"It's honest and authentic, and quite simply an amazing story!" Barbara Noe Kennedy, former Senior Editor -- National Geographic Travel Books

"Loved it! Along the lines of 'On the Road' and less depressing than 'Into the Wild'. Gorman's writing is clear and honest!" -- Victoria Irwin - Discovery

The heavy iron cell door clangs shut, and in 1969, 19-year-old American Paul Gorman finds himself locked inside a jail for a minor crime in dictator Francisco Franco's Canary Islands.

The U.S. consulate service tells Gorman it will be a miracle if they can get him out. Nine thousand miles from home, he curses himself for the trouble he is in. His plight worsens when his consul is a no-show at his arraignment. Terrified by the possibility of spending up to six years in notorious Prison de Barranco Seco, he wonders how he will survive this INTERPOL dumping ground. Thoughts of escape and the unthinkable ravage his foggy brain as the U.S. government steps in with a clever plan to free him -- but with ulterior motives of its own.

Having left home five months earlier, Gorman's journey is the dramatic and sometimes humorous true tale of a young man searching for adventure, his place in the world, and the lessons he learns. Along the lines of Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, Midnight Express by Billy Hayes, and Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale, this riveting tale will entertain and intrigue adventurers of all ages.