Summary
Isaiah Quintabe - IQ for short - has never been more successful, or felt more alone. A series of high-profile wins in his hometown of East Long Beach have made him so notorious that he can hardly go to the corner store without being recognized. Dodson, once his sidekick, is now his full-fledged partner, hell-bent on giving IQ’s PI business some real legitimacy: a Facebook page, and IQ’s promise to stop accepting Christmas sweaters and carpet cleanings in exchange for PI services.
So w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474608916 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474608914 |
| Author: | Joe Ide |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
| Series: | IQ |
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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
Going to 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 nowThe hip-hop generation’s answer to Sherlock Holmes returns fast and furious in the third installment of Ide’s celebrated series… Isaiah Quintabe remains an engaging, fascinating protagonist … There’s a harder, darker edge to the violence that gives this ripsnorting follow-up a rueful yet resonant aftertaste - KirkusWrecked is full of violent action, hairbreadth escapes and poignant life lessons: an unpredictable book written by an author with wizard-like gifts - Wall Street JournalJoe Ide is one of the hottest mystery novelists at work… The wonder of love, the cruelty of war, the black world he knows well, the music he loves - all the beauty and cruelty and craziness he filed away in his mind before he began writing these novels. With Wrecked, Ide confirms that he’s among the most original new voices in today’s crime fiction - Washington PostAbout The Author
Joe Ide
Joe Ide grew up in South Central Los Angeles. His favourite 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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