Smoke

SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES PRODUCED BY SNOOP DOGG

The best new discovery Ive come across in a long timeMichael Connelly
Writing so sharp you may cut your fingers on the pagesAttica Locke
The best thing to happen to mystery writing in a very long timeNew York Times
The Holmes of the 21st centuryDaily Mail
Conan Doyles characterisation and Raymond Chandlers phrase-makingGuardian
An electrifying combination of Holmesian mystery and SoCal gritTime
Truly feels like an heir to Elmore LeonardDaily Telegraph
An author with wizard-like giftsWall Street Journal
Ide is an original as a suspense writer: every novel he writes feels like a new inventionWashington Post

Isaiah is no longer IQ, the genius of East Long Beach. A man on the road and on the run, he is hiding in a small Northern California town when his room is broken into by a desperate young man on the trail of the states most prolific serial killer.

Isaiahs former sidekick Dodson has also had to change life, in an attempt to keep his wife and child. His devils bargain is an internship at an LA advertising agency, where it turns out the rules of the street have simply been dressed in business casual. The ageing companys fortunes may well rest on their ability to attract a younger demographic and Dodson - the hustlers hustler - just may be the right man for the job.

Both Isaiah and Dodson are at a crossroads, but can they leave their former lives behind for good?