The Devil's Politics
by Drew Benbow
Release date: June 16, 2022
ISBN 978-1-955690-03-4
Identical twins Damion and Devon follow divergent paths, resulting in their eventual estrangement. Devon, a Black aide to a Republican congressman, faces an identity crisis and moral dilemmas when a scandal arises. Simultaneously, Damion's troubled history attracts hit men, leading them to his brother's residence. A love triangle ensues, triggering a woman's fury. The unfolding narrative of scandal, pursuit, and revenge strains the twins' bond.
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About the Author
DREW BENBOW is an attorney and retired senior Army officer from Washington, D.C. He has deployed to combat zones throughout the Middle East, including multiple missions to Afghanistan, where he earned the prestigious Bronze Star Medal.
Drew Benbow has also worked in policy at various federal agencies and on Capitol Hill.
He has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Hampton University and is a graduate of the Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Attorney Benbow currently resides in the Washington suburb of Temple Hills, Maryland, with his daughter, Audrey, who he co-parents.
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Damion and Devon are identical twins. But it’s their differences that set them onto diverging life paths, resulting in their eventual estrangement.
Devon grapples with his identity. He’s black, and a low-level aide to a Republican congressman. He’s forced to reckon with his politics and his social consciousness when one of the congressman’s past misdeeds lands them both in the center of a national scandal.
Deemed a bad apple from childhood, Damion’s story collides with Devon’s when a pair of hit men track Damion from his Army base in Afghanistan all the way to Devon’s Washington, D.C. doorstep.
Amid this all, a love triangle involving both brothers sparks an ember of rage in a woman that grows into a homicidal blaze.
The Congressman’s scandal, Damion’s hit men and the woman’s scorn test the brothers’ already strained relationship.
At its core, The Devil’s Politics challenges systems of power, suggesting a hot take alternative to contemporary black political participation, with the aim of strengthening black political empowerment in America.
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