Sharpe's Peril

This man should need no introduction. Sharpe returns for another epic adventure, battling his way through the badlands of India 

Where you find one, the other one's never far behind. Sharpe is joined once again by his trusty sidekick, the ever-dependable hardman, Sergeant Harper

As Sharpe's convoy travels into India's bandit country, he's given the responsibility of escorting the beautiful yet headstrong Marie-Angelique Bonnet to meet her fiancé

Sharpe and Harper are trying to get to Calcutta, where they intend to catch a boat back to Blighty. But can they avoid attack by the notorious bandit Chitu on the way? 

Where there's Sharpe... there's usually beautiful women. As well as Marie-Angelique, Sharpe also runs into stunning Maharani Padmini

On his travels, Sharpe encounters some Crown troops (among them Lance Naik Singh) and must go about shaping them into a half-decent fighting unit