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

"Are we set to go?" Essen greeted Ezra from afar off, as he, Merci and David arrived down into the garage section of their secret base, wearing their respective combat uniforms. Merci wore her usual assassin uniform completed with her stilettos, metal shin and elbow guards, katana sword and a utility patch on her right arm housing ninja stars among other gadgets. The others wore a stealthy blue latex jumpsuit. In addition to this Essen carried a gun on his hip. 


Ezra was standing near the opened hatch of their fighter jet, checking readings on his trusty tablet. He too was in a blue latex jumpsuit but with a pair of protective goggles. "The Chameleon seems fully functional now...so yes, we're good to go," he then answered, looking up at them as they came to a stop in front of him. 


"Merci, why don't you help David inside while I have a word with Ezra." 


Chapter 50: The Burning Woman (Part 1)