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Hoyt, Richard Tyger! Tyger! ISBN 13: 9780312858049

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In the forests of the world, the mighty tiger is rapidly disappearing, a victim of human greed and indifference. A symbol of virility and power, the tiger is being systematically exterminated for its bones, which are a principal ingredient in traditional homeopathic medicines - and worth hundreds of dollars per pound on the Asian black market.
Western diplomatic efforts and economic sanctions have failed laughably, leaving CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) desperately fighting a losing battle.
When the law falls short of justice, James Burlane, of Mixed Enterprises, is the man to call. The former CIA agent specializes in delicate international cases. CITES wants him to break up a ruthless smuggling ring, which is trying to corner the market on tiger bones by killing all the tigers in a horrifying manner.
A vicious serial killer who is fascinated by tigers complicates Burlane's hunt, as beautiful young women, their naked bodies painted like the big cats, begin turning up dead in cities from Germany to the Philippines.

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In the forests of the world, the mighty tiger is rapidly disappearing, hunted for its bones which are a traditional ingredient in homeopathic medicines. James Burlane, former CIA agent, is called in to break up a ruthless smuggling ring which is systematically and horribly exterminating the tigers in an effort to corner the market. Complicating his search for the smugglers is one vicious serial killer, who is leaving a string of young women's bodies, painted like big cats, from Germany to the Philippines. Part suspense novel, part environmental treatise, this novel amply demonstrates the terror of a beautiful species fighting to survive.
About the Author:
Richard Hoyt, a graduate of the University of Oregon, is a former fellow of the Washington Journalism Center and holds a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Hawaii. He served as U.S. army counterintelligence agent, wrote for daily newspapers in Honolulu, and was a stringer for Newsweek magazine. He taught journalism at the University of Maryland and at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Or.

Hoyt is the author of the John Denson mysteries, the James Burlane thrillers and numerous other novels of adventure, espionage and suspense including two under the pseudonym of Nicholas van Pelt. In researching and writing in more than two dozen countries in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, he has ridden trains across the Soviet Union and riverboats down the Amazon. He now lives in the Philippines.

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  • PublisherForge
  • Publication date1996
  • ISBN 10 0312858043
  • ISBN 13 9780312858049
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages253
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