{"product_id":"death-row-and-back-luke-j-cook-9781764609401","title":"Death Row and Back: A True Story of Survival, Injustice, and Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeath Row and Back: A True Story of Survival, Injustice, and Hope\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis the true account of an Australian man wrongfully accused, imprisoned, and sentenced to death inside Thailand's justice system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Luke Cook is arrested for a crime he did not commit, his life is instantly dismantled. Unable to speak the language or understand the legal process unfolding around him, he is taken to a super-maximum security prison and placed in solitary confinement for months at a time. Locked alone in a non-stimulus concrete cell, deprived of human contact and basic dignity, Luke is pushed to the limits of psychological endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the case against him progresses, Luke discovers that innocence offers no protection. Evidence is ignored, logic bends, and court proceedings advance with chilling inevitability. The ordeal reaches its darkest moment when he is condemned to death and transferred to Bang Kwang Central Prison, known as the \u003cem\u003e\"Big Tiger\"\u003c\/em\u003e-the only prison in Thailand where executions are carried out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with raw honesty, dark humor, and unflinching detail, Death Row and Back chronicles Luke's descent into isolation, injustice, and uncertainty. It is not a legal thriller or a tale of easy redemption, but a deeply human story about survival, resilience, and what it takes to endure when hope itself becomes dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first in a three-part true story, ending at the moment a death sentence is delivered and the long fight for survival and justice truly begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in true crime, wrongful convictions, survival stories, and the realities of foreign prison systems, Death Row and Back offers an unforgettable and confronting glimpse into a world few ever escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luke J. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764609409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764609401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Luke Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Luke J. Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801397965055,"sku":"9781764609401","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-row-and-back-luke-j-cook-9781764609401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}