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Wrecked Library Binding – Large Print, 26 December 2018

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Isaiah Quintabe--IQ for short--has never been more successful, or felt more alone. A series of high-profile wins in his hometown of East Long Beach have made him so notorious that he can hardly go to the corner store without being recognized. Dodson, once his sidekick, is now his full-fledged partner, hell-bent on giving IQ's PI business some real legitimacy: a Facebook page, and IQ's promise to stop accepting Christmas sweaters and carpet cleanings in exchange for PI services.
So when a young painter approaches IQ for help tracking down her missing mother, it's not just the case Isaiah's looking for, but the human connection. And when his new confidant turns out to be connected to a dangerous paramilitary operation, IQ falls victim to a threat even a genius can't see coming.
Waiting for Isaiah around every corner is Seb, the Oxford-educated African gangster who was responsible for the death of his brother, Marcus. Only, this time, Isaiah's not alone. Joined by a new love interest and his familiar band of accomplices, IQ is back--and the adventures are better than ever.

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Publisher : Thorndike Press Large Print; Large type / Large print edition (26 December 2018)
Language: : English
Library Binding : 532 pages
ISBN-10 : 1432859951
ISBN-13 : 978-1432859954
Dimensions : 14.22 x 2.79 x 21.84 cm

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"Having read all three of Joe Ide's novels about the young Sherlock Holmes of the 'hood, Isaiah Quintabe, I am pleased to say that his third novel, Wrecked, is the best one yet. The stakes are higher, the suspense more intense, and the addition of a budding romance provides more character depth. Read it, enjoy it, and then impatiently wait around for the next one like the rest of us."--Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, author of Mycroft Holmes and Coach Wooden and Me

"Once again, Ide brilliantly combines caper-style comedy with real-world violence and more than a dollop of complex human relationships, the kind that too often lead to mess and muddle rather than happily-ever-aftering. If you haven't discovered this series yet, remedial action is required immediately."--Booklist (starred review)

"The hip-hop generation's answer to Sherlock Holmes returns fast and furious in the third installment of Ide's celebrated series... Ide's penchant for colorful characters, droll banter, and whackadoodle set pieces is aided by a growing command of narrative dynamics. And Isaiah Quintabe remains an engaging, fascinating protagonist... There's a harder, darker edge to the violence that gives this ripsnorting follow-up a rueful yet resonant aftertaste, perhaps in anticipation of more unsettling jolts in the hero's future."--Kirkus

"With writing so sharp you may cut your fingers on the pages, Joe Ide's latest IQ novel, Wrecked, is outrageous and laugh-out-loud funny, a page-turner with devastating observations about the dangers of state-sanctioned violence and its consequences. The characters are unforgettable, none more so than IQ himself. Like in the previous books, IQ's tender intelligence and his tight moral compass are what make this series so stirring... and touching."--Attica Locke, Edgar Award-winning author of Bluebird, Bluebird

About the Author

Joe Ide grew up in South Central Los Angeles. Joe's favorite books were the Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories. He held a variety of different jobs--including Hollywood screenwriter--before writing IQ, which went onto win the Anthony, Macavity, and Shamus awards for Best Debut Novel. Joe lives in Santa Monica, California. Visit his website at www.joeide.com

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MarkHenryC

Was this rushed to market?

Reviewed in Australia on 5 September 2019

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I really like Ide's writing but it's spoiled by a lack of professional editing. I'm only 11% in and have reported 3 errors: one very early in the book, a word that doesn't make sense ("hlooad", probably supposed to be "had"); some punctuation errors; and a complete logic error in a sentence. For a full-price book (about 50% more than a Michael Connolly) I'd expect the editing to be in the pro league. A pity. I didn't notice this sloppiness in the first two of the series.

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Marquinius

Read it in one go ...

Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2019

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Fast paced, lots of good dialogues, creepy bad guys, a strong link to current world affairs and a sweet love story. What else do you want?

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Jules

The good guys win -- with class

Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2019

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Great plots and a fabulous hero. A "don't put me down book".

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Clive

THE STORY CONTINUES

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2018

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This is the third outing for Isaiah Qunitabe and Dodson and I've enjoyed each of them. Isaiah is such an unusual hero character that he, really, sustains the whole story. In the last book, 'Righteous', Isaiah encountered a mysterious girl in the scrapyard and, in this book, that plot line is developed. The main story involves a shady and well-resourced group of ex-torturers who are hunting our heroes and, of course, there are a few sub-plots too.

Possibly more so than the previous books, parts of the plot depend upon swallowing some fairly unlikely concepts and events but, once you've managed that, the story fairly zips along. In particular, some of the actions of the supposedly
highly trained professional soldiers / 'hit men' are stupid beyond credulity and their operating procedures are lax to the point of amateur (like using just one zip-tie). The rendition into Kindle-speak is also, as before, not glitch-free but it's not bad enough to spoil the flow of the story.

