A novel about sin and redemption and surviving hard times.When Eddie loses a fortune and needs to find a job, all he's got are an attitude, a high falutin' chili, and a ragtop Cadillac Eldorado that's been sitting up on blocks. He hits the road in search of work, living out of his car.A bonafide member of the ruling class, he thinks he's got a plan. He'll find work in the service economy he had a hand in creating. He'll cook his chili in road houses, make a reputation, and open his own place. Averse to work for the minimum wage, he finds its not so easy, and feels for those who must.Using a CB radio, Eddie rants of a wandering chef whose recipe for pot roast chili is a surefire aphrodisiac. His tales of chili and sexual conquest don't deceive the truckers, so he ups and lays the gauntlet down to the national chili champion.But Eddie upsets the wrong people during a national election campaign, and the fate of the nation hangs on the outcome of Eddie's infamous chili contest.