How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

For the song by Radiohead, see How to Disappear Completely.

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found is a how-to book by Doug Richmond, originally released in 1985.

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

Author	Doug Richmond
Language	English
Publisher	Carol Publishing Group
Publication date	1985
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
ISBN	9780806515595

Summary

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.

Adaptations

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 of 'How To Disappear Completely' by Radiohead was inspired by the book.^[4]