Stories by @paulcoolman2

Heller's Time In The World

Private eye Nathan Heller has been through "hell" these past few years. It's also been a year and a half since he has taken himself into treatment for PTSD. Now, he is in the middle of a new investigation wherein he is taken overseas to investigate a drug ring in Chicago that mainly ties back to Italy. Nathan, however, feels he either has a "Roman Holiday" or cold case in the Southern Italian hemisphere...

Suits (2020s)

Pearson Hardman junior partner Harvey Specter is promoted to senior partner. But he takes a gamble by hiring Mike Ross, a law school dropout, to be his associate. But for someone like him who plays the man, and not the odds... He's willing to bet on going all-in on a fraud.

FiDi (2019)

Donnie Thorne was a middle-class man who worked hard to build his firm, Thorne Capital, to the top of the Big Apple's list of the best firms. But when corporate raiders like Tony Gianopolous and Logan Sanders threaten to get in the way, Donnie goes to the mattresses with the big shots and attempts to assert his influence and dominance at the top.

Two Shots For One (2021)

James Bond. 007. Among the best, but lives the worst with the demons in his mind. One day, he decides to go on leave for a while, having no contact whatsoever with anyone in the agency... That is, until he turns up at the dead body of Loelia's husband. And now, he has to do what he can to ensure her safety and make sure nothing happens to her, ever.

The Hildebrand Rarity (2019)

Agent 007 is dispatched to the eastern parts of Africa to meet his old friend, Rene Mathis. Their mission: meet up with multi-millionaire Milton Krest to investigate and eventually capture a rare fish called The Hildebrand Rarity... They found it, but not the way they expected. Because Krest is killed with the fish stuck down his throat. Now, Bond and Mathis must find out who the real killer is.

The Albion Gambit (2017)

Agent 007 (James Bond himself) is sent to go after a multi-millionaire who has a stake in a codenamed conspiratorial espionage operation, Albion. To ruin his chances, Bond must defeat him in a high-stakes chess match to disarm the entire operation.

A Million-Dollar Wound For Heller

Private Eye Nathan Heller returns from fighting in Guadalcanal with battle fatigue and a "million-dollar wound" (a minor injury that allows him to return home). Back in Chicago, he's drawn into a gang war as Frank Nitti's mob tries to infiltrate Hollywood unions... Based on The Million-Dollar Wound (1986) by Max Allan Collins

A True Crime For Heller

Chicago P.I. Nate Heller finds himself on dusty back roads with a supposedly dead John Dillinger and the rest of Ma Barker’s boys as he tries to foil their bold, audacious plan to kidnap J. Edgar Hoover. Based on True Crime (1984) by Max Allan Collins

Heller, Private Eye

Nate Heller, an honest young plainclothes cop on the corrupt Chicago police force, turns in his badge and becomes a private detective, only to find himself entangled with a string of hits, assassinations, and every power play involved. Based on the True Detective (1983) novel.

Mission Impossible: Prelude

A look into Ethan Hunt's life before the events of the first film and addressing a subplot of the last two films, who was Marie and her relationship to Ethan and her overall relevance to the story.

A Smuggler's Blues

Since I heard a Miami Vice reboot is underway, I might as well do an homage to the show and even reference GTA Vice City & Stories (and VI, to a degree).

Risky Business (2013)

This movie walked so The Girl Next Door (2004) could run.

My Life & The Good Life

Marlon Rubens is a restless and hustling agent with a smoking problem and relationship issues with his fiance, Jenna. Having seen Jenna with another man, he decides to pursue famous film starlet Glinda Hudson and up-and-coming musician Madeleine Miller and lives on such a carefree approach. Despite his womanizing nature and personal issues, there are times Marlon contemplates and reflects on what he is doing in his life.

A Ronin's Offer (2019)

Guy Ripley has decided to settle down with his former enemy turned lover former officer Janet Lemieux and adopted nephew Joel under a different alias. However, with his friend Johnny Westman having gone MIA and a blackmail letter that threatens to kill both Janet and Joel, Guy has no other choice but to return to the life that has brought him nothing but loneliness and a cold heart. Now, he has no other option but to do what he does best... Carry hits.