This weekend sees another long-held ambition realised: for Ted Lewis to be a subject on the CrimeFest Authors Remembered panel. As the festival reaches its ten year landmark, it seems timely to be sitting alongside colleagues, discussing the enduring influence of this crime fiction pioneer, particularly with a copy of Getting Carter in hand. Since publication last year, the response to the book and interest in Lewis and his work has exceeded any and all expectations. Sometimes an untold story catches the imagination, but never without the help of friends. I'm grateful to all those who have supported Getting Carter along the way, particularly Ion Mills, Steven Mair and all at No Exit Press , Cathi Unsworth and the noir family, Paul Oliver at Soho Press / Syndicate Books, and the writers, readers, reviewers, bloggers and festival organisers who spread the word. A year ago if anyone had told me Getting Carter would have be shortlisted for the HRF Keating award alon
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