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N1B: Chapter One When the world’s top ten hitmen compete in a last man standing, winner-take-all contest for one hundred million dollars, the only rule is to stay alive. For retired assassin Johnny Dane, getting out of the business doesn’t … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Two Johnny Dane’s tranquility is broken and he realizes there is only one way to reclaim his life–by going back. Featuring what I consider one of the greatest action movie themesongs: BLOWAWAY by MUNK Buy Number One with a … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Three When Johnny Dane comes to the city of Angels, you can bet trouble is sure to follow. Here in L.A. he tries to talk Richeleu into letting him out of the contest with bone-crunching results. Featuring what … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Four Someone is stalking Ava in the Cayman Islands while Dane gets a very rude surprise at his hotel back in L.A. Featuring what I consider one of the greatest action movie themesongs: BLOWAWAY by MUNK Buy Number One … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Five Ava’s stalker makes a deadly move and reveals she knows something about Ava’s past. Meanwhile, Dane wakes up in a hospital room and finds a stranger about to inject hm with a needle. Featuring what I consider … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Six While on a job to dispatch a man who supplies arms to terrorists, Dane inadvertently kills his target in front of the man’s seven year old son. Seing the pain he’s caused in the eyes of this … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Seven Richeleu welcomes his daughter Ava back to Los Angeles. Eight years ago, after her mom died, Ava ran off with an assassin to God knows where to do God knows what so Richeleu’s game of having the … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Eight In Part 1 of Johnny Dane’s flashback, he’s been sent to Brazil to kill a man named Acevedo, an ex CIA operative gone rogue, now thought to be in the employ of the Chinese government. Acevedo knows … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Nine We are still in flashback many years ago as Johnny Dane’s wet ops mission in Brazil has certainly gone tits up in a big way. After being abducted and knocked unconscious at his hote, he finds himself … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Ten We return to present day. Dane, recovering from Vosler’s attempt on his life is recouperating from his gunshot wounds at a small guest house in Farquar’s Salvage yard. He has learned that not only has his past … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Eleven Dane’s buddy Farquar has determined that Ava is being held captive in a private penthouse apartment in Richeleu’s office building. Of course this means the only way Dane’s going to get her is figure out a way … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Twelve Using a simple disguise, some social engineering and nerves of steel, Dane has slipped unnoticed into J.C. Richeleu’s downtown L.A. office building after hours. He’s pretty certain that Ava is being held captive here in a small … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Thirteen THE STORY SO FAR: Getting a momentary window of opportunity, Dane uses the destruction of a priceless painting to make it out of Richeleu’s office. Getting out of the building however, is another feat entirely. One involving … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Fourteen THE STORY SO FAR: Dane and Ava’s pulse racing escape from Richeleu’s building comes in the form of a high-speed chase through the streets of Los Angeles. Fleeing from a fleet of armed Humvees, Dane shoots his … Continue reading →

N1B: Chapter Fifteen PREVIOUSLY ON N1B: Lured back to the Auto Salvage yard by Richeleu,  Dane is told that his friend and onetime savior Farquar and his family will die unless Dane trades his life for theirs. Once there Dane … Continue reading →