# Ride the Pink Horse

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- Book: [Ride the Pink Horse](https://www.bookquiver.com/dorothy-b-hughes/ride-the-pink-horse) ([Ride the Pink Horse.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/dorothy-b-hughes/ride-the-pink-horse.md))
- Authors: [Dorothy B. Hughes](https://www.bookquiver.com/dorothy-b-hughes)
- Publisher: the_murder_room
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7191-738-7
- Published: 2015-04-14
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

'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 . . .