| How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found | |
| Author: | Doug Richmond |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Carol Publishing Group |
| Release Date: | 1985 |
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| Isbn: | 9780806515595 |
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found is a how-to book by Doug Richmond, originally released in 1985.
The book is a guide on starting a new identity. It includes chapters on planning a disappearance, arranging for new identification, finding work, establishing credit, pseudocide (creating the impression of one's own death), and more. The book recommends a method of disappearing by assuming the identity of a dead person with similar vital statistics and age, and also includes a section on avoiding paper trails which, due to the age of the book, may no longer be relevant or useful.
A play inspired by the book was released in 2005[1] by Fin Kennedy, about a man wanting to disappear, which won the John Whiting Award.[2]
The Polish ambient music collective ‘How To Disappear Completely’ is named after the book.[3]
The title for Radiohead's song 'How to Disappear Completely', from their 2000 album Kid A, is a reference to Richmond.