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How to Develop Characters in Crime Fiction

By Joe Ide, author of the IQ series and winner of the Anthony, Macavity, and Shamus Awards

 


IQ

IQ

by Joe Ide

In Joe Ide's Anthony, Macavity, and Shamus award-winning debut crime novel, a resident of one of LA’s toughest neighborhoods uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores.

Righteous

Righteous

by Joe Ide

In book two of the IQ series, Isaiah (aka "IQ") uncovers a secret behind the death of his brother, Marcus.

Wrecked

Wrecked

by Joe Ide

In the third installment of the series, the case of a young artist’s missing mother sets IQ on a collision course with his own Moriarty.

Hi Five

Hi Five

by Joe Ide

In book four, IQ is back to piece together a Newport Beach murder with an eyewitness who gives "people person" a whole new meaning.

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