Summary
‘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
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER
THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH: ‘Full of humour, originality and high-quality writing’
East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, the elderly are being mugged,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474607186 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474607187 |
| Author: | Joe Ide |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 287g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 170mm x 26mm |
| Series: | IQ |
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Critics Review
Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel
Chosen as one of the New York Times Critics’ Top Books of 2016 - New York Times
This beautifully spun first novel is gonna blow through the crime fiction world like a fire hose-blast of fresh air… IQ will become a reader favorite. It will get glowing reviews. It will be nominated for awards. Let me save you waiting around for the word of mouth to reach you - buy this book nowOne of the Most Original Thrillers of the Year - Washington PostJoe Ide’s IQ is a wondrous double-helix of mean-street savvy entwined with classical detection, like Conan Doyle as channeled through Martin Scorsese. It’s a terrific bookAbout The Author
Joe Ide
Joe Ide grew up in South Central Los Angeles. His favorite books were the Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories. The idea that a person could face the world and vanquish his enemies with just his intelligence fascinated him. Joe went on to earn a graduate degree and had several careers before writing IQ, his debut novel, inspired by his early experiences and love of Sherlock. Joe lives in Santa Monica, California.
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