A French art professor is forced to assist the Nazis in the re-creation of the stolen and priceless Amber Room in the Konigsberg Castle. He bears a dangerous secret as well, as his best friend, a Jew, fights in the Alsatian Resistance and his family hides Jews in their Colmar winery.
With the help of the anti-Nazi brother of the feared Hermann Goering, they escape to the Lowcountry of South Carolina. But at what cost and how long will the darkest of secrets remain hidden?