Darkness Calls the Tiger

a novel of WWII Burma

Darkness Calls the Tiger book cover

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“My adopted people have a story, a legend, that speaks of a time so dark, the sun will turn his back on the mountains and swallow the moon. It is then that the sharaw—the tiger-man—will come prowling, exacting revenge on the darkness. But there is no great darkness in me or my world. It isn’t always comfortable, but it has always been predictable . . . until the soldiers came.”

A handful of months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, missionaries Kailyn Moran and Ryan James, face a brutal Japanese attack on their village high in the mountains of Burma.

After the Land of the Rising Sun devours almost everything she loves, Kai vows to hunt down those responsible, even if it means she must become the legendary sharaw. When the Japanese put a price on her head, Ryan fights to protect Kai from the path of revenge. But only she can choose to turn away from the call of the darkness.

Wrapped in real history and mountain legends, Darkness Calls the Tiger will appeal to fans of Susan Meissner and William Kent Kreuger.


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Book Club Resources

Short story of a side character: https://beautifuluglyme.com/the-making-of-a-tiger/

Inspiration Images

Kailyn Moran, only daughter of missionary John. She’s multi-lingual and has a collegiate-level education, but after the story teller tangles her story with the legend of the tiger-people, Kai is relegated to the position of village outcast.
Ryan McDonough, the seemingly bumbling bear of a new missionary. He’s loyal, gentle, and knows the real meaning of love and friendship.
Father James Stuart–one of the real missionaries in the mountains. He stood unarmed in the road and talked the Japanese soldiers out of attacking villages and is the original snippet of inspiration for Ryan.
Overlooking the Himalayan Mountains in the Kachin State of Burma
Office of Strategic Services (precursor to the CIA) Detachment 101 officers were parachuted into the mountains to recruit locals. They found them friendly because of the missionaries already working in the villages.
Everything on the map is a true place with the exception of the village I made up, Tingrabum. Also, I drew the map! 😱