Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French It seems very easy But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French ambitions The Danes possess a battle fleet that could replace every ship the French lost at Trafalgar & Napoleon's forces are gathering to take it The British have to stop them while the Danes insist on remaining neutral Dragged into a war of spies & brutality Sharpe finds that he is a sacrificial pawn But pawns can sometimes change the game & Sharpe makes his own rules When he discovers a traitor in his midst he becomes a hunter in a city besieged by British troops Soldier hero rogue
- Sharpe is the man you always want on your side Born in poverty he joined the army to escape jail & climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears