HIGH FIVE: AN IQ NOVEL by Joe Ide / Z-View
HIGH FIVE: AN IQ NOVEL by Joe Ide
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Isaiah Quintabe’s East Long Beach neighborhood hadn’t changed much over the years.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Isaiah Quintabe, aka IQ because he’s super smart, is back. IQ was orphaned in high school. So he went to work. He earned money from neighborhood folks needing help. After IQ found a a young runaway word spread. Soon he was getting “cases the police couldn’t or wouldn’t touch.” The jobs didn’t pay much. Sometimes the reward was food or a service IQ needed.
But that was over a decade ago. Now IQ is the go-to guy when folks need a real detective.
IQ is hired by Angus Byrne to exonerate his daughter Christina. She witnessed a murder and is the primary suspect. The job is complicated by the fact that Byrne is a notorious arms dealer. He wants his daughter cleared at all costs. Should IQ fail, Byrne has promised to maim IQ’s girlfriend. Even if Christina is guilty Byrne wants her vindicated.
The police are preparing to arrest Christina. IQ is under the gun and the clock is ticking. Then he discovers Christina suffers from multiple personality disorder. Meanwhile a gang war is brewing and two female assassins have IQ in their crosshairs.
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