After being defeated at Waterloo, Napoleon escapes his enemies with the help of his battlefield double, a humble rabbit farmer. But with no fight left in him, he soon surrenders to the English and so begins a life in exile on a volcanic island in the South Atlantic. Death, violence and sexual intrigue are always close at hand. Who among Napoleon's dwindling circle of companions can he trust? Will he be able to escape this prison without walls? A gripping and dramatic account of the fall from glory, unveiling a new suspect in the death of the greatest man of the era.
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