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Ted Lewis

Born

in Manchester, England, The United Kingdom

January 15, 1940

Died

May 15, 1982

Genre

Fiction, Crime

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Ted Lewis (1940 – 1982) was a British writer born in Manchester, an only child. After World War II the family moved to Barton-upon-Humber in 1947. He had a strict upbringing and his parents did not want their son to go to art school, but Ted's English teacher Henry Treece, recognising his creative talents in writing and art, persuaded them not to stand in his way.

Lewis attended Hull Art School for four years. His first work was in London, in advertising, and then as an animation specialist in television and films (among them the Beatles' Yellow Submarine). His first novel, All the Way Home and All the Night Through was published in 1965, followed by Jack's Return Home, subsequently retitled Get Carter after the success of the film of the sa ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 3,243 ratings · 426 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Get Carter (Jack Carter, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,691 ratings — published 1970 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GBH 3.84 avg rating — 786 ratings — published 1980 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack Carter's Law (Jack Carter #2) 3.92 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plender 3.98 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1971 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Billy Rags 3.51 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack Carter and the Mafia Pigeon 3.73 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1974	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boldt 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Way Home and All the Night Through 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1965 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rabbit 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Get Carter (The Jack Carter Trilogy) by Mike Hodges (Foreword), Ted Lewis (9-Sep-2014) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“door slams. Time passes and I carry on staring up into the sky. The pain went a long time ago.”
― Ted Lewis, Get Carter

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“When I got to the end of the row I pulled over a couple of tables just in case but Con and Peter were only just beginning to come after me. If you’re only Number Two you should try harder.”
― Ted Lewis, Get Carter

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“Bad news about Ray Warren,’ Mickey said. ‘Or for him. Or for us, temporarily.’
‘What’s that Mickey?’ I asked him.
‘His old lady. He phoned last night. She snuffed it. He’s staying up there for a few days, until after they’ve put her in the ground.’
‘Sorry to hear it,’ I said.
‘Yeah, I knew you would be,’ Mickey said. ‘You want me to organise a wreath?’.
‘Yes, I should do that.’
‘Shall I get two made up while I’m at it?’ he said.”
― Ted Lewis, GBH

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