IQ

“It centres around Isaiah Quintana, also known as IQ: a high school dropout turned unlicensed private investigator in East Long Beach. Every once in a while, you see someone write a modern noir, but not in a setting like this. So it’s really refreshing and from a different perspective. IQ is the first book in the series. I think there are six books so far and they’re all worth reading, but the first couple are really special. Isaiah takes it upon himself to help solve crimes in his community, crimes that are either too small for the police to worry about or crimes that take place in a community that the police don’t care enough to worry about. Isaiah only charges his clients what they can afford, and usually that is not a lot.” Read more...

The Best Noir Novels

Simon Hawkins, Film Director