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A review by eleellis
Righteous by Joe Ide
4.0
Righteous is the second novel involving Joe Ide's Isaiah Quintabe character in the follow up to his first novel IQ.
It is strongly suggested to readers to pick up IQ before reading Righteous and if readers do, readers will find themselves in for a crime fiction treat.
Righteous picks up right after the ending to IQ and follows Isaiah Quintabe, a modern-day, urban-savant amateur detective, as he tries to unravel the history behind his brother's hit and run death while trying to help his brother's former girlfriend with a separate problem.
The novel brings back characters from the previous novel and introduces other more dangerous and interesting characters.
Isaiah Quintabe is approached by Sarita, his now-dead brother's girlfriend and is asked to help out her sister after her sister has run afoul of both loan sharks and deadly Chinese gangsters in Las Vegas.
These novels are enjoyable crime fiction-gangster novels that avoid typical cliches found in other novels and keep the reader interested. In many ways, these novels include the often emotional heft of George Pelecanos and Richard Price novels, along with their grit.
Highly recommended.
It is strongly suggested to readers to pick up IQ before reading Righteous and if readers do, readers will find themselves in for a crime fiction treat.
Righteous picks up right after the ending to IQ and follows Isaiah Quintabe, a modern-day, urban-savant amateur detective, as he tries to unravel the history behind his brother's hit and run death while trying to help his brother's former girlfriend with a separate problem.
The novel brings back characters from the previous novel and introduces other more dangerous and interesting characters.
Isaiah Quintabe is approached by Sarita, his now-dead brother's girlfriend and is asked to help out her sister after her sister has run afoul of both loan sharks and deadly Chinese gangsters in Las Vegas.
These novels are enjoyable crime fiction-gangster novels that avoid typical cliches found in other novels and keep the reader interested. In many ways, these novels include the often emotional heft of George Pelecanos and Richard Price novels, along with their grit.
Highly recommended.