Isaiah "IQ" Quintabe

Isaiah is the protagonist of our novel. He is a detective with a genius-level IQ—a modern day Sherlock Holmes. Isaiah was ten when his parents died and his brother, Marcus, took over raising him. Isaiah was a straight-A student in high school, and he was even on the debate team. But, when Marcus was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident, the orphaned Isaiah turned to crime. His actions eventually get an innocent couple killed, and their child is orphaned and mentally handicapped.

In an attempt to make amends for his actions, Isaiah dedicates his life to doing good by helping members of his community solve cases that fly below the radar of the judicial system, and by being a pseudo-father to Flaco, the boy whose life he ruined.

To afford a condo for Flaco to live in once he turns eighteen, Isaiah takes a case...