Primary Format: Paper | |
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ISBN: | 9781611689761 |
Published: | 04/04/2017 |
Pages: | 256 |
Size: | 6 x 9 in. |
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Escape from Dannemora: Richard Matt, David Sweat, and the Great Adirondack Manhunt
Michael Benson
Paper: $19.95E-book: $19.99
A solid read and informative text about prison management, this book will be of interest to students and staff involved in correctional facilities and general readers of true crime.
—Library Journal
While Benson easily achieves the two goals of compiling information and writing a captivating story, he achieves something more difficult. He illuminates the relationship between the Dannemora prison and the community it resides in, with all the complexities inherent between them.
—Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Escape from Dannemora is not just an epic history of a notorious prison and its staggering security lapses. It’s also a riveting tale of how lust, seduction, and egregious negligence allowed two unabashed killers to escape-prompting a three-week manhunt that ended in bullets and bloodshed. . . . A phenomenal read.
—Michele R. McPhee, bestselling author of Maximum Harm and A Mob Story
What we want is true crime with depth, flare, and journalistic principles, leaving the pomp and circumstance to the amateurs. Escape from Dannemora delivers on those levels, but also brings us deep into the psychological tones of a story we think we know. . . . The book is all at once engaging, historical, and thrilling. Michael Benson brings us behind the scenes of this dangerous, violent and riveting high-profile manhunt. Perfectly paced, finely drawn . . . fascinating.
—M. William Phelps, New York Times bestselling author of Dangerous Ground: My Friendship with a Serial Killer
Escape from Dannemora is a captivating story with everything a reader could want: breathtaking detail, historical context, well-developed characters, and a pace that leaves you wanting more.
—Paula Reed Ward, author of Death By Cyanide
MICHAEL BENSON has written on music, sports, crime, film, the military, and politics for a range of national publications. He is the author of Why the Grateful Dead Matter, and of numerous books of true crime, including The Devil at Genesee Junction and Evil Season. He lives in Brooklyn.