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    Getting Carter: Ted Lewis and the Birth of Brit Noir

    By Nick Triplow

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    'Get Carter' are two words to bring a smile of fond recollection to all British film lovers of a certain age.
    The cinema classic was based on a book called Jack's Return Home, and many commentators agree contemporary British crime writing began with that novel. The influence of both book and film is strong to this day, reflected in the work of David Peace, Jake Arnott, Russell Lewis and the likes. But what of the man who wrote this seminal work?
    Ted Lewis is one of the most important writers you've never heard of. Born in Manchester in 1940, he grew up in the tough environs of postwar Humberside, attending Hull Art School before heading for London. His life described a cycle of obscurity to glamour and back to obscurity, followed by death at only 42. He sampled the bright temptations of sixties London while working in advertising, TV and films; he encountered excitement and danger in Soho drinking dens among various gangland haunts. He wrote for Z Cars and had some eight books published. Alas, the life of Ted Lewis fell apart, his marriage ended and he returned to Humberside and an all too early demise.
    Getting Carter is a meticulously researched and riveting account of the career of a doomed genius. Long-time admirer Nick Triplow has fashioned a thorough, sympathetic and unsparing narrative. The story of Ted Lewis carries historical and cultural resonances for our own troubled times.
    Required reading for noirists, Getting Carter will enthral and move anyone who finds irresistible the old cocktail of rags to riches to rags.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNo Exit Press
    Release dateOct 26, 2017
    ISBN9781843448839
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    Getting Carter: Ted Lewis and the Birth of Brit Noir
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    Nick Triplow

    Nick Triplow is the writer of crime thriller Never Walk Away and south London noir, Frank's Wild Years. His acclaimed biography of crime fiction pioneer, Ted Lewis, Getting Carter: Ted Lewis and the Birth of Brit Noir, was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction and HRF Keating Award. Nick is also the author of the social history books, Pattie Slappers, Distant Water, and The Women They Left Behind. Originally from London, he lives in Barton-upon-Humber and is co-founder of Hull Noir Crime Fiction Festival.

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      Getting Carter; Ted Lewis and the Birth of Brit NoirIt must be said that if Ted Lewis were American he would be one of the most revered writers of all time. But because he is British he is forgotten, not even registering on most people’s conscience. It is easy to argue that the British readership is rather conservative in their crime reading tastes, but he is also ignored by the literary set amongst others.Anyone who has seen the film Get Carter, will know it is a British classic and was based on a book called Jack’s Return Home. Many critics and commentators all agree that it was this book that helped rewrite the British crime novel.What comes through is a brilliantly researched, nuanced and well written biography of a man, whose star may not have burnt brightly for too long, and is now long forgotten. Ted Lewis was a deeply complex person, who loved to see his books in print and on the shelves, but because of the lazy British reader and their love of formulaic thrillers, his work has slid into obscurity. Triplow, describes how Lewis’ life was a cycle of obscurity with a brief touch of glamour until his early death at the age of 42. Even though he did write nine books his life seemed to fall apart, along with his marriage. When the glamour came to end he headed home to Humberside where he headed for his early death.This is an informative book, one that any lover of crime fiction should read, and now I am going hunting for Lewis’s books to find what I have missed and learn from them. Triplow’s writing is an engaging style what makes this book a pleasure and an education to read this book.