IQ
2 primary works • 5 total works
Book 2
Isaiah Quintabe has built a proper life for himself: respected in his hometown of East Long Beach, a well-kept home, a growing library, and even a rehabilitated horse-sized pit bull. But the death of his older brother nearly a decade ago sent him down a dark path, one that he's never truly been able to escape. IQ has a lasting, troubling love for Sarita, his late brother's girlfriend. When Sarita's younger sister, an erratic DJ and gambling addict, goes missing in Las Vegas, with a frightening bookie, Chinese Triad gangsters, and her own deadbeat boyfriend hot on her tail, mayhem is sure to ensue.
Book 3
'WRITING SO SHARP YOU MAY CUT YOUR FINGERS ON THE PAGES' Attica Locke
'THE HOTTEST OF RECENTLY-EMERGED CRIME WRITERS' New York Times
'ONE OF THE HOTTEST MYSTERY NOVELISTS AT WORK' Washington Post
'IDE WRITES WITH CONFIDENCE...Read more
'WRITING SO SHARP YOU MAY CUT YOUR FINGERS ON THE PAGES' Attica Locke
'THE HOTTEST OF RECENTLY-EMERGED CRIME WRITERS' New York Times
'ONE OF THE HOTTEST MYSTERY NOVELISTS AT WORK' Washington Post
'IDE WRITES WITH CONFIDENCE AND A SHARP WIT' Sunday Times
'THE HOLMES OF THE 21ST CENTURY' Daily Mail
Christiana is the daughter of the biggest arms dealer on the West Coast, Angus Byrne. She's also the sole witness and number-one suspect in the murder of her boyfriend - found dead inside her Newport Beach boutique. Angus will do anything to save his daughter and he thinks private eye Isaiah Quintabe is just the man for the job - an offer IQ soon learns he can't refuse.
The catch: Christiana has multiple personalities. Five radically different ones - among them, a naive shopkeeper, an obnoxious drummer in a rock band and a wanton seductress.
IQ's dilemma: no one personality saw the entire incident. To find out what really happened the night of the murder, Isaiah must piece together clues from each of the personalities - before the cops catch up.
'The best new discovery I've come across in a long time' Michael Connelly
'Writing so sharp you may cut your fingers on the pages' Attica Locke
'The hottest of recently-emerged crime writers' New York Times
'One of...Read more
'The best new discovery I've come across in a long time' Michael Connelly
'Writing so sharp you may cut your fingers on the pages' Attica Locke
'The hottest of recently-emerged crime writers' New York Times
'One of the hottest mystery novelists at work' Washington Post
'Ide writes with confidence and a sharp wit' Sunday Times
'The Holmes of the 21st century' Daily Mail
In East Long Beach, California, the LAPD is barely keeping up with the neighborhood's high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, lost children unrecovered. But someone from the neighborhood has taken it upon himself to help solve the cases the police can't or won't touch.
A high school dropout, Isaiah Quintabe's unassuming nature disguises a ferocious intelligence. Most people call him IQ. Word has gotten around: if you've got a problem, Isaiah will solve it, his rates adjustable to your income or lack thereof.
In this fifth book in the IQ series, IQ is back, with the same larger-than-life characters and pulse-pounding action fans love--all leading up to a twist even a genius can't see coming.
'Joe Ide is the best new discovery I've come across in a long time. And Isaiah Quintabe is the kind of sleuth not seen on the mystery landscape before.' MICHAEL CONNELLY
THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH: 'Full of humour, originality and high-quality writing'
WINNER of the ANTHONY AWARD for...
'Joe Ide is the best new discovery I've come across in a long time. And Isaiah Quintabe is the kind of sleuth not seen on the mystery landscape before.' MICHAEL CONNELLY
THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH: 'Full of humour, originality and high-quality writing'
WINNER of the ANTHONY AWARD for Best Debut, the SHAMUS AWARD for BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL. the MACAVITY AWARD for Best First Novel; SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 EDGAR AWARD and STRAND CRITICS AWARD.
East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, the elderly are being mugged, children go missing. But word has spread: if you've got a case the police can't - or won't - touch, Isaiah Quintabe will help you out.They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. His clients pay him whatever they can afford, a new set of tyres or some homemade muffins. But now he needs a client who can pay. And the only way to that client is through a jive-talking, low-life drug dealer he thought he'd left behind...