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
You Wouldn’t Be Dead For Quids | (1985) | |
The Real Thing | (1986) | |
The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya | (1987) | |
The Godson | (1989) | |
Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Seas | (1991) | |
White Shoes, White Lines and Blackie | (1992) | |
And De Fun Don’t Done | (1993) | |
Mele Kalikamaka Mr. Walker | (1994) | |
The Day of the Gecko | (1995) | |
Rider on the Storm and Other Bits and Barrett | (1996) | |
Guns ‘N’ Rose | (1996) | |
Mud Crab Boogie | (1998) | |
Goodoo Goodoo | (1998) | |
The Wind and the Monkey | (1999) | |
Leaving Bondi | (2000) | |
Mystery Bay Blues | (2003) | |
Rosa-Marie’s Baby | (2004) | |
Crime Scene Cessnock | (2005) | |
Les Norton and the Case of the Talking Pie Crust | (2007) | |
High Noon in Nimbin | (2009) |