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    Coattail Karma
    Coattail Karma
    Coattail Karma
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    Coattail Karma

    By Verlin Darrow

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    Buddha's clone, victim of a conspiracy, or just plain crazy? If only he knew.

    Psychotherapist Sid Menk is dragged into a war between spiritual factions vying for control of the planet. Is he Buddha's clone? Has his mentor actually granted him enlightenment? Can the woman by his side kick everyone's butt?

    As kidnappers, rogue monks, and Maori gangsters chase Sid through New Zealand, India, and the redwoods of northern California, his sense of identity dissolves and something amazing takes its place. Armed with newfound insights and abilities, he marshals esoteric energy to match the power of those who seek to exploit him.

    The twists and turns of this contemporary fantasy thriller send readers on a wild ride, and we guarantee that no one will predict the outrageous ending.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Wild Rose Press
    Release dateJan 16, 2019
    ISBN9781509223756
    Coattail Karma
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    Verlin Darrow

    Verlin Darrow is currently a psychotherapist who lives with his psychotherapist wife in the woods near the Monterey Bay in northern California. They diagnose each other as necessary. Verlin is a former professional volleyball player, country-western singer/songwriter, import store owner, and assistant guru in a small, benign cult, from which he graduated everyone when he left. Before bowing to the need for higher education, a much younger Verlin ran a punch press in a sheetmetal factory, drove a taxi, worked as a night janitor, shoveled asphalt on a road crew, and installed wood floors. He barely missed being blown up by Mt. St. Helens, survived the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, and (so far) he’s successfully weathered his own internal disasters.

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