Tiger Isle or Pulipore, the corruption capital of the world that mysteriously emerged from the depths of the waters of South East Asia in 200 CE, spiral towards its tipping point in 2012. Hundreds of billions of dollars of cost over-inflated defense and other government procurement and infrastructure development contracts, national projects “that MUST not fail, ever” and the cosy “win-win” relationship between government and fraudtrepreneur crony “corporat captains of industry”, send Tiger Isle hurtling towards the precipice of third world status and bankruptcy. Tiger Isle’s evil and despotic President Kapalin plays every card, from race to Tigerist religion to hounding his political nemesis, Maitreya, with trumped-up rape and sodomy charges, to cling on to power. Failure is not an option, as he and his ambitious and self-promoting wife, Natasha, are also implicated in the cover-up of the gruesome murder of Tiger Isle’s Oscar-winning actress, dynamited to bits in a secluded forest. Now, government auditor Rekha and her seven best friends race against time and the threat of a prophecy being fulfilled to save Tiger Isle and its 30 million inhabitants from annihilation, even as Kapalin plots and embarks upon apocalyptic plans that could prove to be the harbinger of World War III. On the horizon, Rekha, married and a mother of two, sees the looming menace and racist aims of Kapalin’s mentor, bitter ex-President Bhairav, who stirs p extremist and right-wing Tigerist sentiments to undermine Kapalin and replace him with his own son as President. The fate of a nation hangs in the balance as Rekha prepares for battle with her famous cry of “we are all of One Race, the Human Race”. Mixing suspense with humor and pathos, E.S. Shankar’s marvellous written, original and stunning debut novel “TIGER ISLE – A GOVERNMENT OF THIEVES” is a classic story of endemic corruption in South East Asia and its racial, multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural democratic.

An orphaned soccer prodigy and his friends hatch a plan to save their island from an economic crisis. Tiger Island, a coming-of-age novel by Reagan M. Sova, intermingles the wide worlds of soccer and politics, all through the sometimes clumsy, sometimes auspicious eye of youth. Published by Harvard Square Press - Cambridge, MA, USA (harvardsquarepress.com).

When contractor Mike Hegan buys a mysterious island off the coast of Georgia to develop into a resort, he invites friends and family to explore the isolated locale. But the island is hiding deadly secrets that begin to emerge when an escaped tiger kills caretaker Jim Pitts. As more sinister events unfold, including several gruesome deaths, the stranded visitors realize they're trapped in a nightmare. With a dangerous predator on the loose and no way to reach the mainland, the terrified group must band together to survive the horrors of the remote island and uncover the chilling truth about the unthinkable evil that lurks in the shadows.

Can YOU solve the case of Tiger Island? Join Violet Remy-Robinson, an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making, on her fifth adventure… Violet and her friends can’t believe their luck when they’re invited to a wedding on a tropical island. But when old enemies the Du Plicitouses show up at the same hotel, and a valuable figurine goes missing, Violet is sure the sneaky family are behind it. It’s a race against time – and a hungry tiger – to uncover the truth and make sure the big day goes to plan. Complete with two-colour illustrations throughout by Becka Moor, this is a fresh and funny mystery and readers will fall in love with Violet’s quirky charm. Perfect for fans of Dixie O’Day, Ottoline and Goth Girl.

Rekha and her friends race against time to save Tiger Isle and its 30 million people from annihilation even as evil and corrupt President Kapalin and his mentor, ex-President Bhairav, push the divided nation to the brink of World War III and Armageddon.Here is a peerless debut study and exposition on corruption in the shadowy corridors of business and dictatorial governments posing as democracies in South East Asia, written with great wit, humor and satire.