Il Giobbe di Greenland si chiama Jay Gladstone. È un uomo di successo, un filantropo. È fortunato e anche 'pio' in una certa misura. Improvvisamente la sua fortuna cambia e viene messo alla prova. Lo sfondo su cui vediamo svolgersi i risvolti della sua fortuna è costituito dai grandi temi della società contemporanea americana, tra suprematismo bianco, violenza razzista, crisi identitaria dell'uomo moderno, capitalismo sfrenato, ruolo dei media, corruzione della politica, declino della società occidentale contemporanea.

Average guy Marcus Ripps has been an honest, hardworking man all his life: good to his wife and son, never in trouble. And all he has to show for it is a house in a third-rate Los Angeles suburb, troubled finances, and a boring marriage. But when his dead brother's dangerous world catches up with him, Marcus finds himself in a moral quandary.
His criminal sibling has bequeathed him - of all things - a dry cleaning business. But Marcus wonders how such a small, empty dry cleaner seems to be generating so much cash. The answer soon presents itself. Before he knows it, the former philosophy major finds himself pimp to a coterie of upscale international 'companions.' Setting up 401(k)s for his employees and buying a new Mercedes, Marcus transforms himself into a high roller. But is he ready for the lifestyle he's adopted? Can he revitalize his marriage, arrange pole-dancing classes for his mother-in-law, and spring for a spectacular bar mitzvah for his son? When Marcus's conscience - and the law - start to catch up with him, he will have to scramble to save his assets, his employees, and his life.