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Carter by Ted Lewis
May. 12th, 2021 10:16 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Jack Carter, strong-arm man for a London gang, returns to his Northern home town for a funeral.
Brother Frank was honest, meek and sober. Why was he found dead after a car crash, stinking of whisky?
Jack wants to know - old friends are shifty - old enemies edgy - and the girls aren’t talking …
Fast of mind, fist and boot, Jack decides to stay around.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Ted Lewis’s revenge thriller (first published as JACK’S RETURN HOME but re-titled following the release of GET CARTER) is a brutal, grimy and compelling read whose sociopathic anti-hero wants to do right by the brother he betrayed. Carter’s cocksure, pragmatic first person voice carries you through the action (although beware the racism and sexism) while Lewis’s stripped down writing style and stark dialogue is evocative of time and period.
Jack Carter, strong-arm man for a London gang, returns to his Northern home town for a funeral.
Brother Frank was honest, meek and sober. Why was he found dead after a car crash, stinking of whisky?
Jack wants to know - old friends are shifty - old enemies edgy - and the girls aren’t talking …
Fast of mind, fist and boot, Jack decides to stay around.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Ted Lewis’s revenge thriller (first published as JACK’S RETURN HOME but re-titled following the release of GET CARTER) is a brutal, grimy and compelling read whose sociopathic anti-hero wants to do right by the brother he betrayed. Carter’s cocksure, pragmatic first person voice carries you through the action (although beware the racism and sexism) while Lewis’s stripped down writing style and stark dialogue is evocative of time and period.
