{"product_id":"iq-9781474607186","title":"IQ","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch\u003e''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\u003c\/h\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH: ''Full of humour, originality and high-quality writing''\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the ANTHONY AWARD for Best Debut, the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHAMUS AWARD for BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL. the MACAVITY AWARD for Best First Novel; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 EDGAR AWARD and STRAND CRITICS AWARD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEast 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 s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe 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\u003cbr\u003esucceeds in being both highly original and continuing the spirit of Conan Doyle...  it will be fascinating to see which details from his inspiration the writer adopts. -- Mark Lawson * THE GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eCRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH: full of humour, originality and high-quality writing. * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the most \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e debuts I've read...Deliciously quirky, \u003cb\u003ewritten with exceptional panache and a fine ear for dialogue\u003c\/b\u003e, it introduces the world to an LA private detective who might just become \u003cb\u003ethe Holmes of the 21st century\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThis debut novel offers an original twist on the idea of the Sherlockian super-sleuth..  This is terrific fun, a classic crime formula with a cool comtempory feel. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *\u003cbr\u003eSherlock Holmes meets The Wire * GRAZIA *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Best Books of 2016 according to the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and Amazon.com\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eIQ\u003c\/i\u003e] kicks off what is apt to be a madly lovable new detective series about this smart guy and the vibrantly drawn criminal culture that surrounds him . . . Ide packs a lot of action and scenery into the book's investigation scenes. But he has also built and bolstered Isaiah as a fine, durable character * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most original thrillers of the year . . . [A] sometimes scary, often whimsical, off-the-wall delight . . . It's a mad world that late-blooming Joe Ide has brought forth from his past, a spicy mix of urban horror, youthful striving and show-business absurdity. His IQ is an original and welcome creation * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully quirky . . . Exhilarating language and [an] oddball cast . . . A total laff-riot * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eA crackling page-turner of a debut * Entertainment Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eJoe Ide introduces one of the coolest investigators working the mean streets of Los Angeles . . . Ide emulates Walter Mosley, that great chronicler of South Central Los Angeles via the Easy Rawlins novels. That's some serious company with whom to be traveling * Chicago Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eWith its street poetics and truer-than-life characters, this beautifully spun first novel is gonna blow through the crime fiction world like a fire hose-blast of fresh air. Joe Ide has that rarest of writerly skills - a wholly unique voice, one that is at once irreverent and compelling, moving and incisive. \u003ci\u003eIQ\u003c\/i\u003e will become a reader favorite -- Gregg Hurwitz, author of ORPHAN X\u003cbr\u003eI don't know how fast Joe Ide writes, but from now on he'll have to write faster.  Everyone who reads \u003ci\u003eIQ\u003c\/i\u003e will be clamoring for the next book, and for the one after that.  This is one of the most intriguing - and appealing detective characters to come along in years -- Carl Hiaasen, author of SCAT\u003cbr\u003eWow! This crime novel has it all - a truly unusual hero, a fast-paced plot, vivid characters, great dialog, tremendous energy, acute observations, a sharp sense of humor, and a touching finale -- John Verdon, author of WOLF LAKE\u003cbr\u003eFantastic detective debut about LA and rap moguls -- India Knight * Sunday Times Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eIde . . . dexterously juggles multiple styles and tones to create a seamless, utterly entertaining blend of coming-of-age saga, old-school detective story, and comic caper novel * Booklist Online *\u003cbr\u003eBoasting a combustible cocktail of Bosch, Hiaasen and Conan Doyle, Joe Ide's Sherlock home-boy is the detective you need in your life right now -- Chris Brookmyre\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739602792791,"sku":"9781474607186","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474607186.jpg?v=1720052711","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/iq-9781474607186","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}