Death of a Guru

An edgy suspenseful thriller. An unforgettable story.Thriller mystery literary fiction. Zahlien PublishingHardcover 414 pgs.ISBN: 978-0-9908782-0-9Other 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 ReviewUnited States Copyright Office - Case no. 1-1575257761Copyright 2014First printing: February 2015Printed in the United States