Jack's Return Home

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"Jack's Return Home" is a 1970 crime novel by Ted Lewis that follows a London gangster returning to his northern hometown to investigate his brother’s suspicious death, and later became famous as the basis for the film "Get Carter."

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instanceOf crime novel
novel
adaptedInto Get Carter (1971 film)
linked to: Get Carter
alsoKnownAs Get Carter (US title, later editions)
linked to: Get Carter
author Ted Lewis
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre crime fiction
noir fiction
hasCoverArtist Janet Halverson
hasFilmAdaptation Get Carter (1971 film)
linked to: Get Carter
hasSequel Jack Carter and the Mafia Pigeon
Jack Carter's Law
influenced British noir crime fiction
isbn 978-0-9719200-0-4
literaryMovement British noir
mainCharacter Jack Carter
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person narration
notableFor being the basis for the film Get Carter
originalLanguage English
pageCount 192
plotSummary A London gangster returns to his northern hometown to investigate his brother’s suspicious death.
protagonistOccupation gangster
protagonistResidence London
linked to: London, England
publicationYear 1970
publisher Michael Joseph
settingCountry England
settingLocation Northern England
theme corruption
family loyalty
organized crime
revenge
violence
timePeriodOfSetting late 1960s

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Get Carter basedOn Jack's Return Home
Ted Lewis notableWork Jack’s Return Home
linked to: Jack's Return Home
Get Carter (1971 film) basedOn Jack’s Return Home
subject linked to: Ted Lewis
linked to: Jack's Return Home
Jack Carter appearsInWorkBasedOn Jack's Return Home
Michael Caine as Jack Carter basedOn Jack’s Return Home
linked to: Jack's Return Home
Get Carter (2000 film) basedOn Jack's Return Home