Dorothy B. Hughes from I Cannot Live Without Books

Ride the Pink Horse (American Mystery Classics) by Dorothy B. Hughes Senator Willis Douglass isn't a senator anymore; when his tenure ended, he left Chicago, a trail of corruption, and a murder rap behind and ran off to Santa Fe. He left his fixer, Sailor, behind as well, but Sailor, anxious to collect the blood money he'd been promised for their… Read more about this item

Dread Journey (American Mystery Classics) by Dorothy B. Hughes Hollywood big-shot Vivien Spender has waited ages to produce the work that will be his masterpiece: a film adaptation of Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. He's spent years grooming young starlets for the lead role, only to discard each one when a newer, fresher face enters his view. Afterward, these rejected women… Read more about this item

The So Blue Marble (American Mystery Classics) by Dorothy B. Hughes The society pages announce it before she even arrives: Criselda Satterlee, daughter of the princess of Rome has left her career as an actress behind and is traveling to Manhattan to reinvent herself as a fashion designer. They also announce the return of the dashing Montefierrow twins to New York… Read more about this item