Joe Ide

Super-smart sleuth Isaiah Quintabe is haunted by one mystery almost 10 years later - did his brother really die in a hit-and-run, or was there more to the story behind his death? Find out....

I.Q. nennt man Isaiah Quintabe in den schwarzen Hoods von Los Angeles. Weil er ein Genie ist und weil er als eine Art Nachbarschaftsdetektiv ohne Lizenz...

As IQ plugs a mysterious USB into his laptop, he's horrified to see what flashes across the screen: his girlfriend Grace is sweaty and bedraggled - her wrists wrapped with duct tape. Grace has been kidnapped by the likes of Skip Hanson, a brutish hitman with a vendetta against Isaiah....

The seductive and relentless figure of Raymond Chandler's detective, Philip Marlowe, is vividly re-imagined in present-day Los Angeles. Here is a city of scheming Malibu actresses, ruthless gang members, virulent inequality and washed-out police....

Isaiah 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....

Isaiah Quintabe - IQ for short - has never been more successful - or felt more alone....

East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. But word has spread: if you've got a case the police can't or won't touch, Isaiah Quintabe will help you out....