Book description
Following the collapse of his business and the loss of his home,
Frank Kane made a catastrophic decision. In desperation, he agreed to
smuggle cocaine out of Venezuela. Almost inevitably, he and his
girlfriend, Sam, were caught.
The price they paid was a ten-year sentence in the hell of the
overcrowded Venezuelan prison system, notorious for corruption and
abuse, and rife with weapons and gangs. At one point, Frank was held
in the remote El Dorado prison, better known for being the one-time
home of Henri Charrière, or Papillon. He witnessed countless murders
as gang leaders fought for power, and he had to become as ruthless as
his fellow inmates in order to survive. In an attempt to dull the
reality of the horrendous conditions, he succumbed to drugs.
After enduring years of systematic beatings by the guards and
attempts on his life by inmates, Frank suffered more than one
breakdown. He lost over four stone and was riddled with disease, but
somehow he found the strength within himself to survive and was
eventually released in 2004 after serving over seven years of his
sentence. During the long walk back from hell, Frank decided to tell
his story.
Thrilling ... as true stories from savage foreign hellholes go, this
is up there with the most extraordinary **** Ice
Frank Kane was
born in Cheshire in 1953. After many years working in the electrical
industry, he started his own electrical wholesale business, which
collapsed after 12 years of very successful trading. Since his release
from prison, Frank is now settled and working as a lorry driver.
John Tilsley is also the author of Be a Good Boy, Johnny and
Nevada Blue. He lives in Cheshire.
