IQ

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321 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-316-26772-4
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OCLC Number:
938849350

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5 stars (1 review)

"A resident of one of LA's toughest neighborhoods uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores. East Long Beach. 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. They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford, which might be a set of tires or a homemade casserole. To get by, he's forced to take on clients that can pay. This time, it's a rap mogul whose life is in danger. As Isaiah investigates, he encounters a vengeful ex-wife, a crew of notorious cutthroats, a monstrous attack dog, and a hit man who even other …

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reviewed IQ by Joe Ide

Big helping of LA culture in a fast paced crime novel

5 stars

Joe Ide's hometown detective IQ is a breath of fresh air, a new kind of crime protagonist. No spoilers here, the whole series is great although the plots get a bit more comical as the books progress. Solid all the way though

Subjects

  • Private investigators
  • Fiction

Places

  • Los Angeles (Calif.)