Chris Thrall left the Royal Marine Commandos to find fortune in Hong Kong, but following a bizarre series of jobs ended up homeless and in psychosis from crystal meth addiction. He began working for the 14K, a vicious Hong Kong crime syndicate, as a nightclub doorman in the Wan Chai red-light district, where he uncovered a vast global conspiracy and the ‘Foreign Triad’ – a secretive expat clique in cahoots with the Chinese gangs. Alone and confused in the neon glare of Hong Kong’s seedy backstreets, Chris was forced to survive in the world’s most unforgiving city, hooked on the world’s most dangerous drug …
Engaging, honest and full of Chris’s irrepressible humour, this remarkable memoir combines gripping storytelling with brooding menace as the Triads begin to cast their shadow over him. The result is a truly psychotic urban nightmare.
‘This year’s best book.’ – Time Out
Chris Thrall returned from a year in Hong Kong suffering severe psychosis from crystal meth addiction. The medical profession said recovery was unlikely and recommended admitting him to a psychiatric hospital.
‘There’s nothing wrong with me!’
The former Royal Marines Commando refused all intervention and his life descended into a chaotic cycle of drug use that almost killed him … until salvation came in a surprising form.
In this long-awaited follow-up to Eating Smoke, Chris tells a harrowing yet refreshing and often hilarious account of addiction and one gutsy journey to recovery.
‘Brilliant. Simply brilliant. An amazing yet hilarious insight into the dark world of drug addiction and the bright light of recovery.’ – Mark Time, Going Commando
Chris Thrall set out to run an ultramarathon a day from John O’Groats to Land’s End, solo, unsupported and sleeping in a tent by the side of the road. He’d not trained for two years whilst awaiting major spinal surgery. His backpack alone for the staggering 999-mile slog weighed over fifteen kilograms. Most said Chris couldn’t do it. The former commando promised he would. Because to a Royal Marine success is simply a State of Mind …
‘Sterling effort – zero negativity and a positive mind!’ – Ant Middleton. SAS: Who Dares Wins
Following the death of his wife and son, Hans Larsson buys a yacht named Future, intending to sail across the Atlantic with his young daughter Jessica. En route they meet Penny, a seasoned English skipper, who joins them as crew, and the larger-than-life Marcel, a Dutch art dealer hiding a secret, along with a stash of drugs on his vintage boat. Battling storms, sharks and pirates, Hans and Jessica experience the adventure of a lifetime, until fate intervenes to leave them fighting for survival on an ocean less perilous than the mind . . .
‘Among the best of the newcomers.’ – The Star
Former Navy SEAL Hans Larsson arrives on Cape Verde to salvage his sunken yacht, ‘Future.’ But in a frightening turn of events, he uncovers the island’s dark secret, the Trade. In his role as special operative, Hans employs the Concern’s covert global reach and sophisticated technology to expose a vile chain leading all the way to Washington.
‘Among the best of the newcomers.’ – The Star
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