Synopsis "Death of a Guru"
An edgy, suspenseful thriller. An unforgettable story. Thriller, mystery, literary fiction. Zahlien Publishing Hardcover 414 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-9908782-0-9 Other versions: Paperback, Kindle, Epub DEATH OF A GURU It's 1992, and not all is paradise on the white sand beaches of Thailand. Magnus Larsen is a young American yearning for home when a strange series of events brings him face to face with a charismatic guru. A dynamic friendship ensues, and Magnus is drawn into an intrigue that exhilarates and terrifies him. Devon Clarke, a man with a tortured past, has reinvented himself as the guru Dadaram, and his plan for his own spiritual redemption is brutal. He uses Anna, a beautiful and obedient devotee, to ensnare Magnus in a scheme that tears his life apart, and leads him on an obsessive, murderous pursuit through the teeming cities of Southeast Asia. A tale of murder and revenge wrapped in layers of mystery, it's also an epic odyssey of the spirit for Magnus, with a shocking conclusion that shakes his life to the core. From the Blue Ink Review: "In this wildly complex and tautly composed thriller set in Southeast Asia, author Doug Greenall marries the ferocious beating heart of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness ... to the exotic plunge into madness found in the 1990's cult classic The Beach by Alex Garland." "A rich, entertaining read ... a book that readers will not easily put down," and a "...shining example of literary brilliance." Lisa Brown-Gilbert, Hollywood Book Reviews (from the 5 Star Review) "A brilliant and complex literary thriller ... DEATH OF A GURU is one that you simply can't miss." Michael Gardiner, Penn Book Review "...a startlingly well-written, fast-paced and exciting novel with a heightened emotional tension and a poetic, noir-like prose that lends the book an ambitious, propulsive pace - not to mention a plot twist that lingers even after the final denouement has played out." From the starred Blue Ink Review United States Copyright Office - Case no. 1-1575257761 Copyright 2014 First printing: February, 2015 Printed in the United States
