Sex. Drugs. Danger. Death. FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF BESTSELLERS HOTEL KEROBOKAN AND SNOWING IN BALIThis is the adrenaline-pumping story of the world's most audacious drug runners and the police hunt,'Operation Playboy',to track them down.These drug-running playboys 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.But 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 playboys and bring about their downfall.Celebrated true-crime writer and journalist Kathryn Bonella has travelled the world to collect first-person testimony from an international network of mules and their bosses,as well as from the elite cops who are hot on their trail.The result is a page-turning,white-knuckle thriller - the true story of a manhunt codenamed OPERATION PLAYBOY.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781787476967Number of pages: 400Weight: 300 gDimensions: 196 x 130 x 30 mm
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