On the eve of becoming a married man, the Counselor makes a risky entr e into the drug trade--and gambles that the consequences won\'t catch up to him.
About the Author: Born in Rhode Island in 1933 but raised and educated in Tennesee, Cormac Mc Carthy is the author of a dozen previous novels and the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award..
Deft, shocking, and unforgettable, Mc Carthy is at his finest in this gripping tale about risk, consequence, and the treacherous balance between the two.
But instead, the Counselor finds himself mired in a brutal and dangerous game--one that threatens to destroy everything and everyone he loves.
His hope is that it will be a one-time deal and that, afterward, he can settle into life with his beloved fianc e.
Along the gritty terrain of the Texas-Mexico border, a respected and recently engaged lawyer throws his stakes into a cocaine trade worth millions.
On the eve of becoming a married man, the Counselor makes a risky entr e into the drug trade--and gambles that the consequences won\'t catch up to him