T.J. Brearton

Sometimes books don't get published. Or, they do, but their cover changes. Maybe their cover changes a few times.

These old stories and images hold a place in my heart.

For more old stuff, check out my previous digital residence, BREARTON BOOKS

Sometimes the TITLE changes as well...

(This one became Buried Secrets...)

(This one became Dead Gone...)

Here’s something else that’s fun — almost every book I’ve written has been published with a different title from the one I’d intended. In the beginning, I mainly chose, but that soon changed. (Though it’s coming back around?) And I’m not saying mine are better. But check it out:

Working title Published title

HABIT HABIT

HIGH WATER HIGH WATER

SURVIVORS SURVIVORS

DEEP WEB DARK WEB

REVOLUTION DAYBREAK

END OF THE FOURTH SUN DARK KILLS

RICOCHET GONE

THE BAY DEAD GONE

BLACK SOUL BLACK SOUL

THE BONES BURIED SECRETS

NO WAY OUT / RUN GONE MISSING

——— NEXT TO DIE

THE PROTECTOR TRUTH OR DEAD

——— THE HUSBANDS

DECEIVED WHEN HE VANISHED

DEAD OR ALIVE DEAD OR ALIVE

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT /

INTO DARKNESS THE KILLING TIME

ROAD TO MERCY HIDE & SEEK

CHAIN REACTION ROUGH COUNTRY

SIGN OF EVIL IN TOO DEEP

AMES 4 NOWHERE TO HIDE

AMES 5 NO WAY OUT

UNTITLED HER PERFECT SECRET

HER DARKEST FEAR HER HUSBAND’S LIES

THE DARK IS ALWAYS WAITING

THE DARK IS ALWAYS WAITING

STARTS WITH A BANG THE PERFECT FIANCE

ALEX GARLAND'S CIVIL WAR

OPPENHEIMER: Breaks all filmmaking rules

REPTILE: Solid Police Drama that Could Have Been Braver in the End

THE WHALE

STUTZ: A Pearl With a Turd in It

TIME: THE Kalief Browder STORY

TOP FIVE RECENT FLICKS

THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS

THRILLERS, SCI-FI, GRITTY CRIME COMING SOON 2014

MICHAEL GAYLIN - FIVE QUESTIONS

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET - A REVIEW OF REVIEWS

MARK COVINO - FIVE QUESTIONS

OUT OF THE FURNACE - CLASSIC TRAGEDY OVERSHADOWED BY HOLIDAY FARE, BUT THIS IS THE BALE WE LOVE

AMERICAN HUSTLE: CON-ARTISTS AT WORK

GRAVITY: AN OVERLY CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A REALLY GOOD FILM

DOUBLE-FEATURE FILM REVIEW (The Heat and The Place Beyond the Pines)

DO LOCAL MOVIE THEATERS HAVE A FUTURE?

ON THE LOOKOUT FOR GREAT SCI-FI

THEY MUST BE ON ACID: WHY 'RECTIFY' IS THE BEST NEW DRAMA ON TV (TV review)

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? THE MARK COVINO ARTICLE

WORLD WAR YOU (a commentary on zombie movies in general)

MAN OF STEEL - DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL

WHAT HAPPENED TO NICHOLAS CAGE?

THE 25 GREATEST UNSCRIPTED MOMENTS IN MOVIE HISTORY

OBLIVION

THE MOVIES OF 2012

CLOUD ATLAS - A REALLY AWESOME PREVIEW FOR ANOTHER MOVIE

DIGITAL CONVERSION:  IS THE CURTAIN GOING DOWN ON SMALL THEATERS?  (part 1)

A GUY'S GUIDE TO FALL MOVIES (2012)

PROMETHEUS - A REVIEW

50/50: A BRIEF DVD REVIEW

TAKE SHELTER, YOUNG ADULT

STRONG WOMEN, DARK TALES (a "year in/year out" review)

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

TOP FIVE HOLIDAY MOVIES...WITH EXPLOSIONS

TREE OF LIFE: FAITH RESTORED (IN AMERICAN CINEMA)

IMMORTALS: IN THE REALM OF THE MOVIE GODS

COMING UP IN A NEW HOLLYWOOD

MEAN STREETS: THE TOUGHNESS BEHIND THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

SCOUTING THE ADIRONDACKS

CONTAGION

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES  (a theatre review)

