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

Suddenly David realized that her mouth wasn't moving, it was her mind he was reading. "Oh right, telepathy," he confirmed with himself. He then proceeded with setting up a communication between him and the woman telepathically. "Sorry about that, I forgot I can read minds...not that I'm reading your private thoughts or anything. I can only read active thoughts." 


She laughed. "Yeah, it's okay. I'm just glad I can finally speak to someone. Well, even if it's not actually speaking. Hi, I'm Bahar Güstin." 


"I would shake your hand too but the glass." 


David smiled, almost totally forgetting the hellhole he was in. "I know we're not really speaking, but you have an accent. It almost sounds Israeli." 


"It is. I'm from Jerusalem originally." 


"Jerusalem huh...why you're far from home. What are you doing here?" 


Chapter 44: Descent Into Madness (Part 3)