Cormac McCarthy: Where to start with his Western novels, plays and other projects
Blood Meridian (1985). It would be hard to decide on McCarthys most violent novel, but this one is a strong contender. Its arguably his most renowned novel, featuring his most (in)famous character, Judge Holden, who leads a gang in massacres across the Mexico-Texas borderlands, dancing all the while. In his review for The Post, Jonathan