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

Escape: The True Story of the Only Westerner Ever to Break Out of the Bangkok Hilton by Mcmillan, David. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9781845963453.

Klong Prem prison, Thailand, known as the "Bangkok Hilton," is a place where 600 foreigners wait and rot among the 12,000 inmates. Amid 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 McMillans perilous break-out from Asias most notorious prison. After being arrested at Don Muang airport, McMillan spent more than 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.