On the trek to the Second Crusade, Tristan befriends William. These two unlikely friends accidentally come upon a tomb and with it a map to the legendary lost city of Akkad where the streets are believed to be lined with gold. Ultimate wealth though will have a terrible price.
In the present in Syria, archaeologist Carter Drake and his team investigate the tomb of a hero of the Second Crusade. While assisting at a nearby dig, Carter gets embroiled in a quest to find a lost city. The search takes him to Boston where he is accused of murder and pursued back to Syria where he is one step ahead of the law and one step behind others looking for the glory of the lost city of Akkad.
