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

"What's wrong with him?" Merci said to Ian while looking over at David. David leaned against the wall of the Chameleon, staring mindlessly as the turbulence shook him up now and then. But he remained unbothered by it. 


"I don't know..." Ian later replied, brooding. 


"You were the one who brought him to that place," Merci pressed. 


"I know, but he wasn't like this," Ian turned around to face her. "He wasn't so...so crazy. He was okay when I left him there...relatively speaking that is. Whatever has happened to him now it's their fault." 


"Strange, I only see one person at fault here," Merci looked directly into his eyes. 


Ezra and Essen, who were in the pilot's and co-pilot's chair respectively, were too upset and tensed about David to take part in the backseat conversation going on between Merci and Ian. So they kept their heads focused on flying back the Chameleon to the Bunker. 


Chapter 42: Descent Into Madness (Part 1)