Joe Ide (/ˈiːdeɪ/ EE-day, born c. 1958[1]) is an American crime fiction writer of Japanese descent.
Ide grew up in South Central Los Angeles, which he used as the setting for a series of crime novels that feature his recurring young Sherlockian protagonist, Isaiah Quintabe.
Ide's 2016 debut novel IQ received high critical acclaim and was included on numerous Top 10 book lists for both 2016 and 2017.
IQ's sequel Righteous was also widely praised.
In 2020, it was announced that Snoop Dogg and his Snoopadelic Films would work on a project to produce the IQ novels for television.