Ride the Pink Horse

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781471917394

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‘Nobody but Dorothy Hughes can cast suspense into such an uncanny spell, and she’s never done it better’ San Francisco Chronicle

An excellent novel . . . A sympathetic study of the development of a criminal’ New York Times

It’s carnival time in Santa Fe, and three out-of-town visitors are drawn together in the heat, the smells and the colour of the festival . .

Sailor, a hood from Chicago, is there to confront his boss, Sen, a crooked politician, to try to get money for what he knows about the murder of Sen’s wife, killed supposedly during a robbery gone wrong.

Following them both is Mac, a man from the same side of the tracks as Sailor, but who has made very different choices. He’s a cop now, and wants Sailor to testify against Sen and put him away.

The three strangers collide, retreat and advance through the streets of New Mexico, moving ever closer to a charged and unexpected outcome . . .

Reviews

An excellent novel . . . A sympathetic study of the development of a criminal
New York Times
An unforgettable portrait of a hireling who dreams of making it big even though he knows he's no good
Kirkus Reviews
Nobody but Dorothy Hughes can cast suspense into such an uncanny spell, and she's never done it better
San Francisco Chronicle