On the Lam

On the Lam

Great (and Not So Great) Escapes from Prison

By Lorna Poplak
Paperback $21.99

$21.99

Publication Date: 4th November 2025

Fascinating stories of the age-old tug-of-war between prisons desperate to keep inmates inside and the escapees pursuing freedom. A convict who returned to the prison he had recently escaped from to... Read More
Fascinating stories of the age-old tug-of-war between prisons desperate to keep inmates inside and the escapees pursuing freedom. A convict who returned to the prison he had recently escaped from to... Read More
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Fascinating stories of the age-old tug-of-war between prisons desperate to keep inmates inside and the escapees pursuing freedom.

A convict who returned to the prison he had recently escaped from to foment a mass breakout; a murderer on the run who veered from folk hero to persona non grata after killing a police dog; a fugitive from the United States who was recaptured in Canada after she was featured on America’s Most Wanted — these are just a few of the felons whose prison break adventures continue to enthrall and terrify.

Along with probing the origins, structure, and failings of a collection of historic and contemporary correctional institutions, On the Lam brings into sharp focus the attempts of masterminds, tricksters, villains, and innocents to claw their way to freedom — sometimes successful, sometimes abortive, often deadly.
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  • Price: $21.99
  • Pages: 224
  • Carton Quantity: 40
  • Publisher: Dundurn Press
  • Imprint: Dundurn Press
  • Publication Date: 4th November 2025
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
  • Illustration Note: 20 b&w photos
  • ISBN: 9781459754379
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology
    HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)
    TRUE CRIME / Historical
Author Bio
Lorna Poplak is a writer, editor, and researcher with a fascination for the dark side of history. She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada and Sisters in Crime. She lives in Toronto.
Fascinating stories of the age-old tug-of-war between prisons desperate to keep inmates inside and the escapees pursuing freedom.

A convict who returned to the prison he had recently escaped from to foment a mass breakout; a murderer on the run who veered from folk hero to persona non grata after killing a police dog; a fugitive from the United States who was recaptured in Canada after she was featured on America’s Most Wanted — these are just a few of the felons whose prison break adventures continue to enthrall and terrify.

Along with probing the origins, structure, and failings of a collection of historic and contemporary correctional institutions, On the Lam brings into sharp focus the attempts of masterminds, tricksters, villains, and innocents to claw their way to freedom — sometimes successful, sometimes abortive, often deadly.
  • Price: $21.99
  • Pages: 224
  • Carton Quantity: 40
  • Publisher: Dundurn Press
  • Imprint: Dundurn Press
  • Publication Date: 4th November 2025
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
  • Illustrations Note: 20 b&w photos
  • ISBN: 9781459754379
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology
    HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)
    TRUE CRIME / Historical
Lorna Poplak is a writer, editor, and researcher with a fascination for the dark side of history. She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada and Sisters in Crime. She lives in Toronto.

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