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 . . .
- ISBN10 1613162014
- ISBN13 9781613162019
- Publish Date 19 March 2021 (first published 27 July 1979)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Penzler Publishers
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English