There is a lot of personal stuff in this book, involving the feelings of both Isaiah and Grace and this is very well and sensitively expressed. Indeed, considering that the language used by Deronda to avoid having sex with an odious thug is so startlingly brutal, it was a relief to see the sex between Isaiah and Grace handled so sensitively.

As with the previous books, I enjoyed this immensely and look forward to following the exploits of IQ again in the next novel.

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William Donelson

5-Stars. Terrific fun throughout. Once again Joe Ide thrills and entertains!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2018

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5-Stars. Terrific fun throughout. Once again Joe Ide thrills and entertains!

Time has passed, IQ and Dodson have had successes, one of which comes back to haunt them in the lesser of the two main plots of <b>Wrecked</b>

The other is a solidly constructed "missing person" case, more complicated than it looks. Ide confidently draws these characters, presents his usual excellent and sharp dialogue, and moves to a very satisfying conclusion for both plots. Toss in some sub-plots with previous villains and you have a delicious mix of action, planning and personalities. Wonderful!

Ide clearly loves his characters, and imbues them with personality and human drives and foibles. As usual, this was a rush for me, reading almost straight through in two sittings.

I particularly like the hesitant romance between IQ and his client... very sweet indeed. Even Dodson grows more real, and even a bit fatherly here. His partner, Cherise, is solid and smart and loving. She sees in Dodson traits that we don't always behold. Very sweet.

Be warned, there are some torture scenes, which you can skim. They are only a 5/10 on the scale of brutality for me.

A thoroughly wonderful, fun and exciting next book for IQ and associations.

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Ashrae

Wrecked

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2020

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Imagine my excitement when I saw that the 4th in the series was out. I went back to double check what happened in book 3 and was shocked to find that although I found the book on my Kindle, I hadn't actually read it...! What was I thinking! Anyway, desperate to rectify this most heinous of crimes, I loaded it up and dove straight in, having thoroughly enjoyed its two predecessors.
This book didn't quite hit the heady heights of the first two for me sadly. I guess this is probably due to the fact that it is more action and less cerebral which was something I really enjoyed about IQ in his first two outings. As with previous books there is a LOT going on - he's not a one case dude - which kinda better reflects real life in some ways. He also teams up with Dodson who has quit the food trucks and decides that a partnership with IQ is the latest in his endeavours to find a meaningful life and work to support his family. But his ideals regarding payment don't quite fit in with the way that IQ does things - the barter system rather than cold hard cash so it doesn't quite start off as the partnership made in heaven... IQ is then approached by Grace, a young artist, who wants him to find her mum for her. The two connect on many levels but Grace appears to be holding information back from IQ. His own research uncovers some very nefarious things linked with some very bad people but it's IQ's connection to Grace herself that puts him in mortal danger...
If you've read the previous two books - and I do recommend that you do before starting this one - you'll recognise a lot of familiar faces popping up in this book. IQ has fingers in many pies, not all of them sweet, and his past does have a habit of coming back to bite his present. IQ continues to be rather introvert in nature but his infatuation with Grace forces him to consider his emotional side with some rather interesting outcomes. This episode is more brutal and violent in nature than I was expecting but it fitted with what was going on in the narrative very well and complemented it superbly. There's also a lot of humour interspersed throughout, some quite black in nature, which gave some well needed relief from the action going on throughout the book.
IQ being quite Sherlock in nature does make some wild leaps at times but none that are too far fetched in context and all well backed up in what is going on around and about. As I have already mentioned the emphasis isn't on the cerebral as much as previous books and that's a pity, but it doesn't mean that this book isn't a good read. Just a little different in direction from what has gone before.

Kaffmatt

Fun Whether Intended or Not

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2019

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This is a fun read, which I think young adults would find appealing. I enjoyed the book but it wasn’t thrilling or engrossing. A series of nasty events are treated with humour and some of the characters are hilarious.
It’s imperative that the series is read in order, otherwise this will make little sense. Also, the number of characters and gangs is confusing ( and I’ve read the whole series).
The whole storyline is a bit ‘Keystone Cops’- alcoholic security officer, wimpy dog, henpecked partner, corrupt ex police officer etc. What I missed was the quirkinesses of IQ and his ability to deduce evidence and work out solutions. He does so but not to the extent of previous outings.
Let’s get back to quirky Isaiah, with his clever private detective deductions.

A. W. Skinner

I got bored!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2019

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Sorry - I have liked Joe Ide until this one. I just could not engage with the characters - even I.Q. has lost his credibility. I cannot even remember the name of his "business partner", the white girl, with whom I.Q. was supposed to be in love, was a total cipher, and the black girl, with the huge ass, is simply a cartoon character. In fact, most of the characters were cartoon characters.
Shame - because when the series started, I thought we had found an exciting new writer.

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