CAPTAIN AMERICA

THE WAITING CITY

SUPER 8, or, THE END OF CINEMA

FRED SULLIVAN: AN ADIRONDACK FILMMAKING VISIONARY

LIMITLESS (SOME RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY)

TOP FIVE INDIE FILMS OF 2010

TOP FIVE REGIONAL FILM PRODUCTIONS

See more popcorn reviews on my Netflix page

And here on IMDb

https://tjbrearton.wordpress.com/film/

T.J. BREARTON TALKS WITH OTHER WRITERS:

Taylor Adams (author of Eyeshot, No Exit)

Taylor Adams, second interview

Charlie Gallagher (author of Missing, The Langthorne Series)

Stephen Edger (author of Dead to Me, Dying Day)

Lisa Regan (author of Finding Claire Fletcher, Vanishing Girls)

STORIES WE TELL Podcast

The journey continues with writers talking shop with me in a groovy new podcast!

Photo by Christin Hume

"Most books lately have been like junk food. This (series) is detailed, intense, very informative. Don't expect an easy read. Take your time... You will actually find these books are gold." – Amazon Canada review

“The best crime fiction I have ever read” – Amazon US review

HABIT

While wrestling with personal demons, rookie detective Brendan Healy investigates the death of Rebecca Heilshorn, a young escort with ties to powerful people in high places.

"Explodes with gun battles, conspiracies, relapses, and detours into the seedy world of internet porn...a hard-boiled mystery with a modern twist." – Margot Harrison, Seven Days

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SURVIVORS

Two years later and as a private citizen, Healy investigates the death of a friend, tied into the same escort service and multinational corporation – Titan – now being watched by Jennifer Aiken, an agent with the DOJ. When Aiken gets kidnapped, Healy races to save her.

"So the first was intense, and this was double the intensity, with some heart palpitations all in one! Explosive writing!!" – Amazon review

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DAYBREAK

Imprisoned for the murder of a powerful businessman, Healy escapes jail in order to find Rebecca Heilshorn’s daughter. Healy and Aiken are fugitives, dogged at every turn, rushing to uncover the truth behind Titan and its collusion with the federal government.

"I feel it could actually be happening. A fast-paced, couldn't-put-it-down read, I highly recommend this series to those of you who love to wonder where the author got his ideas."                   – Goodreads review

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BLACK SOUL

Now expatriates, Healy and Aiken become Chase and Beckett, fighting human trafficking and government corruption around the world. A missing young woman draws them to Central America, where Healy’s impulsiveness and rough methods may take their final toll.

"Brearton does it again... it's as though you're there or have been there before, making you a part of the story." – Amazon review

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THE DETECTIVE

Tom Lange is a brand new agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a state bureau investigating violent crimes and police corruption, with a governor protection unit and top-notch forensic laboratories. The only family Tom has left is his brother Nick.

THE SETTING

Southwest Florida. The landscapers are out daily, cutting back the surging vegetation as a steady breeze comes off the Gulf. The Everglades stretch across the state to Miami, thousands of acres rolling with alligators. Fort Myers is a murderous city; Tampa Bay pulses with nightlife; Naples is one of the wealthiest places in the U.S. But despite the concentration of millionaires, the region has poverty, homelessness, drugs, and organized crime.

DEAD GONE (Book #1)

A woman with no identity is found floating in Rookery Bay. Rookie special agent Tom Lange must navigate an underground world of sex, drugs, and violence to find her killer.

“This book is terrific. Going through the ins and outs of the case was engrossing. I'm crying because of Tom's situation at the end. It takes a good book to pull you in so deeply. I am a new fan of T.J. Brearton.” — Amazon review

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TRUTH OR DEAD (Book #2)

An inmate dies abruptly in county jail and clinical therapist Heather Moss is blamed. Tom Lange moves her into witness protection as he hunts for the real killer.

“Captivating from beginning to end… I can’t wait to read the next one.” — Amazon review

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DEAD OR ALIVE (Book #3)

With law enforcement desperate to catch a pair of burglars-turned-murderers, Tom Lange is brought in to “color outside the lines.” What’s more, seven-year-old Lemon Madras was possibly taken during the heist. Tom’s supervisors want the criminals apprehended but Tom prioritizes the girl.

His journey will take him into a world of felons and gang members, through alligator-infested swamps, and involve a Native American reservation as well as a southwest Florida drug cartel.

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