Portugal, 1809. Lieutenant Sharpe and his riflemen are sent behind French lines to find Kate Savage, the missing daughter of an English wine merchant. Their mission is complicated by Colonel Christopher, a British officer pursuing his own secret arrangement with the French. Trapped around occupied Oporto, Sharpe must expose the betrayal and survive until Arthur Wellesley launches his counterattack across the Douro.
The fighting around Oporto demonstrates the importance of intelligence and movement during Wellesley’s return to Portugal. Sharpe must judge Christopher’s motives while keeping his isolated riflemen effective behind French lines. When the British army crosses the Douro, the private rescue mission becomes part of a wider reversal that forces Marshal Soult’s troops out of the city.
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