Wrecked, Joe Ide
Wrecked, Joe Ide
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Wrecked

Author: Joe Ide

Narrator: Sullivan Jones

Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2018


Synopsis

In this outrageous novel from Joe Ide, "the best thing to happen to mystery writing in a very long time" (New York Times), the case of a young artist's missing mother sets IQ on a collision course with his own Moriarty.

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on January 30, 2019

Very interesting general read about Michelangelo and his times. It covers the artist's biographical life as well as his artistic merit, philosophy and output. But typical of this series, the book goes further. It touches on the pinnacle and fall of the Medicis, the various popes in Michelangelo's li......more

Goodreads review by Gayle on October 26, 2021

Even though this book is old, 1971, I enjoyed reading it and seeing the photos of the paintings and sculptures and architecture of Michelangelo. After watching Medici on Netflix this book really helped to put things into perspective and gave me a vision of what a great and brilliant artist he was. H......more

Goodreads review by Aarzoo on December 05, 2021

Amazing!! The man, the art, the book… Amazing!!!!......more

Goodreads review by Robyn on April 26, 2015

About time I finished this book! I had left it untouched since page 92, back in 2012 or 2013. Since that was quite some time, I decided to start over. I really love the pictures they put in this book! So much incredible detail! It also delves into a lot of the history & politics in the world around M......more


Quotes

One of the Best Books of the Year - CrimeReads

"Joe Ide's IQ novels are an electrifying combination of Holmesian mystery and SoCal grit."—Wilder Davies, Time

"Joe Ide opens Wrecked, the third book in his blazing IQ series, with the novelist's equivalent of a stun gun. . . . [IQ is] an appealing central character, propped up by a cast of crooks Elmore Leonard would envy. . . . Ide is still the hottest of recently-emerged crime writers. He has populated Southern California with wildly entertaining characters, from those hinted at offstage to the motormouths whose priceless talk fills his pages."—Janet Maslin, New York Times

"Wrecked is full of violent action, hairbreadth escapes and poignant life lessons: an unpredictable book written by an author with wizard-like gifts."—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal

"As far as I'm concerned, Joe Ide can't write them fast enough."—New York Times Book Review

"Joe Ide is one of the hottest mystery novelists at work... the wonder of love, the cruelty of war, the black world he knows well, the music he loves--all the beauty and cruelty and craziness he filed away in his mind before he began writing these novels. With Wrecked, Ide confirms that he's among the most original new voices in today's crime fiction."—Patrick Anderson, Washington Post

"Raised in South Central, Joe Ide expands the territory of L.A. noir."—Gal Beckerman, New York Times

"A lively writer with a smart-aleck streak... His dialogue is clever and advances the narrative, and he knows how to stage an action scene."—Seattle Times

"Embodies a lot of thought-provoking analysis, a good deal of brutality, and more than a smattering of Three Stooges thrown in for balance... Of his many talents, Ide's greatest is putting the reader definitively in the moment. The sense of audacity is what sets him so far apart from writers who try mightily to simulate tough guys from the streets... His characters' vernacular, some of it hysterically funny, is unfailingly spot-on."—Newark Star-Ledger

"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)