Death of a Guru

An edgy, suspenseful thriller. An unforgettable story.

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 throughout Southeast Asia.
A tale of murder and revenge wrapped in layers of mystery, it's also an epic odyssey of the spirit that brings Magnus to a shocking conclusion.Critical praise for DEATH OF A GURU:

"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."
(from the 5-star Blue Ink Review)

"Readers will find that they are both entertained and intrigued by the author's shining example of literary brilliance. This book follows the intertwined lives of the two primary characters Dr. Devon Clarke and "Magic" Magnus Larsen as they each embark on a life-altering journey that embodies spirituality, redemption, rebirth, love, and the dark side of the human psyche."
Lisa Brown-Gilbert, Hollywood Book Reviews (from the 5-star 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 5-star Blue Ink Review)

"A brilliant and complex literary thriller … DEATH OF A GURU is one that you simply can't miss."
Michael Gardiner, Penn Book Review