When Frank Morris and the brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz, their bodies never recovered from the freezing waters of San Francisco Bay, what resulted was decades of speculation. The most common is that they drowned, their bodies swept out to sea.

This new account of their escape, written by a nephew of the Anglins, suggests that they were able to successfully escape with the aid of mobster Mickey Cohen, and make their way to Brazil, where they lived out their lives. It's tempting to discount this account as wishful thinking, and the authors use of reconstructed dialogue doesn't help matters. But I found the book persuasive. An important addition to the growing body of literature on "the Rock."

This was an excellent book about a subject that has intrigued me for years. I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Alcatrez, especially the last escape, to read this one.