A riveting tale of antisemitism, duplicity, and a quest for redemption in the time of the Third Crusade. The year is 1190, and a Jewish young man named Joseph is forced to flee his English village when an evil friar named Peter incites a massacre of the Jews. Only Joseph and two friends survive the slaughter; and, with the help of Enoch, an enigmatic old man with supernatural powers, they escape. Enoch tells Joseph that Peter seeks to...