James Simmons thought he could get away with his selfish crimes of petty thievery and torture of the helpless for as long as he wished, until he ran into the retired magician and escape artist Houdini. Caught in the act, he was cast into the retched and horrible past life of his victims to suffer their afflictions of trials and endurance. Only caring for himself, he now witnessed the sufferings that only the human race could bestow upon itself.
Undecided whether he's living a never ending nightmare of war atrocities or in love with the beautiful Darya, a Russian mistress intent on helping him fight the OMON. He lives on the brink of racial hatred in Arkansas to a feared convict in Sing Sing prison, constantly being tested.
Backstep is a novel that delves into the mysteries of the mind when having to face the past of another. It takes you through a maze of human compassions to questionable antics that reflect what human beings endure and sometimes reflect upon with regret. Never underestimate what the person next to you had to endure in life to accomplish their presence he learned. From love to racial hatred, wars to prison, your's is not to judge, it is to appreciate and question.
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