An edgy, suspenseful thriller. An unforgettable story.Thriller, mystery, literary fiction.Zahlien PublishingTrade paper 416 pgs.ISBN: 978-0-9908782-1-6Other versions: Hardcover, Kindle, EpubDEATH OF A GURUIt'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."...shining example of literary brilliance ... A rich, entertaining read ... a book that readers will not easily put down."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