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Publisher's Summary
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 who 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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- green ice cream garden
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- 12-21-16
IQ way better than OK
I don’t think this is as Holmes-ish as reviews state, but maybe it is Holmes in the Hood. It's more of a sober, ace detective and part-time vigilante (and Datsun is certainly not Watson), but whatever, I loved it. I do hesitate to recommend it to everyone. If you like off-beat mysteries, a stalwart hero, crazy but loveable secondary characters, plus car chases, pick this book up right away. If you want to try something different I would also recommend highly. The mystery is not the main thing here, it's about character development and sad real life stories. Be ready for flashbacks and Tupac lyrics, both necessary to understand the story. It would be great if this was the start of series. Hat's off to Mr. Jones on narration.
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- W. Brooks
- Seattle, WA United States
- 04-27-17
Original and Outstanding
First, one of my favorite books of the year. Maybe even the past couple years. I'm pretty sure when I do my year-end top 10, IQ will be on it.
I almost didn't get this book because of the reviews complaining about the language. Well, someone would have to a total prude to be offended by the language. That isn't to say that the language isn't crude at times, but most of the time not. And when the language is crude it is absolutely, totally in character.
Let me say that I loved EVERYTHING about IQ. The plot is a breath of fresh air. Not your usual
whodunnit. I liked IQ's thought process. I also found myself laughing out loud a few times. The writing is crisp and clean. Character-development was rich. Settings were well drawn.
I've never listened to anything read by Sullivan Jones. He was perfect for this book. I saw a couple reviews that said he was bad. What? They must have been smokin' something. Sullivan Jones was spot on.
I hope IQ is first in a series. I'd preorder the next one in a flash.
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- Midwesterner
- 11-29-16
Finally! Something new and original ;
... to me anyway. Being a white, middle-aged farm wife in the midwest this was definitely something that was outside my so-called wheelhouse. I really, really enjoyed it and any terms I didn't understand I could figure out solely by the context. It was not a problem for me. ...A very enjoyable book.
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- j phillips
- TN
- 01-30-18
A Nice Debut
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I'm not sure it would be at the top of my list to recommend, but it was good and kept my attention for most of the time.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I don't mind time jumps in a story, but there are some parts that jump from year to year without so much as a pause. Other time jumps list the year in which they are occurring. I'd prefer this to be consistent throughout the performance.
Have you listened to any of Sullivan Jones’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the first by Sullivan Jones. He is a really good narrator.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
IQ is somewhat of a detective novel. It's not the type of novel that moves the reader, in my opinion.
Any additional comments?
The story was pretty good, but the narrator was even better. I wouldn't have liked the story as much if not for Sullivan Jones. This is a book first book in what is now a series. I moved through this one quickly, and it was good enough to make me buy the next one.
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- Sassy863
- 11-07-16
good listen good narration
Keep it up. I agree with other reviews that this a great start to a lasting series. reminded me os Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins series with a more up to date version with years of stories to come.
63 of 69 people found this review helpful
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- Dona
- 10-22-16
Kudos for a great debut novel
Fun, well written, with excellent narration.
IQ, is a modern hero, brought to life by the creative writing of Joe Ide and amazing narration of Sullivan Jones.
Great production.
Well worth the credit.
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- Allan Futrell
- Louisville, KY USA
- 11-10-16
Narrator makes the Book
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Sullivan Jones does a wonderful job creating believable characters, and his narration makes the book worth the listen.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Several reviewers have complained about the dual plot lines. Reading the book might be easier than listening to it, but then you would miss Jones's narration. What I find least interesting is that the plot lags a great deal with what might be unnecessary parts and then seems to wrap up too quickly with a summary rather than playing out the story through dialog description, and events.
What does Sullivan Jones bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Jones creates the characters with his vocal abilities. Without his narration, the book would be a much more difficult listen.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
The book could easily be a movie. Ide creates some fun characters who are brought to life by Jones. It is clear that Ide was much more concerned with character development than with plot, which more or less works in this book.
Any additional comments?
I do not like to seem critical of any author's work because writing a compelling story is no easy task, so I would emphasize that the book is worth reading or listening to, and I suspect that Ide will produce more mature plots as he develops this series. I hope Jones remains the narrator.
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- Yanes
- 12-02-16
Wow! What a narrator!
I really enjoyed this book. It was an interesting look into a scene far removed from me, but it seemed realistic. I saw the resolution to the main mystery coming a mile away, and I still enjoyed it. But the narrator, Sullivan Jones, was simply amazing. Each character's voice was nuanced and distinctive. I hope Joe Ide writes more IQ books, and I definitely hope Sullivan Jones reads them.
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- Ted
- Lancaster, PA, United States
- 02-25-17
What A Voice! A Must Listen!!!
Blown away... That's what "IQ" did.
Joe Ide has a different voice from the detective writer's I've enjoyed (or hated). He speaks from inside of a culture as foreign to me as say, street crowds in Kampala, year-round residents of Greenland's Ittoqqortoormiit, or maybe the people who cling to one of the 33 islands of Kiribati.
And Sullivan Jones filters Ide's voice through his own tongue fuzzy with a familiarity with this book's gripping sense of place. Stripped of its atmosphere, IQ's a cool detective story. But I can't strip away the atmosphere. Don't want to. Want more....
Want another novel exploring Isaiah's growth (or worse, his decay) as he explores a place as near to me as a short bike ride (If I'd dare to ride along those particular city streets) yet as distant (and risky) to me as Yemen's capital of Sana’a.
I have never recommended a detective book more strongly.
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- Mary
- 11-29-16
George Pelecanos Remastered
It's George Pelecanos's Spero Lucas only younger, smarter, and not quite so tough.
As a white person reading about black people in a neighborhood I've never experienced, I can't judge how realistic the story might be. Throw in the fact that the author is Japanese-American, and you gotta wonder...But it's a good read. That's what matters.
The very BEST part is the narrator. Dialect and accent is 100% believable. Execution is impeccable. In fact, I like him so much, I'll be looking to see what I can scrounge up of his TV/theater work.
The next book is definitely on my short list.
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