Joe Ide's follow up to last year's breakout debut IQ is a knockout. Long Beach's own Sherlock Holmes, IQ as he is known, solves crimes in his downtrodden neighborhood. Missing cats, stolen jewelry seem to be his specialty. In this latest book, alternating chapters have IQ looking into the murder of his older brother who, eight years ago, was run over by a car in a hit and run as well as helping his late brother's girlfriend's sister get out of a complicated caper in Las Vegas. Full of wit, fast pacing, and great dialogue, Righteous is one of my favorite books this year.