Thug Politics
by Dutch

Reviewed by: Cherri Millard

Here's a tale that includes: Wish sandwiches, murder, and Nikki Turner all in one.

In Thug Politics, you will be submerged in a tale of deception and betrayal from a front row seat as author Dutch narrates behind an experienced pen. Follow Money Mo and his cohorts from the streets of Newark, New Jersey all the way to a seat in the Mayor's office.

Maurice Sebastian a.k.a. Money Mo, is clean cut and articulate, with not even a parking ticket on his record. He taxed the streets and criminal sets and controlled the game through his top street generals: Bruiser and Mel Kwon; not to mention he's engaged to the hottest female rapper in the country Queen Diva.

To start their reign of terror, Mel Kwon and Bruiser are on the streets politicking like diplomats; shaping their own destiny for themselves and Maurice. They round up the citizens of the city, getting them to vote by choice and force. While all of this is peculating, Queen Diva has a bitter and angry manager named Stacks on her back. He continuously stalks her, drowning her with phone calls and though she keeps changing her number, he somehow always gets it, and you will be surprised to find out how!

Maurice uses Queen Diva's celebrity status and popularity to give him the edge he would need to win the city's vote. He also blackmails a very influential Reverend to support him, making his chances to become Mayor greater.

Meanwhile, Mel Kwon pieces together his own plan so he and Bruiser could take advantage of all the pieces Maurice left behind. He starts scheming and plotting against the home team. In turn, Black Flam—a street dealer—is murdered, and this starts the tour of deception and assassinations. Everyone from secretaries to the kingpins of the drug trade are targeted.

With the worst possible timing, Queen Diva records a new single that has references to everything Maurice and company have done to make their plan a reality; and in an instant what they all worked so hard for is jeopardized. As a result, in a twisted chain of events, she is named in a drug conspiracy that threatens to take everyone down. A valuable lesson of greed, responsibility, carelessness, and loyalty is explored here. Ultimately, greed is the end to every man!

What did you like best about this book?
The tale is filled with great dialogue. Dutch also spreads the love with a cameo appearance by author Nikki Turner, weaving her into a small part in the story. Nikki Turner goes from author to guest character!

Author Dutch intertwines character development adequately through the dialogue; as a reader you know who Maurice is, what kind of person he is, and you feel the character come to life off the page. You experience the scene, tone and pace; you are placed right into the story.

I enjoyed the historical trip on how it all started: from the struggle of Nigel and Donna (Maurice's parents) to the bond that Bruiser, Mel Kwon, and Maurice would create.

As always, the author gives us those subliminal messages and history lessons that he loves. Though the author is incarcerated, he is very relevant and up to date with current events.

It contained an excellent and well thought out backstory.

What did you dislike about this book?
I feel the author got a bit lazy at the end, but I don't understand why? Some of the scenes were rushed and the dialogue got choppy and weak within the ending pages of the book.

The opening of the book seemed like an afterthought, as if the writer and/or editors were juggling around the idea for placement or extraction. This opening did not add or take away from the overall tale, but it makes me think that it could have been removed all together.

There was a bit too much slang within the narrative of the story; the author constantly referred to "his .40 Cal" instead of saying ".40 Caliber" in the narrative, which became very annoying.

The inside layout of the book is bulky and makes it a tougher read. I wish it had a neater inside appearance; the font was bigger than normal, almost like a young adult book. The book cover was decent, however, the words on the spine where upside down, reversed from the normal way text should be read on a book spine.

How can the author improve this book?
The entire book could use some tightening; another thorough edit would have done it justice.

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