Gilbert Cooper has a vision predicting the day when he will die, in two years time, and assigning him an unspecified task to perform in the meantime to ensure his eternal peace. On the same day he wins the lottery, reinforcing his belief in the prophecy. He embarks on a frenzied quest which takes him from the clubs, casinos and cocaine of modern day London to a yogi in the jungle of Rajasthan and back. Sprinkled with light-hearted humour, the suspense builds from the start in this fast moving narrative, leaving the reader hungry to know what happens next until the very last page.