Dark Horse Tami Hoag

Dark Horse is the 2002 Tami Hoag book set in the equestrian world. The lead character is Elena Estes - a former police officer still paying the price for a wrong judgement that she made some years before which cost the life of one of her colleagues.

In the book, 12-year-old Molly Seabright hires Estes to help find her missing sister Erin. The plot is complex and dark in places but I like the way that it all comes together. The action scenes are believable and I found the book easy to read.

I also liked Elena Estes - the flawed but gutsy protagonist. The character really brings the book to life and I liked the way the character is offered new hope by the end of the book.

This book is a bit of a departure from Tami Hoag’s usual work and I enjoyed every minute of it – even the more gory details.

Hunger Games most popular in Sunnyvale, California

The popularity of Hunger Games, the novels aimed at young adults and written by author Suzanne Collins, continues to grow and on Friday Amazon revealed the top twenty cities that have brought the most copies.

Coming in at the number one spot was Sunnyvale, California, followed in second place by Salt Lake City, Utah and Tallahassee, Florida.  Amazon carried out the research by analyzing the sales data from all versions of the books and counted both print sales and Kindle sales, figures were calculated on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents; the research also showed that Suzanne Collins is the number one best selling Kindle author ever.

Jessica Schein, Amazon.com Young Adult Books Editor, said:

“There’s no denying that the Hunger Games has become a worldwide phenomenon, and we love that it all started with a great book."

“These books appeal to customers of all ages – adults and teens alike – and you can see from our Top 20 list they’re captivating readers across the whole country. All three books in the trilogy are best sellers in print and on Kindle, and now our customers have made Suzanne Collins the best-selling Kindle author of all time.”