{"title":"Kathryn Bonella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Bonella\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping narratives that blend personal journey with thrilling intrigue. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eHotel Kerobokan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSnowing in Bali\u003c\/em\u003e, explore compelling true-life stories set against vivid backdrops, inviting readers into the complexities of both place and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBalancing elements of \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e with the suspense of \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/em\u003e, Bonella's writing offers a rich, immersive experience for those drawn to real-life drama wrapped in tension and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hotel-kerobokan-by-kathryn-bonella-9781742612522","title":"Hotel Kerobokan","description":"Welcome to Hotel Kerobokan, the ironic name given to Bali's most notorious jail by its inmates. It's a bizarre nether world where murderers sleep alongside petty thieves, drug and alcohol addiction is rife, guards are corrupt and money talks. Into this hellhole have passed a procession of the infamous and the tragic: the Bali bombers, Gold Coast beautician Schapelle Corby, the Bali Nine and Chris Packer, among many others. The inmates' grim experiences are at stark odds with the holiday paradise that exists just beyond Kerobokan's dank concrete walls. Hotel Kerobokan is the shocking inside story of the jail and its inmates - famous, infamous and unknown, written by an Australian with unprecedented access to the inside. Kathryn Bonella spent a year in Bali, entering the jail every day to co-write Schapelle Corby's bestselling 2006 autobiography. Now she's telling the incredible story of the jail itself. Backed up by interviews with prisoners past and present, the truth about Hotel Kerobokan explodes off the page. Simultaneously mesmerising and stomach-turning, Hotel Kerobokan paints a confronting picture. Everything you've heard is true.\nAnd there's much, much more than you ever imagined there could be.","brand":"The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288502190316,"sku":"9781742612522","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12026903482808.jpg?v=1770558290"},{"product_id":"operation-playboy-by-kathryn-bonella-9781743533321","title":"Operation Playboy","description":"FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF TRUE CRIME BESTSELLERS HOTEL KEROBOKAN AND SNOWING IN BALI: Kathryn Bonella.\n\nSex. Drugs. Danger. Death.\n\nThis is the adrenaline-pumping, true crime story of the world's most audacious drug runners and the true life police hunt, 'Operation Playboy', to track them down.\n\nThese 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.\n\nBut 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.\n\nIf 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 OPERATION PLAYBOY.\n\nPerfect for fans of true crime stories and authors like Rusty Young, James Phelps, Chopper Read and Underbelly.\n\n| True Crime | Mafia | Organised Crime | Hoaxes \u0026amp; Deceptions | Murder \u0026amp; Mayhem |\n\nAvailable at all etailers and in audiobook.\n\nGrab Your Copy NOW . . . \n\nPRAISE FOR KATHRYN BONELLA\n\n\n'[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.' Tracks on Snowing in Bali\n\n'. . . 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 . . .' Sun Herald on Hotel Kerobokan\n\n'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.' 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Snowing in Bali is the story of the drug trafficking and dealing scene that's made Bali one of the world's most important destinations in the global distribution of narcotics. With its central location to the Asia Pacific market, its thriving tourist industry to act as cover for importation, and a culture of corruption that can easily help law enforcement turn a blind eye, Bali has long been a paradise for traffickers as well as for holiday-makers.  Kathryn Bonella, bestselling author of Hotel Kerobokan, has been given extraordinary access into the lives of some of the biggest players in Bali's drug world, both past and present.\nShe charts their rise to incredible wealth and power, and their drug-fuelled lifestyles, filled with orgies, outrageous extravagance and surfing. But running international drug empires in Bali can also be a highly risky business, with terrible consequences for those caught and convicted.","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244150206700,"sku":"9781925482928","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925482928-snowing-in-bali-1.jpg?v=1787993608"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/kathryn-bonella.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}