A savage and desperate affair where British and Turk fought together against Napoleon. It was to prove the Emperor's first and most vital setback. A defeat that cost him all chance of an Empire in the East.

George Abercrombie Fox, hero of The Press Gang and Prize Money, plays a key role at the Siege of Acre. An action that brings him both enormous success and catastrophic failure.

Two duels, hidden treasure, torture and violent, bloody death, are just some of the ingredients in this third novel in the series.