Order of Les Norton Books
Les Norton is the central character in a series of crime thrillers by Australia author Robert G. Barrett. Les is a likeable redheaded Australian working-class bloke who lived in Durranbandi until he got in a pub fight and had to leave for Bondi before the police could question him in a murder investigation. He also enjoys a Jack & Coke, which he calls a “delicious.”
Les Norton made his debut in 1985’s You Wouldn’t Be Dead for Quids. The series lasted 20 novels until Barrett’s death in 2012. Below is a list of Robert G. Barrett’s Les Norton books in order of when they were first released (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Les Norton Books
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You Wouldn’t Be Dead For Quids |
(1985) |
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The Real Thing |
(1986) |
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The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya |
(1987) |
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The Godson |
(1989) |
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Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Seas |
(1991) |
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White Shoes, White Lines and Blackie |
(1992) |
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And De Fun Don’t Done |
(1993) |
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Mele Kalikamaka Mr. Walker |
(1994) |
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The Day of the Gecko |
(1995) |
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Rider on the Storm and Other Bits and Barrett |
(1996) |
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Guns ‘N’ Rose |
(1996) |
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Mud Crab Boogie |
(1998) |
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Goodoo Goodoo |
(1998) |
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The Wind and the Monkey |
(1999) |
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Leaving Bondi |
(2000) |
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Mystery Bay Blues |
(2003) |
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Rosa-Marie’s Baby |
(2004) |
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Crime Scene Cessnock |
(2005) |
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Les Norton and the Case of the Talking Pie Crust |
(2007) |
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High Noon in Nimbin |
(2009) |