This 2005 novel by Cormac McCarthy is a definite page turner. A gory blood-bath inter­spersed with the good Sheriff’s musings, it is a carefully crafted narra­tion of the inevitable. The antag­o­nist has a definite Lecter-ish quality about him, albeit with a little less charm. The intel­li­gent reader knows what to expect from the very begin­ning, but McCarthy succeeds in demon­strating that it is not the unexpected that keeps us awake at night: it is what we know to be true, but refuse to accept, that leaves us in fear.

The plot revolves around a young man who comes across a couple of million in cash thanks to a drug deal gone bad — and decides to keep it. There is little time to ponder upon the morality of his choices, and time is running out for regrets.

I would give this novel a rating of 4 out of 5, a book that should definitely be added to the reading list.

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