Sherman McCoy has everything: money, a top job on Wall Street, a Park Avenue apartment and a beautiful mistress. Then he gets caught up in an incident involving two black muggers in the Bronx, and everything starts to fall apart. Wolfe handles the detail of American city life beautifully, outlining the ruthless machinations of lawyers, politicians and the media men. In his inimitabel humorous style he shows that no-one can remain “Master of the Universe”, least of all Sherman.