While hunting in the Texas desert, Llewelyn Moss stumbles across the aftermath of a drug deal gone catastrophically wrong and takes a suitcase full of money. The decision sets in motion a relentless pursuit by Anton Chigurh, a hitman of almost philosophical menace, and a parallel investigation by ageing sheriff Ed Tom Bell, who increasingly doubts that the world makes any sense at all. Originally conceived as a screenplay, the novel retains a stripped-back quality - almost entirely action and dialogue, with minimal description.
