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Title: Dark Horse by Tami Hoag ISBN: 0-553-58357-3 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (39 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not bad, but not her best work
Comment: Dark Horse was not a bad book, but it did take me an awful long time to read, which in my terms basically means that the story wasn't intriguing enough for me to not want to put it down. I liked the main character, Elena Estes, but it also seemed like more of the same as in many of her other books...female in a role of law enforcement that did something that has turned all her colleagues against her so she is now an outsider and must try to do her job while dealing with their animosity.. does anyone else feel like this formula is getting kind of old in her books. I'd like to maybe read something a little different for once. Aside from that fact, the story wasn't bad, it just wasn't that intriguing; and the ending was not very satifying to me. I'm still a fan of Tami Hoag, but I really did not find this to be her best work.
Rating: 4
Summary: Solid thriller!
Comment: "Dark Horse" was the first Tami Hoag novel I have read---and I will be back for more.
It is deeply plotted and richly written. The characters are well defined. You get to know them all extremely well.
It is written in the first person. That allows the reader to learn plot point before the protagonist (ex cop Elena Estes.)
Elena was let go from the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office after her aggressive action on a bust got a fellow cop killed. So, she has her demons to wrestle and begins the healing process of personal redemption in a kidnapping case.
There are enough twists and turns and false leads that at one time or another I was certain of whodunit and was wrong on all occasions. Great deceptions.
It is a great thriller set in the world of competitive horse jumping and dressage. I have zero interest in those equestrian sports, but the book is so well written I could not put it down. A solid "Bee Plus."
Rating: 5
Summary: Intense suspense with the horsey set
Comment: This novel is set in Palm Beach during the winter horseshow season. The horse set is known for all kinds of extremes and many are found here. The main character, Elena Estes, is a former detective. As a narcotics officer, a bad decision cost a colleague his life, and she lost her job, her self esteem, her looks, and sometimes, she thinks, her sanity. After months in the hospital and rehab, she takes refuge in her first love, horses. Her childhood friend and fellow rebel against well to do parents owns a successful horse farm and needs someone to work a few of his horses. He allows her to stay in his guest house. A young girl, seeing her picture in a horse publication, identified as a private investigator, tries to hire her to find her missing sister.
This is a very well developed novel. In the beginning, I felt little sympathy for Elena. The author makes you identify with her feelings for herself. As her self confidence and sense of self worth improve, so does the reader's opinion of Elena. Combine this with a really good mystery, and this is one of the best books I have read this year.
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Title: Sarah's Sin by Tami Hoag ISBN: 0553560506 Publisher: Fanfare Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Magic by Tami Hoag ISBN: 0553290533 Publisher: Fanfare Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag ISBN: 0553582526 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dark Paradise by Tami Hoag ISBN: 0553561618 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Guilty As Sin by Tami Hoag ISBN: 0553564528 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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