Richard Sharpe asked to help an old friend meets at last the greatest enemy. Five years after the Battle of Waterloo Sharpes peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered. An old friend Don Blas Vivar is missing in Chile reported dead at rebel hands
- a report his wife refuses to believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth. Sharpe along with Patrick Harper find themselves bound for Chile via St. Helena where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way to collect a corpse neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile... 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.