The Passenger

In "The Passenger," the first volume of a two-part series by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, we follow Bobby Western, a salvage diver grappling with loss and a deep-seated fear of the ocean. Set in 1980, after a mysterious jet crash off the coast of Mississippi, Bobby becomes entangled in a web of conspiracies involving missing evidence and dark pasts. As he navigates the American South, the narrative unfolds with a blend of humor and profound moral inquiry, exploring themes of grief, legacy, and the complexities of human consciousness.