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Average rating3.6
"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 hit men say is a lunatic. The deeper Isaiah digs, the more far reaching and dangerous the case becomes"--
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6 primary booksIQ is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Joe Ide.
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I feel like I've given a lot of books in 2017 either 4 or 5 stars, but I've read a lot of awesome books so far this year. IQ did not disappoint. This book reminds me of a new Netflix series - tight writing with memorable characters driving the plot along.
The mystery itself was great. It had interesting twists that kept me guessing until the end. But I disliked the characters (not IQ though), so it was hard for me to care about them and keep reading. I don't think I'll continue reading this series just because I'm afraid all the characters will be like the ones in this book.
I won this book through GoodReads and I thank to publishers for providing me this copy. My review isn't influenced by this fact.
This was really an unexpected pleasure of a read/listen (i soaked the excellent narration from Audible version) on a long trip. It had a bit of everything - interesting characters and personalities, good pacing, convincing backstory. Definitely a fan.