The other reviews can give you the necessary information about the plot. As another commentary on the plot, however, I was greatly disappointed. My husband and I both read the book and both kept hoping that there would be some redeeming plot twist. I thought, "Surely it can't just be a tiresome repetition about the main character's increasing lust for power and money?" But alas, it was just that. And then suddenly it just seems to end with a quick, neat, wrap-up.