Ide, J: Hi Five

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.joeide.com

THE BEST NEW DISCOVERY I'VE COME ACROSS IN A LONG TIME' Michael Connelly'WRITING SO SHARP YOU MAY CUT YOUR FINGERS ON THE PAGES' Attica Locke'THE HOTTEST OF RECENTLY-EMERGED CRIME WRITERS' New York Times'ONE OF THE HOTTEST MYSTERY NOVELISTS AT WORK' Washington Post'IDE WRITES WITH CONFIDENCE AND A SHARP WIT' Sunday Times'THE HOLMES OF THE 21ST CENTURY' Daily MailIsaiah Quintabe - the genius PI who combines book smarts, street smarts and enough blistering action to melt the pavement of East Long Beach - is back with a new adventure. Fresh off the beating he took at the hands of a gang of ex-Abu Ghraib thugs working as paramilitary contractors, IQ is determined to build a life for himself with his new girlfriend, Grace. For once, he wants to be normal: a normal guy, with a normal PI business, doing the best he can.But this is IQ, and trouble is never far behind him.Joined by his faithful band of fast-talking, sharp-tongued partners, Deronda and Dodson, the cases are wild, the mysteries twisty, and the driving fast.