The Night Tiger
By Yangsze Choo
'It reminds me of Where the Crawdads Sing . . . an amazing book' Rhys Stephenson
'You won't be able to put this one down!' Reese Witherspoon
They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk among us...
In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an eleven-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master's severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has forty-nine days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth forever.
Ji Lin, an apprentice dressmaker, moonlights as a dancehall girl to pay her mother's debts. One night, Ji Lin's dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir that leads her on a crooked, dark trail.
As time runs out for Ren's mission, a series of unexplained deaths occur amid rumours of tigers who turn into men. In their journey to keep a promise and discover the truth, Ren and Ji Lin's paths will cross in ways they will never forget.
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'An exuberant medley of magic, romance and weirdness' The Times
'[A] highly imaginative and a spellbinding read' Woman's Weekly
'I was willingly propelled into a fascinating and exotic world' Daily Mail
Readers love The Night Tiger
'Gripping, enchanting' 5* Reader Review
'Captivating from the very beginning' 5* Reader Review
'Simply beautiful' 5* Reader Review
'Profound' 5* Reader Review
'A real feel-good and warming novel' 5* Reader Review
The novel deftly evokes the colonial era, the diverse Malayan culture (Malay, Chinese and Indian) and supernatural, animist folklore of Southeast Asia. It is an absorbing, well-written read full of suspense and magical realism.
I booked Explore’s Singapore and Malaysia tour specifically because it visited Ipoh which is one of the main settings for the novel. If you’re off on your travels to Malaysia or Southeast Asia, I would highly recommend this book."
