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Isaiah Quintabe je mladý černoch s ošklivou minulostí a dobrodušnou současností. Kdo potřebuje v L. A. nějak pomoct nebo poradit, něco vypátrat nebo někoho najít, zajede za Isaiahem a ten mu vyhoví. Lidé ze sousedství mu přezdívají I. Q. Za své služby bere honorář, ale kde není co brát, tam pracuje zadarmo. S tímhle přístupem je brzy na dně, a tak vezme práci pro nechvalně proslulého, věčně zdrogovaného rappera, kterého se někdo pokusil zabít, a to ne zrovna šetrným způsobem: poslal na něj bojového psa velkého jako menší kůň a ten rappera málem roztrhal. I. Q. brzy přijde na to, kdo to mohl být, ale nemá důkaz a musí se s tím člověkem setkat tváří v tvář. I s jeho psem. Se všemi jeho bojovými psy.

YOU'VE NEVER MET A DETECTIVE LIKE IQ... The latest instalment in the adventures of LA's coolest new detective, IQ.

Raymond Chandler's iconic detective, Philip Marlowe, gets a dramatic and colorful reinvention at the hands of award-winning novelist Joe Ide

'The best discovery I've come across in a long time' Michael Connelly When the beautiful woman you've longed for since boyhood calls and asks you to find her missing sister, what do you do? If you are Isaiah Quintabe - IQ to his friends - you'll do everything you can. The girl, an erratic DJ and gambling addict, has gone missing in Las Vegas - with a frightening loan shark, Chinese Triad gangsters, and her own deadbeat boyfriend hot on her tail. But IQ's search takes an unexpected turn when he meets a criminal mastermind who knows something about the murky circumstances surrounding his own brother's death . . . 'Witty and confident, with a bustling plot, this is a worthy follow-up to Ide's excellent debut' Guardian

Cristiana is the daughter of the biggest arms dealer on the West Coast, Angus Byrne. She's also the sole witness and number one suspect in the murder of her boyfriend, found dead in her Newport Beach boutique. IQ - Isaiah Quintabe - is coerced into taking the case to prove her innocence. If he can't, Angus will harm the PI's new girlfriend, ending her career. The catch: Christiana has multiple personalities. Isaiah's dilemma: no one personality saw the entire incident. -- adapted from jacket.

In this sixth installment in the critically acclaimed and beloved series, IQ must rescue Grace from a maniacal hitman who bears a bone-deep grudge against him.