"For 20 years, Alex Chapman has been at war with his great-uncle James, popularly known as "The Tyrant." Disillusioned and ill-tempered Alex blames his great-uncle for ruining his chance at happiness with his one true love, Minnie, who married another. When Alex finds out that his uncle has won a winning lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars, he knows immediately that his uncle must never see the money. This novel is a chilling study of what happens to men and women when moral questions become matters of life and death."--Publisher.