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 Its 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 its 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 Conrads Heart of Darkness ... to the exotic plunge into madness found in the 1990s 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 cant 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