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Ride the Pink Horse

Name: Ride the Pink Horse
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241795408
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By Dorothy B. Hughes

Series: Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage

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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... Read More

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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 town, only one of whom he wants to meet.

Heat-struck and high-energy, one of Hughes' most brilliant novels, Ride the Pink Horse transplants noir to an America of vivid colours and bright sunlight, with startling results.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241795408

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 184g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

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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