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Summary: Intricate and Intriguing
Review: This book was impressive and I was quite reluctant to put it down. Ms. Hoag weaves the many sub-plots together with grace and expertise. Although I guessed the kidnapping "mastermind" fairly early in the book, there were a couple twists that made the story quite a treat. This was my first Hoag book and I will definitely be checking out her other novels. Keep up the terrific work!
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Summary: What do horses and spoiled rich kids have in common? Read on
Review: This is another suspense story by Tami Hoag. In this story Elena Estes is still trying to9 get her life in order after the terrible accident and loss of her job with the sheriff. She is staying with a friend from her childhood and acting as a horse exerciser, basically doing what she wants to do and loosing herself with the horses. Then her friend gives a picture of her and says she is a private investigator to a local horse magazine. A little girl see t his and decided that she is the one who can help her find her sister that no one else seems to care about. She at first refuses and then decided that after asking a few questions that maybe she is the only one taking this seriously. You don't' have to know much about horses to be able to enjoy this story. TH does a good job giving you enough background to be able to follow the story and even learn a few things along the way. there is suspense as well as mystery with this story.
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Summary: Confusing.
Review: This is the first Tami Hoag book that I've read and I'm not sure if I'll read another. Her books came highly recommended by someone who is an avid suspense/thriller fan. I just found that this book jumped all over the place. The author makes the story confusing by having way too many characters and switching from using their first name to their last name. If you want to start with a Tami Hoag book, I don't recommend this one. Even the ending left me hanging.
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Summary: Intense suspense with the horsey set
Review: 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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Summary: A good read
Review: This was my first Hoag novel, and I enjoyed it. I am an avid mystery reader, and as someone who grew up in the hunter/jumper horse world, I felt I knew all the characters! I will read more Hoag in the future.
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Summary: Perfect for High Level Equestrians
Review: To start: I am an equestrian. I ride jumpers in the Chicago area and spend 3 months of every winter in West Palm Beach and Tampa to show my horse. I write this review as a national level equestrian to other national level equestrians. If you do not fit this description, this review will most likely not be of any assistance to you at all. Personally, I don't read much of the category most people title "Beach Books," and the stuff Tami Hoag writes seems to fit that picture. I wasn't even going to read this book, but a friend of mine who rides with my trainer convinced me it was worth it. She was right. Dark Horse takes place in West Palm Beach on the Wellington Equestrian Festival show grounds. There is a cornucopia of shady characters in this book, and I suppose an average reader would find it unbelievable or even ludicrous, but anyone familiar with the microcosm of West Palm or any part of the USEF hunter/jumper show circuit will not find this unconvincing. The plot involves a horse murdered for insurance and the kidnapping of a girl who knew the truth about the animal's death. Names of certain jumper trainers in the Chicago area and numerous multimillionaires come to mind. Anyone who thinks of "the Sandman" as someone besides a character in a fairytale will believe this plot. Now, like I said, I don't read this sort of thing, but the author portrays her West Palm setting perfectly, depicting all parts of the show grounds to a tee. I loved it for its accuracy, if nothing else. This review is not intended to explain the book to you -- read the official description for that -- but it is intended to encourage all hunter/jumper riders to read it. Dressage people, too -- the main character is a dressage rider. This book also contains a great deal of accuracy. Robert Dover is mentioned and even the drama at Cellular Farms a few years back is referenced. The primary jumper trainer in the novel is hauntingly similar to a certain Chicago trainer... So please, read it if you are any kind of a horse person, even if you hate this sort of book or all books in general. It is worth it. For those of you who do not ride, I cannot say whether to read it or not.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: What a great book....the heroine in this story is one of the best drawn characters I've read in ages. Great mystery.
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Summary: Suspense
Review: While I do understand the need for "suspense" books to keep you guessing, it is hard not to do so while reading this book. There are many believable suspects in this book and everytime you think you might have it figured out the author steers you in a different direction, which leads me to ask did the author even know who she wanted to pin this on from the beginning or not?
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