Product Description

Written from his cell and smuggled out page by page, Colin Martin's autobiography chronicles an innocent man's struggle to survive inside one of the world's most dangerous prisons. After being swindled out of a fortune, Colin was let down by the hopelessly corrupt Thai police. Forced to rely upon his own resources, he tracked down the man who conned him and, drawn into a fight, he accidentally killed that man's bodyguard. Colin was arrested, denied a fair trial, convicted of murder and thrown into prison, where he remained for 8 years. Honest and often disturbing, but told with a surprising humour, Welcome to Hell is the remarkable story of how Colin was denied justice again and again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14712 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-01
• Binding: Hardcover
• 231 pages

Gerry Ryan, RTE 2, May 30th 2005
"An amazing story...an extraordinary story, there's the making of a good film in it...An incredible achievment."

Liverpool Echo
'A fascinating read, horrifying and entertaining in equal measure. Superbly written.'

The Northern Standard
'Welcome to Hell makes a compulsive, fast moving read, and has all the raw materials for a movie.'

Customer Reviews

Real page turner!
Bought this at the departure lounge to read on the beach while on holiday. Started to read while bored waiting for the plane to take off and found i was unable to put it down once i started. Suffice to say id finished the book before i landed in eygpt. Easy gripping read that i became completely absorbed in. Highly recommend.

A pretty honest account of Thai (in)justice
This is a gripping and easy read (you will get through it in a day or two). It would be quite easy to see this made into a movie. The book seemed to dwell more on the horrors of the Thai (in)justice system rather that sordid tales of life behind bard in Thailand.. although there were enough of them too. It comes across as a pretty honest account and having spent some time living in Thailand, I was almost wincing at how naive he was at the start of his ordeal. You can't help, but feel for the guy and how he was conned, betrayed, taken advantage of. The type of story that put life into perspective.

Phantastic read
I have read a few "Thai prison" books and this one is among the best, without a doubt. Not only does it tell you about the horrors of the Thai penal system, but equally shocking, about the human treason and betrayal of the worst sort. This book definitely made me think twice about ever going to Thailand again. I am sure it is a nice country, but it is probably not safe. Unlike some other reviewers, I felt that Martin's story was very credible and it is most of all consistent with other accounts (i.e. Fellow's book for example).

I read this book in a sleepless night and it was impossible for me to put it down.