The Trial of Maximo Bonga: The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia

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John Harris

The Trial of Maximo Bonga

The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia

John Harris

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English

Summersdale
11 June 2015

True crime; Fiction & Literature

This title is based on a true story. On a remote Philippines beach, a young woman's body is found. The corrupt local police think they have found the perfect fall guy in Maximo Bonga - cantankerous World War Two veteran and owner of the weirdest guesthouse in town. But unbeknownst to them, an unlikely friendship has been forged between Maximo and John, one of the boarders of Maximo's guest-house-cum-boot-camp, where an old machine gun and camouflaged mantraps stand guard and a tyrannical rooster terrorises the guests. Along with a rag-tag bunch of misfits, John sets out to defend the old soldier in a kangaroo court set up at the local cockpit, in a skewed paradise like no other.

By: John Harris
Imprint: Summersdale
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781849537230
ISBN 10: 1849537232
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 11 June 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Harris left his job at 18 to travel and work around the world. His trip round South-East Asia formed the background for his bestselling first book, The Backpacker. John is currently based in Vietnam.

Reviews for The Trial of Maximo Bonga: The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia

'Harris writes a worthy who-dun-it thriller about friendship and one man’s quest for justice... Harris does achieve to seamlessly meld his own experience with the fabricated to create a page-turning novel that makes the perfect easy-going holiday read' -- Emma Russell - Time Out, Hong Kong ‘Great read. Very enjoyable. Feels like a proper story that took me on a journey.’ -- Jamie Goold, film and documentary maker