A review by yetanothersusan
Smoke by Joe Ide

4.0

IQ has left SoCal to tend his wounds and try and protect his loved ones. For that reason, this story focuses mainly on Dodson. So much so that I forgot about Isaiah and was startled when the story flipped back to him. Dodson and his mother in law provide some well needed levity as she tries to prepare him for a real job in the real world. (Btw, the only person I know who curls is Black. And really good at it!) Meanwhile, through no fault of his own, even while hidden away in a small town in the foothills, IQ is earlobe deep in a troubling situation. With every word, the reader can feel IQ's weariness as he is drawn into helping track down a couple of serial killers. This man needs a break! Sadly for him, and lucky for us, it doesn't sound like he is going to get one any time soon.

Thanks to NetGalley and Mulholland Books for a copy of the book. This review is my own opinion.