In his final days, his British captors hoped to learn where the loot lay hidden. But the emperor told them nothing, and in his will, he made no mention of the treasure.
Their first stop is the secluded estate of Malone’s good friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen. The wily Danish tycoon has uncovered the insidious plans of the Paris Club, a cabal of multimillionaires bent on manipulating the global economy. The members of the Paris Club are formulating and executing an ingenious plot, financed in part by a fortune hidden from view for centuries - the treasure trove of Bonaparte. And the British aristocrat Lord Graham Ashby who is a member of the Paris Club, is on the trail of the treasure and believes he is on the verge of discovering its location.
Thorvaldsen wants Malone to help him carry out his revenge. But before Malone makes his moves, he is intercepted by Stephanie Nelle, his former supervisor at the Magellan Billet. It appears that Ashby is working as a double agent for the United States government. And Nelle makes it clear to Malone that he cannot permit Thorvaldsen to succeed in his quest.
When Thorvaldsen finds out that Malone’s actions have been hamstringing his efforts, he feels betrayed by his best friend but redoubles his efforts to bring some final justice to Ashby. Assisted at times by Collins, Thorvaldsen comes closer to killing Ashby, even as Malone attempts to balance loyalty to his dearest friend against that of the country. Only by matching wits with a terrorist-for-hire, foiling a catastrophic attack, and plunging into a desperate hunt for Napoleon’s legendary lost treasure can Malone hope to avert international financial anarchy.
As the stories play out from Denmark and London to the better and lesser known landmarks of Paris, Malone will be tested physically and emotionally to his limits as all involved head to an unexpected climax.