Characters
- Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, the main protagonist, a laconic World War II veteran who oversees the investigation and the trail of the murders even as he struggles to face the sheer enormity of the crimes he is attempting to solve. His reminiscences serve as part of the book's narration.
- Anton Chigurh, the main antagonist, a sociopathic hitman. He is in his 30s, and has eyes as "blue as lapis ... Like wet stones." A man of dark and vaguely exotic complexion.
- Llewelyn Moss, a welder and Vietnam War veteran in his 30s, whose theft of the millions in cash left at the drug deal site serves as the beginning of the story.
- Carla Jean Moss, Llewelyn's young wife. She is 19 years old.
- Carson Wells, another hitman, formerly a lieutenant colonel from the Vietnam War, who is hired to retrieve the money from Chigurh.
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