In the heart of Indian Country in the American west, clandestine
criminals have profited greatly from the sale of sacred Native American
artifacts stolen from tribal lands. These artifacts were so ancient they
had been used since the migration of the first Americans into North
America some 15,000 years ago. In 1998 the illegal trafficking of these
artifacts peaked in Santa Fe, New Mexico. At the same time, the tribes
and pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona fell into crisis because many of
their sacred ceremonies couldn't be conducted. Without their ceremonial
objects, sickness and deep depression became prevalent and the spiritual
leaders became desperate to get their divine artifacts back to restore
the health, happiness and balance of their people. Plunder of the
Ancients is a rare look inside an undercover investigation in which
special agent Lucinda Schroeder reveals the details of her case in which
she was assigned to expose Indian Art thieves and dealers in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, who out of unmitigated greed, were exploiting sacred
artifacts for huge sums of money. Her final task was to bring the
criminals to justice; recover the sacred artifacts and return them to
their rightful people. But all did not go well for Schroeder. While her
cover was airtight, she faced betrayal from people she regarded beyond
reproach. Her additional challenge then became to find out who was so
determined to undermine and even destroy her mission of restoring the
spiritual lives of Native Americans who were suffering. Plunder of the
Ancients takes readers along on a dangerous and unprecedented assignment
as Schroeder battles betrayal, evil spirits, and shape shifters for a
cause she strongly believes in. Learn more at www.lucindaschroeder.com
