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Best Gritty Realism Books

December 2024

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy’s haunting masterpiece follows a deadly game of cat and mouse across the desolate Texan landscape. When Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong, he sets in motion a chain of events that will change his life forever. Pursued by the relentless hitman Anton Chigurh, Moss must use all his wits to survive. Meanwhile, aging sheriff Ed Tom Bell grapples with the violence engulfing his once-peaceful county. A gripping meditation on fate, morality, and the changing face of America.