NIGHT of the TIGER is a fictional novel with historical overtones centered mostly around the post-Vietnam War Era and the Reagan Administration from the end of Carter’s term in office. It deals with the early drug smuggling of heroin from China and North Vietnam with the backing of the Chinese Mafia known today as TRIAD and the CIA. The murders of three US military personnel in a snipping incident outside of Washington, DC, and early investigations by two former Marine officers and NCIS agents, Ron Edmonds and CHarles Williamson, opened a world of treasonous behavior on behalf of the CIA, their operatives in Hanoi and Saigon, and their plan to use experimental drugs on American society. The action runs between Edmonds and Williamson taking on a personal tone as the story progresses. About the Author: NIGHT of the TIGER is a second work written by Nick Maggiore. The first, WELCOME HOME, was a story of a 1st Cavalry Air Mobil Medevac Unit in Vietnam prior to and during the TET OFFENSIVE in 1968. Nick received his undergraduate degree from St. Francis University in Loretto, PA, and completed his graduate studies at Indiana University of PA, and the Pennsylvania State University. While at St. Francis he participated in the founding and coaching of the SFC club football program which grew into today’s D 1, NEC NCAA program. He was a secondary teacher and coach as well as having attained pilot ratings and certificates through commercial certification. He flew professionally and sponsored the Aviation Club while teaching. He is an active member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the Orlando, FL American Legion Post 0400, and a former member of the PSEA, the NEA, and the AFT prior to his retirement.