fix, Victor French, Beverly Garland, Don Gordon, Harold Gould, Gloria Grahame, Kevin Hagen, Sid Haig, Mariette Hartley, Katherine Helmond, Douglas Henderson, Howard Hesseman, John Hillerman, Kim Hunter, Diana Hyland, Jill Ireland, Robert Ito, Mako Iwamatsu, Russell Johnson, Victor Jory, Gordon Jump, Katherine Justice, Diane Keaton, Sally Kellerman, Sandy Kenyon, Christopher Knight, Walter Koenig, Nancy Kovack, Frank Langella, Marta Kristen, Cloris Leachman, Robert Loggia, Ronald Long, Perry Lopez, Barbara Luna, Dawn Lyn, Ken Lynch, Carol Lynley, Larry Manetti, Paul Mantee, Scott Marlowe, John Marley, Arlene Martel, Marianne McAndrew, Darren McGavin, Katherine MacGregor, Gerald McRaney, Burgess Meredith, Judi Meredith, Lee Meriwether, Vera Miles, Del Monroe, Priscilla Morrill, Diana Muldaur, Richard Mulligan, Lloyd Nolan, Sheree North, Mel Novak, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, David Opatoshu, Alan Oppenheimer, Leslie Parrish, Michael Pataki, Felton Perry, Nehemiah Persoff, Joanna Pettet, Barney Phillips, Paul Picerni, Slim Pickens, Phillip Pine, Eve Plumb, Ann Prentiss, Ford Rainey, Logan Ramsey, John Randolph, Lou Rawls, Stafford Repp, Barbara Rhoades, John Ritter, Pernell Roberts, Percy Rodriguez, Marion Ross, Barbara Rush, Alfred Ryder, George Savalas, Tom Selleck, William Shatner, Martin Sheen, Tom Skerritt, Warren Stevens, Dean Stockwell, Loretta Swit, Nita Talbot, Vic Tayback, Berlinda Tolbert, Malachi Throne, Harry Townes, Joyce Van Patten, Elena Verdugo, John Vernon, Garry Walberg, Jessica Walter, David Wayne, Fritz Weaver, Adam West, William Windom, Paul Winfield, H. M. Wynant, Anthony Zerbe.

On this day in movie history - Dust Be My Destiny (1939):

Dust Be My Destiny

directed by Lewis Seiler,

written by Robert Rossen and Seton I. Miller,

based on the novel by Jerome Odlum,

was released in the United States on September 16, 1939.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Charley Grapewin, Henry Armetta, Stanley Ridges, John Litel, Moroni Olsen, Victor Kilian, Frank Jaquet, Ferike Boros, Marc Lawrence, Arthur Aylesworth, William B. Davidson, George Irving, Gertrude Astor, Ward Bond.