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WRECKED: AN IQ NOVEL<\/a> by Joe Ide<\/p>\n

First sentence…<\/p>\n

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“Do you know what Abraham Lincoln said after a six-day drunk?” Jimenez said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/p>\n

Isaiah Quintabe, who everyone calls IQ because of his superior intellect, is back.\u00a0 IQ was in high school when his brother was killed in a hit and run.\u00a0 It was at that point that IQ began earning money from neighborhood folks needing help. After IQ found a a runaway young girl word spread. Soon he was getting requests for assistance with \u201ccases the police couldn\u2019t or wouldn\u2019t touch.\u201d The cases didn’t pay much and sometimes the reward was food or a service IQ needed.<\/p>\n

But that was over a decade ago.\u00a0 Now IQ is famous in the neighborhood for the “cases” he’s resolved.\u00a0 IQ’s the go-to guy when folks need a detective or issue resolved.\u00a0 IQ became so busy that he brought on his childhood friend, Dodson to assist.\u00a0 If IQ is the brains of the outfit, Dodson is the one with street smarts<\/em>. Dodson used to run with a rough crowd, but those days are over.\u00a0 Now he’s married with a young daughter.\u00a0 His job is to make IQ a legitimate detective.\u00a0 One with a social media presence.\u00a0 One who gets paid with cash instead of new tires or a carpet cleaning.<\/p>\n

When IQ meets a local artist named Grace, he begins to fall for her.\u00a0 She needs help.\u00a0 Grace hasn’t seen her mother in decade.\u00a0 Grace wants IQ to find mom and fast.\u00a0 Her mother has something that could get some bad men sent to prison for a very long time.\u00a0 These guys are killers and will stop at nothing to get what they want.<\/p>\n

To complicate matters, Seb, the African gangster responsible for IQ’s brother’s death has IQ in his crosshairs.<\/p>\n

The race is on to find Grace’s mother.\u00a0 Even IQ gets there first, how can he protect her from the killers closing in?<\/p>\n

+++++<\/p>\n

Joe Ide has another winner.<\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong>
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