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The Real Thing

By: Robert G. Barrett
Narrated by: Dino Marnika
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It isn't every day you help murder someone with poison in an illegal casino, whisk his body halfway across town in a Rolls Royce after robbing him, then bury his body in tonnes of concrete underneath an international airport - all more or less with the co-operation of two detectives. Les Norton is back in town!

Trouble seems to follow Les like a blue heeler after a mob of sheep. Maybe it's his job - being a bouncer at the infamous and illegal Kelly Club in Kings Cross isn't exactly the stuff a quiet life is made of. Maybe it's his friends, like Price Galese, the urbane and well-connected owner of the Kelly Club, or Eddie Salita, the hitman who learned to kill in Vietnam, or Reg Campbell, struggling artist and dope dealer. But then again maybe Les is just unlucky....

©1989 Psycho Possum Productions Pty Ltd (P)2015 Bolinda Publishing Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Les Norton is good value. Recommended to all. good book! Will be getting rest of series

Good book will be getting rest of series.

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What a great character a true blue Aussie who we all get to love. Bring on #3.

Les Norton

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If you don't get offended by sex, swearing and a bloody good laugh. Then get ya gob around this series

Les Norton - Bloody Brilliant

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Les Norton is a great series of books but the way Dino Marnika reads them simply tops the lot. the way he is able to do the voices of the different characters is fantastic and really brings the story to life.
I recommend they be read/listened to in chronological order though.

Great series.

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loved it was really great to listen to on my cruise while sitting in the sun

loved it

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Robert G Barrett always delivers an enjoyable read full of laugh out loud moments and typical Les Norton adventures. If you don’t take yourself to seriously or have a stick lodged up your arse then you will most likely enjoy this book.

Always a good read

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bloody good yarns , read by a bloody good reader.
RIP Robert, but your quirky humour will live on.

how good life was

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I love the little side story at the end. Les was his ever charming and dangerous man.

bloody brilliant

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the narrator plays other characters and irs all the same voice. but it's a good visualisation of the story

the story is pure Australian gold. RIP robert g BARRET

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What is bringing me back to these particular audiobooks is the narrator. The storylines are developing in the series. I’m not looking for great literary gems. Rather it is a really quite enjoyable narrative but I don’t have to think too hard about it and am enjoying it.

Somewhat naive writing that is developing. Pretty good mind candy!

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