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

The next evening at Kapitol News headquarters, which was a twenty-storey megastructure in the Downtown area, entirely devoted to news and entertainment, a couple of the company's most regarded journalists were in a briefing room with their editor-in-chief, Lawrence Fisher. Popular T.V. and radio host Truth Tucker and now prime-time news anchor, Johanna Hall, was among the top names in the room with their boss. 


"Viewership is down eighteen per cent since our last quarterly report," Lawrence began, lighting a Cuban Cigar that was hinged at the side of his mouth. "People we need a headliner for tomorrow news in three, two, one..." 


"Israeli, Palestinian two-state solution agreement wasn't a good idea after all?" One reporter stated. 


"Too sensitive and controversial," Lawrence immediately shot down. "Anyone has anything better that won't invoke the almighty cancel culture on us?" 


"Are self-serving shopping apps replacing grocery clerks and cashiers?" Another reporter stated 


Chapter 59: The Truth Hurts (Part 1)