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Jailbreak : Australia’s Most Unforgettable Prison Escapes

Lewis, Wendy
ISBN: 9781760401238 Category:

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TRUE CRIME

  • 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-278) First Edition. #111024
  • Escaped prisoners — Australia
  • Escapes — Australia
  • Is attempting to escape really worth the risk? Riveting true stories.

    Jailbreak chronicles the pick of Australian prison escapes with the most notorious prisons and most desperate escapees. Ranging from sheer brutality to love-conquers-all, every one of these stories is riveting and real.

    Featuring Russell Cox, the only man to escape from ‘escape-proof’ Katingal then try to break back in; hapless serial escapees Arthur ‘Slim’ Halliday and Darcy Dugan; Mulawa’s Julie Cashman and her two doomed lovers; the unstoppable Raymond Denning; Helicopter Man John Killick; tragic Pentridge escapee Ronald Ryan and many more.

    Escaping from prison is a huge risk to take. The men and women in these stories all decided it was worth the risk. See what you think…

Additional Information

AuthorLewis, Wendy
Number of pages279
PublisherEcho Publishing
Year Published2016
Binding Type

Softcover
Book Condition

AS NEW COPY!

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