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Elena Estes was jaded, she’d been hurt, both physically and emotionally, almost killed, put back together again, she’d seen it all...or so she thought!Elena was an ex-Narcotics cop, and had quit when an incident happened which she took full responsibility for...she was guilty, and couldn’t get past that guilt! Now she worked as a groom, with the one and only thing she loved, her beautiful horses. The morning which was to change her life yet again started out with a wonderful ride, a full on gallop over the hills, through the bush, flat out...the joy was intense. But then her mount began to get skittish, and to her horror, Elena discovered a partly dismembered body, with alligators circling in the brackish canal at her feet.After calling Detective Landry to the scene, she discovered the body was of someone she knew, someone she called a friend. And suddenly her past was coming back to haunt her...searching for the secrets in the dead girl’s life, she came across the Palm Beach elite, the rich, powerful bad boys. They had a club, which they called The Alibi Club, where they would support their mates, whatever the reason. Amongst these members, she discovered her ex-fiance, and he was definitely one of the bad boys...he’d escaped justice before, with the help of someone she never wanted to see again! To make matters worse, and to add to the complications, the Russian mob was involved, and it seemed Elena was in desperate danger herself.Suddenly, time was not on their side! Could she and Landry find out who the killer was before it was too late? Or would Elena be responsible for more deaths! The twists and turns in this thriller are astounding! The final twist shocked me as I didn’t see it coming! I love Tami Hoag’s work, the more of her I read, the more I want to read!Highly recommended to all the thriller lovers out there!

Elena Estes is working on a horse farm in Palm Beach polo country, recovering from psychic and physical injuries received during her final days as a cop. While exercising one of the ponies, she is horrified to discover the body of a co-worker submerged in a swampy canal, badly mauled by alligators. An experienced detective, Elena is not content to leave the investigation to her former department, even though it's lead by the man with whom she recently ended an affair. The dead woman, Irina Markova, was a party girl, hooked up with a group of rich and powerful men who've formed the Alibi Club. They have no problems providing alibis for each other, no matter how degenerate the behavior. Irina was also entangled with Russian mob boss Alexi Kulik, who makes a threatening visit to Elena. Heartbroken over Irina's murder, he charges Elena with finding the killer. Her estranged father, a wealthy criminal defense attorney, and her former fiance, one of the alibi men, further muddy the waters.Alibi Man is based on a complicated plot with numerous characters, within which author Hoag expertly spins out the mystery and suspense, maintaining a level of control that avoids the confusion that so often occurs in similar books. She also provides an insider's view of a world of privilege, power, and polo, one where justice does not always prevail. Her protagonist is a gutsy woman with no illusions but plenty of principle, and by the time the murderer is found, Elena has gained a valuable piece of self knowledge that may permit her to finally find the happiness she deserves.

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ALIBI MAN (Unlicensed Investigator-Florida-Cont) – VGHoag, Tami – 2nd in seriesBantam, 2007 – US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780553802016First Sentence: She floated on the face of the pool like an exotic water lily.*** Elena Estes is a former homicide investigator now living and working at the stable yard of her best friend, Sean. Although she could cope with the unexpected bolting of the horse she was riding, she hadn’t expected having to deal with finding the dead and alligator mutilated body of Irina, Sean’s stable hand. Things go from bad to worse as the murder brings Elena back into the circle of the Palm Beach elite members of the Alibi Club, men who will protect each other no matter what. Among the members is Elena’s former fiancée Barrett Walker, who tried to use Elena as an alibi after he raped and murdered a girl, and Elena’s prosecutor father, who got Barrett off.*** Elena is a smart woman whom life has taught to be tough. But that doesn’t leave her without feelings. She is a character with whom one can identify and about whom one can care. It those feeling that really drew me into this book. I also liked that she didn’t let her anger overcome her desire to find out the true facts of Irina’s death. In addition to creating a great character, Hoag really understands sense of place, believable dialogue and knows how to create tension and suspense. She also knows how to provide a very satisfying, albeit sad, twist at the end. Ms. Hoag delivers another very good book.
—LJ

I thought several things. 1) The protagonist, Elena Estes, was obnoxiously cynical. 2) The crime scenes and episodes were gruesome. 3) I finished the book wondering who it was that attacked one of the characters partway through the book. (Not part of the main crime scene investigation, but still I wanted to know who attacked this character and nothing was said of it. I was more curious about that than the original murder, and the question was never answered.) Although I might have not picked up on it. I think Hoag's writing is a little bit confusing at times. So not a great reading experience, sadly.
—Judith

Book2 Elena Estes seriesEx-narcotics detective Elena Estes wants to live in peace training her horses. But when she discovers the abused body of a young female co-worker dumped in a canal, she is drawn back into action and launches an investigation. As Elena delves into her dead friend's secret life, she discovers ties not only to the Russian mob but also to a group of powerful and wealthy Palm Beach bad boys known for giving each other alibis to cover a multitude of sins. She is now more determine to uncover the truth...Tami Hoag brings us once again into the world of Polo clubs, priceless horses and the unscrupulous rich. She uses her knowledge of horses and her quirky, multi-dimensional characters to provide more than just your typical murder mystery. The plot is slow moving and pulls you through a series of predictable intrigues. I like the gutsy in your face style of her main character Elena, her personality is a wise-cracking cynic, persistent and comfortable using unorthodox means to get to the truth. The secondary characters are ridiculous; the good ole polo boys are painted a little too negatively, Kulak's misconception is hard to understand and Barbaro's interest in Elena doesn't quite ring true. It seems overdone. What I found most boring was the redundancy describing Elena's accident and her fixation about her past as a rich kid. If these points are overlooked the book in its whole is not bad.
—Toni Osborne

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