The Alibi Man
Bantam - Bantam
Release date: 2008-02-26
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Tami Hoag
Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Suspense, Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths, Suspense
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The Alibi Man
Date undefinedThank You!Book arrived in good condition just as discribed.The Book was posted & in my mail box in a timely manner.
The Alibi Man
Date undefinedHere's a taut, plausible thriller set in the winter season capital for equestrian sports, Wellington, Florida. Former socialite, former cop Elena Estes is down on her luck, riding dressage horses and living off the largess of a chum. She's out for a morning ride when she discovers the body of a co-worker dumped in a canal, half-eaten by alligators. Not only is her day ruined, she has to call her former boyfriend, Detective James Landry.
Worse still, her former fiance Bennett Walker turns out to be a prime suspect. Not only was he the last man to see the deceased alive, but Elena is determined to break his alibi.
Many of the same characters in this book also appear in an earlier book by Tami Hoag DARK HORSE. I have not read that one yet but I want to get my hands on it as soon as possible. ALIBI MAN is a perfect thriller; the prose is as sleek and well-groomed like a champion horse while the pace gallops and never lags. The characters are convincing; Elena is awesome in her alienation and rage. Hoag's twist at the end surprises while still being fair to the reader.
Like Dick Francis's horse racing mysteries, every detail of the setting is accurate because the author has experienced it from within. I hope she writes more books like this.
The Alibi Man
Date undefinedALIBI MAN is my first book by Tami Hoag, but it will not be my last. Now I've got to read DARK HORSE. For a new reader the back story was smoothly woven into the fabric of the character Elena Estes. Ex-cop, ex-party girl, just about ex-everything has a definite sense of justice, which sends her hunting the killer of a stable mate.
Each character was firmly drawn and the changing points of view were not obtrusive. A very good read.
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