The Rabbi's Knight

<p><strong><em>The Rabbi's Knight</em> is instantly compelling and fascinating in its arcane plot and propulsive pacing. Literally a page turner! -Sylvia Boorstein PhD <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Happiness Is an Inside Job</em></strong></p><p><strong>A well-written historical adventure story . . . with unexpected twists and turns that keep you hooked . . . an exciting and historically fascinating read. -Andrew Kaplan <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Blue Madagascar</em> and the <em>Homeland</em> novels</strong></p><p>The year is 1290. At the twilight of the Crusades war-weary Knight Templar Jonathan St. Clair is garrisoned in the port city of Acre in the Holy Land. In possession of an ancient scroll with a cryptic inscription he learns that it holds the key to unlock the secrets of Jerusalem's Temple Mount.</p><p>But time is running out. Acre will soon come under siege and the one man able to divine the scroll's meaning Rabbi Samuel of Baghdad has been targeted for assassination. St. Clair apprentices himself to Rabbi Samuel and together they travel to Jerusalem. On their pilgrimage they are hunted by scheming emirs in the service of a bitter enemy of Rabbi Samuel. But they are aided in their quest by others: a brilliant young scholar Isaac of Acre; a powerful young Scotsman William Wallace; a learned Muslim mathematician physician and cartographer al-Hasani; and a beautiful independent-minded woman Zahirah who avoids serving in an emir's harem by hiding in a leper colony on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.</p><p>Rabbi Samuel St. Clair and the others will risk everything to fulfill their shared and sacred destiny as guardians of the Temple Mount. </p>