Tom Cassidy is a Saigon-based foreign correspondent in wartime French Indochina. When one of his local sources is killed he searches for those responsible, even as he and his Vietnamese interpreter look for a priceless artifact known as the Black Elephant that was stolen from a museum. Factoring into the story, John F. Kennedy's only trip to Vietnam, with his brother Bobby and sister Patricia. (Note: The Watchman of Saigon provided material for my novel, The Girl from Perfume River, though the Watchman trilogy is set years earlier and related from the American reporter's point-of-view.) #2, Siamese Charm and #3, Lucky American complete the trilogy of intrigue, love and mystery.