The Passenger (The Passenger, #1) by Cormac McCarthy

This book is a premium first copy, similar to the original but not the original.

Bobby Western, a deep-sea salvage diver and former physicist, investigates a sunken plane in the Gulf of Mexico. Inside, nine bodies are accounted for, but one passenger is missing, along with flight data and any trace of their existence. As Bobby searches for answers, he finds himself pursued by shadowy government agents, his past catching up with him in mysterious and threatening ways.

At the same time, he is haunted by memories of his sister, Alicia, a brilliant but mentally ill mathematician who died by suicide. Through shifting timelines and dreamlike hallucinations, the novel explores themes of guilt, grief, conspiracy, and existential uncertainty, leaving readers with more questions than answers.