Unforgiving Destiny: The Relentless Pursuit of a Black-Marketeer

by David McMillan

Unforgiving Destiny follows the true story of the 37-year pursuit by authorities on five continents to imprison and execute David McMillan as he travelled as an independent smuggler. Dogged by an obsessed DEA agent, he evades the death penalty in Thailand by escaping prison, only to be 'disappeared' in Pakistan after crossing the Afghan border. After every downfall, McMillan rebuilds his life and network only to find the same agency people arranging capture by any means. In this private history, readers are taken to the streets of New York City and Colombia, then through the war-zones of Afghanistan and torture cells in Karachi. At the same time, McMillan balances a double life of a London gentleman with the women in his life oblivious to his true nature. Look to the author pages to hear readings, related music over those years and see the faces behind this extraordinary journey. “Imagine losing everything you care about. Home, family, freedom, every object that built your life,” writes McMillan. “Then locked in some of the world’s worst prisons. Even if you survive, there are little deaths feeding on your guts — when that happens five times over thirty years, those little deaths drain your soul.” Unforgiving Destiny – the Relentless Pursuit of a Black Marketeer reveals the ultimate cost of survival in the darkest of dark worlds.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

424 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 2, 2017

Reviews

[Shaun Attwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

if you watched David's movie, his Danny Dyer episode or seen his true crime podcasts on youtube, you will love this book, as it expands in great detail with many colourful descriptions and literary flourishes, all in David's warm articulate voice, as well as being a cautionary tale there are many other lessons David imparts in this masterpiece

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Raw, real and fascinating told factually and eloquently without dramatisation as though you are sitting with a worldly gentleman sipping whisky and listening to an intriguing journey through a world that exists all around you hidden by a veil. Utterly intriguing. The calm, methodical methods and thinking, the easy acceptance of risk. The tenacity and perseverance all come through as he talks matter of factly without ego or arrogance.

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, interesting window in the brutal world of drug trafficking, police, and prision. Do not recommend to read if you are going to visit any third world countries. This book shows very well how life is cheap there.

If you consider the author is a past heroin user, the lucidity is incredible.

Very interesting read in general

[Matthew Okuhara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why isn’t this book a Quentin Tarinto movie? Superb.

[Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great biography, especially the audiobook is well done and read by the author. Amazing stories.