Jack Carter's Law

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Jack Carter's Law
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First edition
Author Ted Lewis
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Carter
Genre Crime fiction
Publisher Michael Joseph
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages212
ISBN 0-7181-1322-5
Preceded by Jack's Return Home  
Followed by Jack Carter and the Mafia Pigeon  

Jack Carter's Law is a 1974 British crime novel written by Ted Lewis. [1] It is a prequel to Lewis' best known work, Jack's Return Home (1970) which was adapted into the film Get Carter in 1971. [2] On Christmas Eve, Jack Carter learns that a supergrass is about to inform to the police and put him and his associates away for lengthy prison sentences. Carter attempts to hunt down the informer, but it proves a far more dangerous task than he anticipates.

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References

  1. "Jack Carter's Law (Jack Carter, book 2) by Ted Lewis". www.fantasticfiction.com.
  2. Canfield, Kevin (28 August 2015). "Reviving Jack Carter, London's Toughest Pulp Hero" via www.thedailybeast.com.