The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.

Daryl Zero is a private investigator. Along with his assistant, Steve Arlo he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Though a master investigator, when he is not working, Zero doesn't know what to do with himself. He has no social skills, writes bad music, and drives Arlo crazy. In his latest case, Zero must find out who is blackmailing a rich executive, and when his client won't tell him, why. The only problem with this case is Zero has done something he's never done before: got emotionally involved.

The brave knight Francis returns to his homeland to call his older brother. Soon resume friendship with his former love. The romantic idyll, however, interfere with the emergence of a powerful beast - half dragon, half-insect, which begins to terrorize his family around the village. After unsuccessful attempts to defeat the monster, knight, as predicted, make a sword, which has extraordinary properties. Equipped with a magic weapon decides to get rid of the surrounding towns terrible predators.

When Sharpe is ordered to whip the King of Spain's Irish Royal Brigade into shape, he faces dissent from the men who believe the British are slaughtering their relatives in Ireland and a spy from within.