McCarthy, now 89, weaves together in markedly different form the tale of a young woman found dead in a Wisconsin forest, and her brother, desperate to understand why. (Read "The Passenger" first then "Stella Maris," which comes out Dec. 6.)
“The Passenger” and “Stella Maris” are the first new novels in 16 years from the reclusive author, who normally laces his works with Christian allegory.