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The Plague Doctor is a historical novel that follows the travels of a Jewish physician and his lawyer brother during the Black Death of 1347. They have lost their wives and children to plague, and devastated, they leave Florence to restart their lives. As the brothers traverse medieval Europe, they meld their medical and legal skills to resolve dilemmas engendered by a rapidly changing world. Along the way the meet two sisters—a midwife and a banker—whom they hope to marry and join them in moving to Poland (whose king is welcoming Jewish immigrants).

Im Juni des Jahres 1063 erlebt der zwölfjährige König Heinrich IV. den sogenannten Goslarer Rangstreit – einen der blutigsten innerkirchlichen Machtkonflikte des hohen Mittelalters, der in einem Massaker endet. Auf der Flucht vor Verantwortung und Schuld zieht er sich in die Kaiserpfalz zurück. Doch dort wartet nicht Trost, sondern der Fürst der Finsternis.