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

It was Ian and his clergymen appearing from around the corner. It was five of them in all. Three were in front leading the way with wooden torches and the other two carried the carved chess containing the God Killer with Ian walking closely beside it. Marching behind them one next to another were six Swiss Guards carrying a six-foot Halberd in their hands. The Halberd was their official weapon of choice, consisting of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a spear. These soldiers wore red, yellow and blue alternating striped loosely fit uniforms with the same patterned boots and a solid black tricorn headdress. 


Ezra and the others watched them with intrigue as they came to a stop in front of a towering four columned altar. The moon rays shining through holes in the ceiling of the basilica lit this altar up. Then without noticing how, the floor beneath the altar moved to the side and a secret spiralling staircase was revealed, going down to unknown depths. 


Chapter 55: The God Killer (Part 2)