Eating Smoke by Chris Thrall

“Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find fortune in Hong Kong, but instead found himself homeless, hooked on crystal meth and working for the 14K, Hong Kong’s largest crime family, as a doorman in the Wanchai red-light district. Dealing with violence, psychosis and the ‘Foreign Triad’ – a secretive expat clique working hand-in-hand with the Chinese syndicates – he had to survive in the world’s most unforgiving city, addicted to the world’s most dangerous drug.”

In the 1990s, former Royal Marine Chris Thrall found himself being sucked into a downward spiral in Hong Kong, when his work as a Wanchai bouncer drew him into the world of triads and crystal meth addiction. Now 42, off drugs and pursuing a new life, Thrall reveals how he saw the end -- and found a future -- in his autobiography "Eating Smoke."
You can read more here about the author and book...
http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/life/interview-eating-smoke-857206#ixzz1YV9tUFRP

My Thoughts:
Eating Smoke is a gritty true story of a young man who leaves the Royal Army for a better life in Hong Kong, or so he thought. Chris Thrall finds that life in Hong Kong is full of drugs, prostitution and the Triads and is not a particularly great place to be. As his addiction to crystal meth leaps out of control, he finds himself homeless, doing more and more meth, not taking care of his body and becoming extremely paranoid. I found this story to be sad, emotional and happy at the same time. Sad because of what the drug does to the body. Emotional because I can not imagine anyone living a life like that. Happy because Chris left Hong Kong and is now off drugs and living a much better life. I think this book should be read by anyone, whether you or someone you know is addicted to any substance or you just want a great non fiction book to read.
Visit the authors website: http://www.christhrall.com/

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I received a copy of this book from Lightning Book Promotion and the website is http://lightningbookpromotions.com  and was not monetarily compensated for my review.