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Midnight Express (Paperback)

by Billy Hayes (Author), William Hoffer (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (1 Mar 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0751508810
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751508819
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 285,178 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For Billy Hayes, 1970 was a horrifying year. It was the year when he tried to smuggle 4lbs of hashish from Istanbul back to his home in America. It was the year when he was arrested at Istanbul airport, tried, and sentenced to 30 in a Turkish jail. For five years he suffered the filth, brutality and degradation of imprisonment in an environment of hellish squalor, while his family fought in vain to secure his release. Finally in desperation, he made a daring escape bid and incredibly the bid succeeded. This is the astounding true story, told in Billy Hayes's own words, of those five years of living hell and of the harrowing ordeal of his time on the run. Vivid and realistic without being morbid, it is a classic story of survival and human endurance, told with humour, intelligence and total honesty.


About the Author

Billy Hayes was born in New York City. He went to Marquette University, dropped out before graduation and the following years are recounted in this book. William Hoffer is co-author of CAUGHT IN THE ACT and is Director of the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, amazing, can't put it down!, 10 Nov 2005
By Elodie (Brighton) - See all my reviews
If you have seen the film and are thinking of reading the book, then go for it. It won't spoil the film for you. The book is slightly different, more powerful than the book in some ways and the ending is different.
If you have not yet seen the film and are about to read the book STOP right now. Watch the film first! Because if you dont you may not like the film as much and that would be a shame!
This amazing story tells the 4 years of Hell Billy Hayes had to endure for trying to smuggle marijuana from Turkey to the USA. The prison of Ankara is the worst place on earth for Billy and his inmates. and when you think it's tough, it gets tougher.
Great story, great reading, a must read if you enjoy gripping true life stories!
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've read, 22 Mar 2001
By K. Barbour "SEGA" (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the most harrowing stories I've read. Billy Hayes was made a subject of by the Turkish Government. Although you know he escapes as it's written on the back of the book you're still rooting for him to succeed and get away from the torture and suffering he endured over 5 years. The conditions in which he had to live were atrocious.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read real life stories.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read, well written, 2 Jan 2005
I saw the film and then read the book - the book does a much better job at really expressing Billy's feelings and the real mental pain he went through. Don't expect the Hollywood ending in the book, even allowing for poetic licence. A good read, but left me a little disappointed having seen the film first, but glad to have read it nevertheless.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable easy read
Although I did enjoy this book, I can't help but compare it to Henri Charrier's Papillon and it comes no where near it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by edzshed

5.0 out of 5 stars Graphic, nail-biting, horrific, brilliant!!
If you're ever thinking of smuggling anything that you shouldn't- give this book a read first!
Billy Hayes account of his many years in Turkish prisons for trying to take a... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2007 by Jim Anso

5.0 out of 5 stars It don't sound good in there...
Riveting! Billy Hayes, touring Europe, is made an example of by the Turkish authorities for trying to smuggle out 2 kilos of Hash. His reward? Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2006 by The Owler

5.0 out of 5 stars Midnight Express
A chilling first hand account of the story of Billy Hayes. An American sentenced to a stint in a Turkish prison.
A harrowing story of trial justice and survival. Read more
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An accurate betrayal of 'what really happened', the book keeps seems to be a good representation of the facts. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, Harrowing, Shocking . . . . .
To read what the author went through certainly brings home the shocking truth of life in a less civilised culture. Read more
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