GBH by Ted Lewis audiobook

GBH

By Ted Lewis
Read by Gerard Doyle

Recorded Books, Recorded Books, Inc.

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $42.99

    ISBN: 9781664438279

Runtime: 8.03 Hours
Category: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

In London, George Fowler heads a lucrative criminal syndicate that specializes in the production and distribution of "blue films"-nasty illegal pornography. Fowler is king, with a beautiful girl at his side and a swanky penthouse office, but his entire world is in jeopardy. Someone is undermining his empire from within, and Fowler becomes increasingly ruthless in his pursuit of the unknown traitor. As his paranoia envelops him, Fowler loses trust in just about everyone, including his closest friends and associates, and begins to rely on the opinions of an increasingly smaller set of advisors. Juxtaposed with the terror and violence of Fowler's last days in London is the flash-forward narrative of his hideout bunker in a tiny English beach town, where Fowler skulks during the off-season amongst the locals, trying to put together the pieces of his fallen empire. Just as it seems possible for Fowler to reclaim his throne, another trigger threatens to cause his total, irreparable unraveling.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Lewis…gives new meaning to suspense with this masterly tale of a man’s downfall and the bloody trail he leaves behind.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Lewis is universally recognized as the author of the book on which the classic movie Get Carter was based, but he was more than a one-book author. Seize the opportunity to read this prime example of Brit Grit that present-day practitioners such as J. J. Connelly and Jake Arnott have imitated but never bettered.” Library Journal (starred review)
“[Get Carter] became an influential crime-fiction classic, and deservedly so—but for some fans, his swan song [GBH] was an even bigger literary achievement.” Booklist (starred review)
“Ted Lewis wrote brilliantly about ruthless men clinging to their humanity with mordant wit and misguided but powerful senses of honor. That these quintessentially British novels are finally available in the US is real cause for celebration.” Scott Phillips, New York Times bestselling author of The Ice Harvest, praise for the author
“Lewis is major.” Max Allan Collins, bestselling author of Road to Perdition, praise for the author

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Author Bio: Ted Lewis

Author Bio: Ted Lewis

Ted Lewis (1940–1982) spent most of his youth in Barton-upon-Humber in the north of England. After graduating from Hull Art School, Lewis moved to London and first worked in advertising before becoming an animation specialist for several features, including the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. A pioneer of British noir fiction, Lewis authored nine novels, the second of which was adapted in 1971 as the now iconic Get Carter, starring Michael Caine. He wrote two other Jack Carter books as well as six other novels.

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Details

Available Formats : Retail CD
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 8.03
Audience: Adult
Language: English