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| From Publishers Weekly The professional horse world, as seen through Hoag's eyes, is full of intrigue, glitter and skullduggery. Elena Estes is a former cop whose bravado on the force resulted in a colleague's death; it also cost her her job and her self-esteem, not to mention the psychological and physical fallout from nearly being shot. She's been keeping a low profile at a friend's Florida ranch, but her world is disrupted when 12-year-old Molly Seabright, wise beyond her years, attempts to hire Elena to find her older sister, Erin, who has been missing for two days. As Elena digs deeper into Erin's disappearance, the dark side of the horse-show set is revealed. Hoag (Night Sins; Dust to Dust), herself an experienced equestrian, shows off her dressage-to-showing knowledge of the sport as she weaves behind-the-scenes tidbits about the training, competitions, horse brokers and grooms into a plot that gallops along. Though she is a master of suspense, the story falters when a major secret about the kidnapping is exposed. There are too many bad guys who may be in on the scheme, and readers will feel cheated by the improbable 11th-hour revelation. It's too bad Hoag felt the need to undercut her plot with schemes and counterschemes, since she finds plenty of tension in the equestrian world she examines here and doesn't need the contrivance. Nonetheless, she has enough skill and drawing power to propel this, her 10th book, onto bestseller lists. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Elena Estes leaves the Palm Beach County sheriff's office in disgrace after causing the death of a fellow copand gallops straight into trouble at an international riding competition in Florida's horse country. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. From Booklist Welcome to the dark psyche of Elena Estes, a woman who had everything that society has to offer but gave it away to become a cop, and now even that life is lost. She made a mistake during a drug bust, an officer died, and she was badly hurt. Now she's a pariah in the Palm Beach sheriff's office. She retreats to the farm of an old friend, and returns to her childhood love of horse, while she recovers physically if not emotionally. Twelve-year-old Molly Seabright brings Elena back to the world of the living by asking her to find her missing 18-year-old sister, Erin, who works as a groom. Neither the police nor her parents believe anything is wrong, but Molly is persistent. Elena agrees to investigate and soon lands knee-deep in the muck of the horse world, where she finds horses murdered for insurance money, sleazy dealers, debauched playboys, charismatic trainers, and one infuriating cop. A tangled web of deceit and double-dealing makes for a fascinating look into the wealthy world of horses juxtaposed with the realistic introspection of one very troubled ex-cop. A definite winner for Hoag. Patty Engelmann Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review REVIEWS'Ex-narcotics officer Elena Este's involvement in the disappearance of missing groom Erin Seabright ... Punctuated by flashbacks to the death of her partner - an event she feels responsible for - Este thinks she can somehowright this wrong by finding Erin. The trail of clues moves from the glitzy world of Palm Beach to the claustrophobic gloom of the nearby Florida swamps ... pithy writing.'CRIME TIME 'Hoag's narrative delivers pulse-racing excitemen There is a price to be paid for constantly taking risks, and Elaina Estes has paid it. Her career as a star in the narcotics division of the Miami police department is over, after an incident that has cost the life of a fellow police officer. Her confidence in shreds, Elaina retires to Florida and finds balm with her horses. But then she encounters 12-year-old Molly Seabright who is convinced something very bad has happened to her older step-sister. As Elaina digs into what has happened to Molly's sister, the troubled 18-year-old Erin, she comes up against some very rich and utterly implacable opponents. In this novel Tami Hoag once again displays the casual assurance of earlier books such as Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust and A Thin Dark Line. The author is adroit at putting her protagonists on the line, and here Elaina's crises of conscience are perfectly counterbalanced by an ever-darker threat that invades her life. If the narrative has less of the freshness that distinguished her earlier books, Hoag is still a stylist of the first order, and the narrative delivers all the requisite shocks and pulse-racing excitement. (Kirkus UK) Review Dark Horse is a Main Selection of the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and Mystery Guild in August, as well as a BOMC Alternate. “With its hard-boiled view of equine society, Dark Horse helps fill the gap made in crime fiction by the retirement of jockey-turned-author Dick Francis.” --The Wall Street Journal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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