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Escape: The True Story of the Only Westerner Ever to Break Out of the Bangkok Hilton (Paperback)

by David McMillan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Publishing; New Edition with Illustrations edition (3 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845963458
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845963453
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,045 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The chapters as the escape draws near move with break-neck speed of the best thrillers."
--News of the World, July 20, 2008

"As the escape draws near the book moves with the break-neck speed of the best thrillers."
--News of the World, July 20, 2008


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Klong Prem prison, Thailand. The 'Bangkok Hilton', where 600 foreigners wait and rot among the 12,000 inmates. Amidst the tragic, ruthless and forgotten, one man resolves to do what no other has done: escape. This is the true story of drug smuggler David McMillan's perilous break-out from Asia's most notorious prison. After being arrested at Don Muang airport, McMillan spent over a year in Klong Plem awaiting trial. He watched as the other foreign prisoners fell prey to disease, violence and despair. Death appeared to be their only way out, but he resolved that this would not be the end for him. Two weeks before a near-certain death sentence, McMillan escaped, never to be seen in Thailand again. In this gripping account, he reveals the nightmare of existence in this infamous jail and explains how he made his hazardous jailbreak.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How to Survive, 26 Feb 2009
By Michael Lee (Jersey, UK Channel Islands) - See all my reviews
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I bought Escape after listening to author David McMillan interviewed on Dublin's 98 Radio. He sounded quite the opposite of the career criminal he admits to, and after reading Escape I read half-a-dozen of the other prison-hell stories. Only Escape and Marching Powder seem to convey the realities of the drug/jail world. The others give what most of the public seem to want - unrelenting grisly events, probably exaggerated, in books unconnected by any solid story. I've read Escape twice now, and it improves on a second reading when you know the outcome and so have time to enjoy the humour and world-weary cynicism of McMillan's Sam Spade style. I heard him say on the radio that being involved in the drug world was a `betrayal' but sensibly he doesn't sound remorseful in the book. Nothing makes a lynch mob happy anyway, except a rope. The book was recently blacklisted in UK prisons, but Escape's essential reading for anyone at all interested in stories of true survival.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Break Out from a Nightmare, 28 Jun 2008
By JJ Louise (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Most of us might pass by gut-wrenching stories of prison escapes, but this true prison break story breaks the mould. It is really a story of loyalty and friendship.
Without the jazz-club chanteuse who flew to Bangkok the moment she saw his arrest flashed on the nightly news, the tireless supporters and his enduring friends David would have never managed the near-impossible jailbreak. Every chapter left me wanting more, and as ever, the truth is stranger than fiction. This book deserves to be moved from the airport racks to the libraries.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Grittier, wittier and more endearing than Howard Marks..........., 1 Jul 2008
By Scott Dawson (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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When you first pick up Escape you know that you are going to be in for a literary treat. David McMillan skilfully guides his reader through the arduous realities of a pan-continent drug smuggler who suddenly finds himself looking at a death sentence in Thailand's notorious Klong Prem prison.
Escape is, refreshingly, not a diatribe against the harsh Thai justice system. Instead the author offers an incomparable insight into the relationships, wit and fights for survival that occurs day in, day out in such hell holes. The truly amazing thing however is that amongst all of the hopelessness, despair and madness going on within the prison walls, McMillan manages to prepare, plan and execute an audacious escape which, against all odds, he gets away with.
Having read many other books in this genre I have no hesitation in recommending Escape to other readers who will find this authors style to be both hugely amusing and non-egocentric. The only criticism that I have of David McMillan is that he hasn't published a sequel yet!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Escape to the last few chapters. Most of the book just doesn't make sense.
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Published 6 days ago by Mr. G. Hoare

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Escape
Ignoring the mixed reviews of this book I picked it up and couldn't put it down; it seems there are more people out there who really dig this book who don't bother to say so. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Free Reader

1.0 out of 5 stars don't bother
Very boring book. Unlikeable main character. Despite the claim that it is a true story i certainly got the feeling sometimes it was more fictionous boasting that fact. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
I tuned in to an episode of Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men on Bravo with David McMillan the main subject matter (Series 2 Episode 3) but missed the first half hour. Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. Mclean

2.0 out of 5 stars A very dull book
Far from 'Unputdownable' I really had to struggle to finish this book. In fact it was a struggle all the way through. Read more
Published 3 months ago by The Reverend B

2.0 out of 5 stars Please...don't bother
Having read many books within this genre, this was the first I couldn't finish. I just found the protagonist to be blasé and generally uninteresting. Read more
Published 3 months ago by superdudeo

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful yet Hard-Hitting
I read this on a plane out of Asia and enjoyed every page. I've seen some bad reviews of this book but I've only read a couple of this type. Read more
Published 3 months ago by B. Atherton

1.0 out of 5 stars A prison experience no worse than cheap tourist backpacking lodgings.
In this account, Escape by David McMillan makes Klong Prem, one of Bangkok's notorious big prisons seems no worse than cheap tourist backpacking lodgings. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. Smethurst

1.0 out of 5 stars BORING!!!
Have ready many many prison books this one has to be the most boring
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Published 5 months ago by m.lat

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Crop
I read this book on a long train journey across Europe and found the build-up terrific. Of course, by the jacket we know the guy DOES escape but it's the how that is important... Read more
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