Devil's Advocate: The Anti-Divine Comedy

by Amanda DeWitt

Lucifer meets Succession, in a rich blending of dark comedy and supernatural elements, from the acclaimed author of Aces Wild and Wren Martin Ruins it All.

It’s true what they say: the devil went down to Georgia and started a media conglomerate. Ada Faust’s dad isn’t just kind of an asshole, he’s the devil, and after another pantheon tries to take the latest apocalypse out from under him, he’s starting to shift his attention away from business and toward Armageddon.

Ada doesn’t really want the world to end, but she wants to disappoint her dad even less. There can only be one antichrist, and suddenly her and her half-siblings are all poised to compete for the coveted spot as their dad’s right hand. As the youngest, no one takes Ada seriously. While they clamor to insert themselves in the presidential campaign on behalf of Nelson Campbell, an oil executive-turned-politician, Ada gets herself an internship with Senator Perry Harlow, his competition. They want to help a bad guy? She’s going to sabotage a good one.

The problem is, the more she tries to ruin her sibling’s attempts to get in their dad’s good graces, the more Ada realizes that…maybe it feels good to do the right thing, even for the wrong reasons. As the campaign heats up and the timer on the apocalypse winds down, Ada has to make a decision: you can be a good daughter or a good person, but with a dad like hers, you can’t be both.

An endearing and clever read for fans of Supernatural and White Cat, following a feisty, charismatic protagonist. Set against the backdrop of a presidential election, Ada’s struggles will resonate with teens who are frustrated by today’s political landscape and are tired of adults sabotaging their futures to further their own petty ambitions.

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy

352 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication October 6, 2026

About the author

Amanda DeWitt is an author and librarian, ensuring that she spends as much time as books as possible. She also enjoys Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragon-ing, and also writing, just not whatever it is she really should be writing. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Masters in Information and Library Science. She lives in Clearwater, Florida with her dogs, cats, and assortment of chickens. Aces Wild: A Heist is her debut novel.