In 1776 Vienna, imperial counselor Henryk Klein investigates allegations that the charismatic Jewish nobleman Jakub Frank is a fraud whose sect has ruined Galician Jew Jakub Goliński’s family and fortunes. As Klein’s inquiry uncovers Frank’s secret militia, escalating influence, and suspected treason against Empress Maria Theresa’s court, he must decide how far to expose the messianic impostor without igniting sectarian unrest.
Jakub Goliński
Henryk Klein
Jakub Frank
Łabędzki
Piasecki
adviser Grossen
Joanna
Golińska
Hendel
doctor
duchess
count Von Nogai
cesarz Józef II
Hans
clerk in prison
Jakub Goliński
Henryk Klein
Jakub Frank
Łabędzki
Piasecki
adviser Grossen
Joanna
Golińska
Hendel
doctor
duchess
count Von Nogai
cesarz Józef II
Hans
clerk in prison