Would someone really kill for a pack of cards?
But these are no ordinary cards. This is the original tarot deck, from which all other tarot decks have sprung. Their fate is entwined with a set of gold figurines representing the Major Arcana, which continually dance around a tabletop much like a chess boardтАФthe archetypal forces of the universe in miniature. Whoever can bring the deck and the figurines together will wield power over heaven and earth.
NancyтАЩs father has come into possession of the cards, but doesnтАЩt know what he has. Her fianc├й, HenryтАФof gypsy heritageтАФdoes. His family is in possession of the figurines, and he is determined to possess the cards as well. His offer to buy them refused, Henry makes plans to do whatever it takes to gain his prize, no matter who it hurts....
The Greater Trumps is one of WilliamsтАЩ most thrilling and enjoyable novelsтАФand at the same time, it is perhaps his most symbolically rich.