Set against the gangster culture of the mid-twentieth century, a profile of criminals Whitey Riordan and Patches Waters, members of the Shopping Bag Gang of Hell's Kitchen, describes their life of crime, their arrest and conviction, and their violent 1941 escape from Sing Sing that cost the lives of four men. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: This collection tells the stories of true prison breaks, including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is the basis for Catch Me If You Can, and Henri Charrieré whose memoir is the basis for Papillon, plus many more.

Product Description: Frank Dell’s experience as a Second World War pilot with the Royal Air Force’s Light Night Striking Force takes an even more dramatic turn when his Mosquito is shot down over Germany on the night of 14/15 October 1944. In Mosquito Down Frank recounts his escape from the disintegrating aircraft, his descent by parachute, and how, battered and bruised, he finds himself in a field adjacent to a German V2 rocket launch pad...read more