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Ride the Pink Horse
by Dorothy B. Hughes
"What sucked into his pores for that moment was panic although he could not have put a name to it. The panic of loneness...it sucked into his pores and it oozed out again, clammy in the chill of night." This gritty noirish imagery is the main theme throughout the book.
Originally published in 1946, this book is set in New Mexico and is about Sailor, the main character, as he takes a blackmail and revenge trip which happens to coincide with a flamboyant festival. He makes friends with good natured Pancho with whom he spends time while trying to get money out of Sen (a senator). On the way he encounters several other characters and situations including an odd one with Pila. Things don't go as well as he hopes throughout.
Though I am incredibly fond of Golden Era mysteries and thrillers and have read other books by this author, this one was not my wheelhouse. Part of it is due to the racist language (a little too much, even considering the time in which it was written) and part is just the noir style. The story itself was relatively interesting but it kept me wanting. The descriptions are good with literary bits blended in (I'm not a literary fiction fan so that's just me). But I am all for republishing books. I just didn't love this one.
My sincere thank you to Penzler Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
Originally published in 1946, this book is set in New Mexico and is about Sailor, the main character, as he takes a blackmail and revenge trip which happens to coincide with a flamboyant festival. He makes friends with good natured Pancho with whom he spends time while trying to get money out of Sen (a senator). On the way he encounters several other characters and situations including an odd one with Pila. Things don't go as well as he hopes throughout.
Though I am incredibly fond of Golden Era mysteries and thrillers and have read other books by this author, this one was not my wheelhouse. Part of it is due to the racist language (a little too much, even considering the time in which it was written) and part is just the noir style. The story itself was relatively interesting but it kept me wanting. The descriptions are good with literary bits blended in (I'm not a literary fiction fan so that's just me). But I am all for republishing books. I just didn't love this one.
My sincere thank you to Penzler Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.