I Love You Phillip Morris: A True Story of Life, Love, and Prison Breaks

by Steve McVicker

To escape from a Texas jail or prison once is unusual. To do it four times is incredible. To do it four times in five years and always on a Friday the 13th is the stuff of legend. Welcome to the world... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786869038
• ISBN13: 9780786869039
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Miramax Books
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

There's no escaping it: this jail break book is a great read

McVicker reels in the reader immediately with this incredible but true story of embezzlement, jail breaks and crazy love. It's a top-notch book -- and one that's nearly impossible to put down.

bravo!

McVicker effortlessly blends excellent journalism with great writing and a suspenseful tale in this compelling, readable true-life adventure. The story is poignant without being mawkish, and hilarious without condescension.Once I started, I couldn't put it down.

Good reading for Jail and Law Enforcement Employees

I enjoyed reading the book. It was full of interesting stories and very entertaining. It was amazing how the conman got away with what he did. I think this book would be a great movie. McVicker did a great job telling the story.

A Good Ride

A fun, fascinating book about an incredibly intelligent con man. The strange thing is how you find yourself rooting for Russell, even though he's a criminal -- after all, the reason he keeps getting caught is he can't help being in love. How can you fault someone for that?McVicker has put together a page-turner. A definite must read!

Wilder Than Fiction

The amazing true story of con man and escape artist Steven Russell is the stuff movies are made of. A sample escapade: To escape from a Texas prison, he dropped a green Magic Marker into a sink full of water, then dunked his prison-uniform pants. Combined with a stolen hospital shirt, the green-dyed pants looked like surgical scrubs. Guards assumed Russell was a visiting doctor, and let Russell walk out of prison.The books is full of such highjinks, including Russell's love story with Phillip Morris, a scrawny miscreant he met at the Harris County Jail. But most fascinating of all is the character study of a highly successful liar. Says Russell: "I'm persuasive because I understand and listen to people. I study everything about a person. No detail is too small. People love to talk, and I love to listen. Listening to a person is the key to being able to outwit them."