Ride the Pink Horse by Dorothy B. Hughes - ISBN: 9780241795408
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Revenge and riches collide under the blazing New Mexico sun.
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    240 pages

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    13 October 2026

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Summary

Essential reading for mystery fans - the first masterpiece by the doyenne of American noir.

Sailor, former henchman and trouble-accruing gangster, travels from Chicago to Santa Fe, New Mexico, looking for revenge and for money. But it’s hard to make a dishonest buck when 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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241795408
ISBN-10:0241795400
Author:Dorothy B. Hughes
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:13 October 2026
Weight:184g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 16mm
Series:Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
About The Author

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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