Southbound — Jerry S. Drake

Serving life in a Colorado penitentiary for crimes he did not commit, Kevin Mathias dreams of the impossible - getting away to a sanctuary country in South America! In the dead of winter, when a bizarre and perilous breakout opportunity briefly appears, Kev acts impulsively to bolt from the prison How to stay alive in the freezing cold and how to evade police pursuit, are only the first of many dangers for the young fugitive. His will to survive, his wit, and his luck - he will need them all in his desperate southbound journey. The subject of a nationwide manhunt, Kev encounters many more hardships and dangers as he travels the precarious road to freedom