The streets. The ghetto. The inner city. By whatever name one applies, the urban jungle has its own set of rules, rules that make suburban folk shiver. But what if - over the course of one long, hot summer - those rules supplanted the laws of society? What if our overburdened legal system finally ground to a halt? What would replace justice? Would it be - as in this satirical work of fiction: THE TRIBE OF THE TIGER? Told in a series of intricately woven vignettes, this dark comedy tracks the days of one summer in a large American city. It tells of the rise of Clarence William Tieg, aka, the Tiger, a street-wise gang leader who acquires power by guile... and by default. Through surreal philosophy and biting humor, the story entertains the reader by disturbing one of his deepest fears: the terror of uncertainty, of disorder, of chaos. Given the choice, the novel asks, would you fall under the power of the Tiger if it meant security, survival? A debt-ridden city mayor, an aging judge, an embattled police detective, a money-grubbing lawyer, a frightened shopkeeper, a disillusioned suburbanite, even a prehistoric cave-dweller, must all make that crucial decision.
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