The Case of the Reborn Bhagwan — William Sullivan

Oregon's bestselling author, William L. Sullivan, takes us on a wild ride with Portland police detective Neil Ferguson and his prescient, autistic daughter Susan as they set out to solve another of Oregon's enduring mysteries. Neil suspects there will be trouble when a swami reveals that the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh has been reincarnated as a 26-year-old barista in a coffee shop in Northeast Portland. In the 1980s the original Bhagwan brought thousands of red-robed followers to Oregon, preaching enlightenment and free love. They built a utopian city in Eastern Oregon's desert -- and then poisoned hundreds of people in an attempt to overthrow the government. Now the Rajneeshees are back, building a new commune on an Indian reservation near Crater Lake. After people begin falling victim to a mysterious sniper, Neil has to find out the truth behind the Rajneesh revival -- and rescue his niece Harmony.