When tabloid writer Jude Johnstone uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of mega-lotto winner Howard Rosen, he hears the words, "You're hired." But for Jude, this could be one dangerous reality show.

First he must find Howard's son, then negotiate the purchase of a Caribbean island for them, and finally stage a coup against the corrupt governor of a neighboring island. Howard, of course, wants credit for all of it. Why? For the same reason he engineered his disappearance in the first place, the instant after picking up his check—to be famous for more than fifteen minutes.

Will Jude write this story Howard's way and make him the hero? Or will romance detour him? What happens next is the stuff of Hollywood legend.