{"product_id":"9780990878209","title":"Death of a Guru","description":"An edgy, suspenseful thriller. An unforgettable story.\u003cp\u003eThriller, mystery, literary fiction. \u003cbr\u003eZahlien Publishing\u003cbr\u003eTrade paper 416 pgs.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0-9908782-1-6\u003cbr\u003eOther versions: Hardcover, Kindle, Epub\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEATH OF A GURU\u003cbr\u003e It's 1992, and not all is paradise on the white sand beaches of Thailand. \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...shining example of literary brilliance ... A rich, entertaining read ... a book that readers will not easily put down.\" \u003cbr\u003eLisa Brown-Gilbert, Hollywood Book Reviews \u003cbr\u003e(from the 5 Star Review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant and complex literary thriller ... DEATH OF A GURU is one that you simply can't miss.\" \u003cbr\u003eMichael Gardiner, Penn Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom the starred Blue Ink Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited States Copyright Office - Case no. 1-1575257761\u003cbr\u003eCopyright 2014\u003cbr\u003eFirst printing: February, 2015\u003cbr\u003ePrinted in the United States\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doug Greenall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021157351664,"sku":"9780990878209","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780990878209_p0.jpg?v=1763895737","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990878209","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}