The book opens with Joel Essen, a scruffy detective, witnessing an assassination of a renowned physicist. Going against his captain’s orders, he investigates the case. But in doing so, he opens Pandora box and learns of a nefarious plan to unleash hell on Earth. This new profound burden pushes the detective into action to go against a group of very powerful individuals. 

As intriguing  as the plot seems, it’s not the heart of the book’s mystery. It becomes rapidly clear that Joel Essen himself is very peculiar. He has his warts and inner demons from his past. A mystery that is slowly revealed throughout the book. The central theme of the book is that ‘no man is an island and no man stands alone’. Seeing that this book is a team up book, Essen will have to learn to trust and work with others. This is something he will especially struggle to come to terms with. In fact the other four main characters will have to learn to do the same. Every character has their own backstory that is perfectly intertwined into the main plot. 

Two Steps From Hell is a very suspensive story and with each chapter, the readers are forced to the edge of their seats. Everything and everyone will be against their favourite protagonist and time will be of the utmost importance to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Two Steps From Hell

Later the next day, they arrived in a white van at the main entrance leading up to Gable Tower. Essen and Ezra were dressed in a khaki jumpsuit and navy-blue baseball hat. Merci was wearing her usual work clothes which were a fitted black, long sleeve shirt and pants. David operated the steering wheel. 


"Guys are you sure this will work?" David doubted one more time after they had all exited the vehicle. 


"It will. Now go before anyone sees you," Ezra hurried, sliding the side door shut. David then drove off. "It will work right?" He later asked the others, hoping for some reassurance. 


"Just follow my lead and keep your heads down," Merci answered, leading the way up to the building. 


Chapter 28: Retaliation (Part 2)