Joe Ide grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where his favorite books were the Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories. He held a variety of different jobs -- including Hollywood screenwriter -- before writing IQ, his debut novel, which went on to win the Anthony, Macavity, and Shamus awards. Joe lives in Santa Monica, CA.
"Quite gripping."--Nick Martin, Winnipeg Free Press
A New York Times Best Thriller of 2020
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2020
Buy Hi Five by the great Joe Ide, the latest in his
brilliant series about Isaiah Quintabe, a modern Sherlock Holmes
from Long Beach, Calif. Trust me on this: There's nobody out there
right now better than Joe Ide.--Mike Lupica, New York Daily
News
Engrossing . . . IQ's cases have become more complex, the stakes
raised for the African American detective and a cast of regular
characters who give the series an unexpected warmth. . . . The
author is skilled at developing the humanity of every character,
regardless of their perspective. It's a hallmark of Ide's evolving
style that allows Hi Five to stand on its own for first-time
readers, even as the series deepens longtime fans' engagement. . .
. Hi Five succeeds on so many fronts as it sets IQ and the
series' characters on an uncertain path down darker roads.--Paula
L. Woods, Los Angeles Times
Exciting yet humorous--Shelf Awareness
For all the cartoon violence and wisecracking, HI FIVE is a
ruthless fable about our need for love.--Sunday Times
HI FIVE is well worth reading for Ide's command of language....
Isaiah also continues to be one of the more distinctive characters
in contemporary detective fiction.--BookReporter
Ide goes dark with the skill of a noir master, leaving Isaiah in a
very bad place and the reader gasping for breath. A stunning change
of pace from one of crime fiction's new stars.--Booklist, starred
review
Ide is one of the rising stars of crime fiction, and he's back this
month with the fourth installment in his celebrated IQ series.
--Dwyer Murphy, CrimeReads
Ide is probably my favorite crime novelist in the game today. This
time, IQ must crack a case involving a woman with multiple
personalities, creating Ide's most unique and entertaining premise
yet.--The Real Book Spy
In Edgar-finalist Ide's stellar fourth IQ novel...readers will root
for Ide's distinctive lead every step of the way. This innovative
series continues to show promise for a long, high-quality
run.--Publishers Weekly, starred review
It's a mark of Ide's skill that he's able to pull off such a plot,
and he does it with credibility and more than a little
poignancy.--Michele Ross, The Plain Dealer
It's all part of the evolution of the character that in Hi
Five sees Isaiah moving into darker places.--Peter Larsen, The
Orange County Register
Joe Ide creates a jumped-up, streetwise world--the tone owes
something to Elmore Leonard--with Quintabe as its moral
center.--Air Mail
Mr. Ide is a remarkable writer, inhabiting the personae and
rendering the back stories of a diverse assortment of characters...
'Hi Five' more than earns its triumphant title.--Tom Nolan, Wall
Street Journal
Mystery and detection compete with a gorgeous swarm of supercharged
personalities on their own wild rides.--Kirkus
Savor the freshness, vividness and ingenuity of the author's prose.
. . . There are real truths hidden in the entertainment. . . . Hit
men, henchmen, bagmen -- they all wander in and out of a highly
diverting book that crackles with life and vividness.--Sarah Lyall,
New York Times Book Review
The end result of all Ide's frenetic literary machinations,
however, is a crime novel that gives readers a sense of the
totality of life in all its possibility: comedy, violence,
irrationality and heartbreak. It's no longer a fresh observation to
say that Ide is an original as a suspense writer, but, certainly,
every novel he writes - including Hi Five - feels like a new
invention.--Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post
These books are not for the faint of heart; there is lots of
violence and profanity, and Ide does a great job of pointing out
racism, sexism and economic inequality. I love this
series.--Katherine Clark
While novels about hotshot detectives have thrived since the days
of Sherlock Holmes, Joe Ide delivers a fresh and wholly modern
update to the genre. . . . Ide's rapid-paced, colorful dialogue
pops off the page as he brings to life rappers, arms dealers, loan
sharks and gangsters across four novels.--TIME
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