Jack Windrush is still in India during the late stages of the Indian Mutiny.
Tired of war, he has to obey orders when Colonel Hook orders him to hunt down a mysterious female warrior named Jayanti. Soon, Jack's company of the 113th Foot shares in the defeat at Fort Ruhya, where they encounter warriors wearing black turbans. . . and discover that they are women.
With a Pathan prisoner, Jack and the remains of the 113th Foot leave the main army to search for Jayanti.
Amid ferocious battle, betrayal and a personal game of cat and mouse with Jayanti herself, Jack and his company move ever closer to the final confrontation in their campaign.
