{"product_id":"operation-playboy-by-kathryn-bonella-9781743533321","title":"Operation Playboy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of true crime bestsellers Hotel Kerobokan and Snowing in Bali: Kathryn Bonella.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSex. Drugs. Danger. Death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the adrenaline-pumping, true crime story of the world's most audacious drug runners and the true life police hunt, \u003cem\u003eOperation Playboy\u003c\/em\u003e, to track them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese drug-running criminals travel the globe: they ski in Europe, surf in Bali, hook up with celebrity models and live in five-star hotels. They are 24\/7 party boys with brass balls, steely nerves and reckless ambitions. They pay for their high-risk, hedonistic lifestyle by trafficking cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana on international flights and through the world's biggest airports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut to ride the wave you have to roll the dice. And in this game, a bust means prison - or even a firing squad. A Brazilian cop is watching closely, determined to close the net. With a small team, he battles corrupt colleagues and bent judges to learn the secrets of the criminal playboys' gang and bring about their downfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you love true crime or organised crime thrillers, drug bust stories, espionage, murder and mayhem, mafia films, international mystery and crime, heists and biographies featuring a real police operation and a real criminal gang, then this is the true crime biography for you... a page-turning, white-knuckle thriller - the true story of a mafia-style manhunt codenamed \u003cem\u003eOperation Playboy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of true crime stories and authors like Rusty Young, James Phelps, Chopper Read and Underbelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Crime | Mafia | Organised Crime | Hoaxes \u0026amp; Deceptions | Murder \u0026amp; Mayhem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable at all etailers and in audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrab Your Copy NOW...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for Kathryn Bonella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[A] graphic insight into the hidden world of Bali's top western criminal cocaine bosses... With unprecedented access into their lives author Kathryn Bonella charts their rise to incredible wealth and power... [and] also follows many to the depths of hell when they are busted.\" - \u003cem\u003eTracks on Snowing in Bali\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"...an insightful and sharply observed account of life inside Indonesia's most notorious prison. Bonella casts a cool journalistic eye over some horrific true life events...\" - \u003cem\u003eSun Herald on Hotel Kerobokan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bonella's portrayal of the jail... will make readers flinch with its graphic descriptions of violence and debauchery taking place under the eyes of bent guards.\" - \u003cem\u003eSouth China Morning Post on Hotel Kerobokan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243497468140,"sku":"9781743533321","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781743533321-operation-playboy-1.jpg?v=1787986101","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/operation-playboy-by-kathryn-bonella-9781743533321","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}