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Ride the Pink Horse

byDorothy B. Hughes

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This wonderfully sweaty, panicked book is about a gangster called Sailor who travels from Chicago to Santa Fe, New Mexico, looking for revenge and for money. Everything seems to be against him. It is Fiesta, it is hot, thousands of people are crowding into town, Sailor has nowhere to stay, the odds are stacked against him -- and some important and very violent people are in town, only one of whom he wants to meet.

One of Hughes’ most brilliant novels, Ride the Pink Horse transplants noir to an America of vivid colours and bright sunlight, with startling results.

About Dorothy B. Hughes

Dorothy B. Hughes was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and lived most of her life in New Mexico. A journalist and a poet, she began publishing hard-boiled crime novels in 1940, several of which were made into successful films, including In a Lonely Place (1950). She was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
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