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According to this review, Coal Black Horse is "a Civil War tale with McCarthy-like ambition." The reviewer relies heavily on the McCarthy comparison.
I am currently reading the book now, and I must say, I would LOVE the film rights to this. In fact, we might end up adapting this into a short film (the book is only 200+ pages) for a student competition this fall.