
The Edge
David McMillan(Author)
Mainstream Publishing
Will be published approx. on 23. September 2014
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-78057-583-4 (ISBN)
Description
The only Westerner ever to escape from Thailand's notorious Bangkok Hilton, drug smuggler David McMillan tells his story from the beginning in The Edge, the gripping prequel to the international bestseller Escape. A millionaire by twenty-one, McMillan smuggles two tonnes of marijuana from northern Thailand by Learjet, befriends drug-dealing pimps in fishbowl brothels in Bangkok, rigs cockfights in Manila with a disgraced British peer and transports liquid heroin in a glass statue. But success comes at a heavy cost. While this true survivor serves prison time in half a dozen countries on four continents, the true price of his exploits is paid by everyone he holds dear.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
1 x 8pp b/w
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78057-583-4 (9781780575834)
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Person
David McMillan began his drug-smuggling career following a trip to India in his 20s. Following his arrest in Thailand and subsequent escape from Klong Prem maximum-security prison in 1996, David continued to undertake risky adventures until retiring to London in the late '90s.