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Summary: An obnoxious heroine, enough cliches to reach to Mars
Review: Elena, an unlicensed investigator, is occasionally interesting but more often I found myself rooting for the bad guys as I got tired of her bullheadedness and attitude problems. Not every heroine needs to be a nice person, but there are limits to what one can stand in the guise of presenting a realistic person, warts and all. There are more warts than person here. We got the audio cassette, and the only reason we finished listening to it was to see actually who dun what to whom. Had I bought this in paper format, it would have been read in about twenty minutes and put in the trade pile. It's still going into the trade pile. The only reason I got it was the crime theme. The equestrian background is accurate and the crime is genuine enough. Crimes of this sort were occurring on a regular basis and likely still are, just better masked. Meanwhile it's much more expensive to insure a horse than it used to be. Bright little Molly is the only redeeming feature of this overlong string of cliches searching for a story.
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Summary: This is a 10 star book!!
Review: Fast paced, interesting characters, a couple of red herrings, murder, love, just an all around terrific book which is hard to put down.
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Summary: Must Read
Review: Fast, entertaining, couldn't put it down. Best read so far this year
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Summary: Good horses' book
Review: First of all let me tell you that I don't know anything about horses, at least at the end of this book I learned something. At first the book is an interesting reading and learning about horses, but after some pages of the same you will bore reading it. Nonetheless this is only the first pages of the book, because the rest of it is an excellent thriller and the end of the book is outstanding.
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Summary: Dark Horse or Not
Review: First time I have come across this author - Liked the book very much, it kept me interested and keen to read upto a point. There was a part of the book that seemed to dwell and dwell on the family (bit boaring at this point). After that we progressed along and finished in style. A great holiday read which my friend has now snaffled. It appealed to me because I like Crime/Thrillers/Fiction and Horses. In the Horse world - descriptive and authentic. Would rate the book as Excellent.
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Summary: fans are going to be surprised with the style of the plot
Review: For over a decade Elena Estes was a good police officer who justified her solid reputation and respect from her peers with hard work. During a stakeout of two drug dealers, everything she earned goes down the tubes when she disobeys her commander. Elena makes a move on the perps, which ends up with one officer dead and Elena needing reconstructive surgery. After all the surgery and physical therapy, Elena is physically if not mentally whole since she was kicked off the force. Twelve years old Molly Seabright, thinking Elena is a private detective, wants to hire her to find her older sister Erin. Unable to turn down the little girl, who has stolen a piece of her heart, Elena agrees to investigate. For the first time in a long time she comes alive again and sees a future for herself that might prove albeit a short if she doesn't take extra precautions. Though it has been too long a time since a Tami Hoag novel was published, fans are going to be surprised with the style of DARK HORSE. There is very little emphasis on romance with the focus of the tale on a protagonist who must learn to go on after she makes a tragic mistake. The mystery itself is a complex cerebral puzzle that will keep readers on edge until all the answers are revealed. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: To be a Cop or Not to be a Cop
Review: Former undercover officer Elena Bates, recovering from an arrest that went all wrong, leaving her partner dead and herself seriously wounded, is hiding away, working as a groom in the elite horse industry. But while trying to get over her problems, she meets a twelve-year-old girl who is searching for her missing sister. Now Elena has to decide whether to continue her withdrawal or give in to her cop instinct to chase after evidence that will plunge her headlong into scandal, embezzlement, kidnapping and murder. This is another one of those Tami Hoag suspense stories that you simple can't put down. Reviewed by Vesta Irene
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Summary: Too Complicated
Review: Hoag usually writes good novels but in Dark Horse it seems she tries to hard. There are almost too many twists and turns. The main character Estes suspects everyone and she should because there aren't really any nice characters in the novel. There is no one to care for, and the numerous twists and turns never allow the reader to settle into a comfort level. This novel is set in the horsing world which really isn't that exciting. This is Hoag's worst novel that I've read, and I've read around five or so.
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Summary: More Elena
Review: I am a huge Tami Hoag fan. At first I wasn't sure about this novel especially since its written in the first person. But now its my favorite to date. When I started to think about it, most of her best books, in my opinion, come from the same school-- a worn out, used up person who needs time to reconnect with themselves and the world after an event that leaves them scarred.
The twists and turns kept me guessing all athe way through--although I was pretty sure ol' Trey had something to do with it. I also learned a lot about the horseracing industry and a lot more about suffocating horses than I really cared to know about. I hope there is a followup book with the same main characters that will explore their relationship and more intrigue--like Ashes to Ashes & Dust to Dust. Keep on writing--I need more.
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Summary: excellent reading!
Review: I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN VERY GOOD . CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I ENJOYED IT!
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