Les Norton and the Case of the Talking Pie Crust [Paperback]

Robert G. Barrett (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 2008

Set in Bondi and the Central Coast, this is vintage Les Norton - who has been called in to help Albanian would-be filmmaker, Bodine Menjou locate a missing script. Les is giving advice to Bodine, dealing with an enraged ice addict who won't stay down, and confronting a shot gun and an exploding building. Les is quite happy resting up after the flu, when Warren has to tip him into an earn. Norton's mate from the Albanian Mafia, Bodene Menjou, is planning to make the most politically correct movie ever made in Australia, Gone With the Willy Willy, and has a script stolen. If Les can find it, a lazy $50,000 could fall in. How can Norton say no? After almost getting his head blown off in a drug lab, being attacked by crazed women with broomsticks, and beaten up by monstrous drag queens, Les is wondering if it is all worth it. The trip to Terrigal and the magical mystery tour with Marla is good. And Topaz with her chicken soup is an unexpected delight. But apart from that, Les doesn't find much joy at all in his search for the missing film script. Especially not trapped in a fight for his life with a sadistic giant, where only one thing can save him: the Mongolian Death Lock.

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About the Author

Robert G. Barrett was raised in Sydney's Bondi, where he worked mainly as a butcher. After 30 years he moved to Terrigal on the Central Coast of New South Wales. He has appeared in a number of films and TV commercials but prefers to concentrate on his writing career.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0732283973
• ISBN-13: 978-0732283971
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,805,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Les Norton is the greatest, March 4, 2010

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This review is from: Les Norton and the Case of the Talking Pie Crust (Kindle Edition)

This is a great read. Plenty of laughs with an interesting story about a tuff knock about bloke located in Sydney, Australia who cant keep himself out of trouble for all the wrong reasons but always ends up in-front. This is not the best of the Robert G Barret books about Les Norton but definitely would have to come a close second to any of the ones that I have read.