THE NOVEL BEHIND THE CULT FILM STARRING MICHAEL CAINE Doncaster, and Jack Carter
is home for a funeral - his brother Frank's. Frank's car was found at the botto
m of a cliff, with Frank inside. He was not only dead drunk but dead as well.
What could have made sensible Frank down a bottle of whisky and get behind the
wheel? For Jack, his death doesn't add up. So he decides to talk to a few people
, do some sniffing around. He does, but is soon told to stop.
By Gerald and L
es, his bosses from the smoke. Not to mention the men who run things in Doncaste
r, who aren't happy with Jack's little holiday at home. They want him back in Lo
ndon, and fast.
Now Frank was a mild man and did as he was told, but Jack's n
ot a bit like that ...
