Jerusalem, 33 A.D.

It is the tumultuous final weeks before Passover. Excited pilgrims pour into the Holy City. Many hail a young rabbi preaching in the countryside as the promised Messiah.

In the wilderness south of Jerusalem, two wealthy and influential brothers have been robbed and killed. Their murders spark an aggressive search by Roman authorities to find and punish those responsible.

Returning home to announce his engagement, a young Jewish man discovers his brother and sister dead — innocent victims of the Roman officer leading the investigation. The surviving brother's obsession with revenge will take him from the back alleys of Jerusalem, to a thief's den in the mountains of Judea, to a fateful encounter with the man he has sworn to kill.

The journey will end with his crucifixion alongside Christ on Good Friday. Every Christian has heard of the Good Thief. This is his story.