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""The dawn still comes even if the rooster dies."" ""A haunting, nerve-wracking tale set in the eerie landscape of the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ)."" -BestThrillers.com An American soldier's life spirals out of control after he makes a fateful discovery on the Korean DMZ and then falls in love with a beautiful brothel courtesan whose tragic past becomes entwined in a volatile confrontation with Communist North Korea. It's the 1960s, the Vietnam conflict is raging, and a delicate Korean armistice threatens to fall apart at the world's most dangerous border, pushing the US toward the brink of another war in Asia. With his life in danger, GI Eddie Profar must decide if he should reveal his startling secret, which has already caused the deaths of two people. His infantry sidekick, the weed-smoking Korean-Russian eccentric Yevgeny Lee, believes he has the answer to the diplomatic crisis. Together, the two soldiers become reluctantly entangled with a sinister sex trafficker, a corrupt government-sanctioned red-light district, and a mysterious madame whose retribution for past wrongs may have international consequences. To complicate matters, a man-eating 500 lb. Siberian tiger is on the prowl, who believes everyone is trespassing on her land. From the award-winning author of The Gopher King and Ashes in Venice comes this psychological military saga of enduring love and fate set against the controversial and fragile aftermath of the Korean War.

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2024 American Fiction Awards Finalist - Military ""A haunting, nerve-wracking tale set in the eerie landscape of the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ)."" -BestThrillers.com ""...a riveting read and a rollercoaster of unexpected action, depth of character development and plot twists. This is a book I could not stop reading. The last 100 pages will knock you down like a 500-pound tiger."" -Marssie Mencotti, The Windy City Review ""An engaging, propulsive read, loaded with surprising twists; an absolute stunner...that lays bare the unforgiving nature of war."" -The Prairies Book Review ""This is a beautiful story...A war-time atmospheric novel in the vein of Alan Furst with a plot wrapped in Melvillelike metaphor!"" -Cam Torrens, author of the Tyler Zahn thriller series ""Get ready to face the beast in this breathtaking novel of action, corruption, and love."" -Sublime Book Reviews ""A wild and vivid ride into the frozen heart of darkness stalking the Korean DMZ...a tour de force."" -Haris Orkin, author of You Only Live Once ""A book of mesmerizing contrasts...It may be fiction, but this penetrating novel takes an unflinching look back at a period in history where facts are as brutal as any novelist could conceive."" -Indies Today ""...a maelstrom of intricately woven backstories, each threatening an entire prequel of their own, starring the bevy of unforgettable characters roving this riveting tale."" -Kay Smith-Blum, author of Tangles ""Intense and immersive and kept me captivated from start to finish."" -K.C. Finn, Readers' Favorite ""Tiger Season will grip the reader by the throat..."" -AuthorsReading.com ""Five out of five stars is not enough for this stunning tour de force. Brutal and beautiful."" -Brian Kaufman, author of A Persistent Echo ""Stark but beautifully written...building ever so slowly until you cannot put the book down, no matter how hard you try."" -Joseph Lewis, author of Fan Mail

2024 American Fiction Awards Finalist - Military

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Gojan Nikolich is a former newspaper reporter and editor and has written for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Pacific Stars and Stripes. He also reported for WGN and WBBM radio. Abandoning a cushy executive career in public relations, he dragged his family to the Rocky Mountains, took a 50% pay cut, and worked with his wife as owners of a 100-year-old weekly small-town newspaper. He now writes books in his Denver basement.Nikolich's novel Ashes in Venice was chosen Best Psychological Thriller of 2022 by BestThrillers.com. ""...his prose is entrancing,"" Kirkus Reviews said of his Vietnam War novel, The Gopher King. He graduated with a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from DePaul University and served as a decorated U.S. Army sergeant with the 2nd and 4th Infantry divisions.

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