Sacred Plunder

“Daigle’s historical portrayal of war‑torn Vietnam is particularly vivid and compelling.” - BlueInk Review
"A thoughtful, action-filled adventure rife with wartime double-dealing." - Kirkus Review

Sacred Plunder is a character-driven thriller about loyalty, faith, and what it costs to protect what matters when the system is rigged against you.

Navy SEAL scout Mike McCall discovers a fallen temple and swears to protect the relics hidden there. Years later, that promise drags him back into the war he thought he'd left behind.

Mike is recruited by Joe Kane's private security firm after discharge—ex-military talent doing corporate work in Southeast Asia. But CIA handler Dani Piedra has other plans: go undercover inside Kane's operation and find out what he's really moving through Saigon.

Vietnamese partner Le and journalist Jane Wade help Mike uncover the truth. Kane isn't just trafficking stolen Buddhist artifacts—he's using the antiquities pipeline to move heroin that's killing American soldiers. The temple relics Mike vowed to protect are funding the war's deadliest secret.

Mike works to expose the ring before Kane's network silences everyone who knows. But the deeper he goes, the more he realizes bringing down Kane means risking Le and Jane, burning his CIA handlers, and destroying evidence that could save lives—or letting the pipeline continue.

To honor his vow, Mike can follow his orders and stay silent or blow his cover and face the consequences.