George MacDonald Fraser · 1970 · thriller

Blackmailed into a scheme of Otto von Bismarck's, Flashman is coerced across Europe to the little German duchy of Strackenz, where he must impersonate a Danish prince in a deadly game of dynastic intrigue, with the sabre, the boudoir, and the executioner all waiting on his nerve.

1. 1
   London

   Where Flashman falls foul of Bismarck and Lola Montez and is drawn into their conspiracy.

2. 2
   Calais

   His crossing to the Continent and the road east into the German states.

3. 3
   Munich

   The Bavarian city where the plot is laid and Flashman is coached to pass for a prince.

4. 4
   Strackenz

   The invented northern duchy, placed here near the Danish march, where he plays out the perilous imposture.