THE SAIGON KING

He crossed the ocean with nothing but a photograph and a gold ring.

America gave him a new name. Then it tried to take his soul.

Sixteen-year-old Jimmy Wang arrives in Los Angeles as a refugee—thin, hungry, and invisible. He washes dishes. He watches. And one night, a man in a tailored suit hands him a business card that opens the door to another America—the one that only wakes up after midnight.

Nightclubs. Private parties. Cash that moves faster than the law. Power that feels like oxygen.

Jimmy becomes Mack.

Mack becomes the Saigon King.

He builds an empire of lights, velvet ropes, and real estate. He sends money home. He buys the cars, the suits, the respect he once only saw in movies. But every dollar has a shadow. Every shortcut has a price. And the men who taught him the game never taught him how to walk away.

When the empire starts to crack, Jimmy is forced to face the questions he has spent years outrunning:

How much is enough?

What did he become to get here?

And can the boy who survived the boat still recognize the man who owns the city?

The Saigon King is a powerful novel about ambition, identity, and the dangerous beauty of the American Dream. For readers who love immigrant stories with moral weight, crime fiction with heart, and characters who refuse to stay small.

If you’ve ever wanted more—and wondered what it would cost to get it—this book is for you.

Perfect for fans of:

• Immigrant literary fiction
• Los Angeles nightlife stories
• Crime novels with moral depth
• Rags-to-riches tales with a cost