{"product_id":"ungrateful-bastard-by-susan-ashline-9798765151723","title":"Ungrateful Bastard","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGordon “Woody” Mower made worldwide news for his foiled attempt to escape a maximum-security prison in a getaway coffin. Now, behind the headlines is a story the notorious prisoner tells only to author Susan Ashline. \u003ci\u003eUngrateful Bastard\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the making of a killer and escape artist, from a troubled upbringing on a rural farm to a descent into crime, fuelled by abuse, addiction, and a thirst for vengeance. A haunting examination of the criminal mind, read some of the killer’s tale through his own chilling words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe murderer first rose to infamy in 1996 when, at eighteen years old, he shot his parents dead, forever silencing his mother’s moniker for him: “Ungrateful bastard.” Mower fled, leading authorities on an international manhunt. When the fugitive was featured on the TV show \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Most Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e, a tip led to his capture. The judge spared the teenager the death penalty, sending him to prison for life. The killer’s relentless pursuit of freedom culminated in a daring scheme to escape prison buried alive under sawdust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA gripping account, \u003ci\u003eUngrateful Bastard\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the tragic events that shaped a killer’s dark psyche, and the prison climate that allowed him to practise an escape repeatedly, without prison guards ever catching on. \u003ci\u003eUngrateful Bastard\u003c\/i\u003e blows the lid off of the Mower case from the cradle to the (escape) coffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617303544044,"sku":"9798765151723","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4075aaff0763da474fb1f46f61704ee3.jpg?v=1778531584","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ungrateful-bastard-by-susan-ashline-9798765151723","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}