Joe Ide Libri

I.Q. è il soprannome di Isaiah Quintabe, un genio che vive nei quartieri neri di Los Angeles e lavora come detective senza licenza, aiutando i "piccoli" a ottenere giustizia e risarcimento. Insieme al suo arguto amico Dodson, viene coinvolto contro la sua volontà da un famoso rapper, Murda One, per indagare su alcuni tentativi di omicidio ai suoi danni. Questa avventura li porta nel cuore oscuro del mondo del rap, popolato da figure eccentriche e pericolose: rapper, avvocati, killer a pagamento, boss della droga e produttori musicali avidi. I.Q. e Dodson si trovano a fronteggiare bande rivali, narcotrafficanti armati e produttori senza scrupoli. Fortunatamente, I.Q. è un maestro della deduzione e possiede una dose di energia criminale pari a quella dei suoi avversari, se non di più.

YOU'VE NEVER MET A DETECTIVE LIKE IQ... The latest instalment in the adventures of LA's coolest new detective, IQ.

Raymond Chandler's iconic detective, Philip Marlowe, gets a dramatic and colorful reinvention at the hands of award-winning novelist Joe Ide

'The best discovery I've come across in a long time' Michael Connelly When the beautiful woman you've longed for since boyhood calls and asks you to find her missing sister, what do you do? If you are Isaiah Quintabe - IQ to his friends - you'll do everything you can. The girl, an erratic DJ and gambling addict, has gone missing in Las Vegas - with a frightening loan shark, Chinese Triad gangsters, and her own deadbeat boyfriend hot on her tail. But IQ's search takes an unexpected turn when he meets a criminal mastermind who knows something about the murky circumstances surrounding his own brother's death . . . 'Witty and confident, with a bustling plot, this is a worthy follow-up to Ide's excellent debut' Guardian

Cristiana 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 in her Newport Beach boutique. IQ - Isaiah Quintabe - is coerced into taking the case to prove her innocence. If he can't, Angus will harm the PI's new girlfriend, ending her career. The catch: Christiana has multiple personalities. Isaiah's dilemma: no one personality saw the entire incident. -- adapted from jacket.

In this sixth installment in the critically acclaimed and beloved series, IQ must rescue Grace from a maniacal hitman who bears a bone-deep grudge against him.