Robert G. Barrett Books in Order
Robert G. Barrett has written 24 books, published between 1985 and 2009. The first book is You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids (1985) and the newest is High Noon in Nimbin (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1985–2009
- Pages on record
- 4,105 in 14 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 68–103 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,105 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Les Norton, a fictional Australian character, anchors most of the books by Robert G. Barrett (1942–2012). Barrett's 24 catalogued titles run from You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids (1985) to High Noon in Nimbin (2009). The Les Norton stories combine crime and Australian humour. The Real Thing (1986), The Godson (1989) and The Day of the Gecko (1995) sit within the run.
Source: Wikidata
How many Robert G. Barrett books are there?
Robert G. Barrett has 24 books, released between 1985 and 2009. 20 of them belong to the Les Norton series.
Robert G. Barrett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Robert G. Barrett books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 11985–2/4
- 219862562/4
- 319873152/4
- 419893462/4
- 519912302/4
- 6Davo's Little Something1992 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/419923232/4
- 71992–2/4
- 819935132/4
- 919942402/4
- 1019952302/4
- 1119962162/4
- 1219962772/4
- 13So What Do You Reckon?1997 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/419972682/4
- 1419982952/4
- 151998–2/4
- 161999–2/4
- 172000–2/4
- 18The Ultimate Aphrodisiac2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
- 192003–2/4
- 202004–2/4
- 212005–2/4
- 22The Tesla Legacy2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 2320073842/4
- 2420092122/4
Robert G. Barrett books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Les Norton in order
20 books- 1. You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids
- 2. The Real Thing
- 3. The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya
- 4. The Godson
- 5. Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Seas
- 6. White Shoes, White Lines and Blackie
- 7. And De Fun Don't Done
- 8. Mele Kalikamaka Mr. Walker
- 9. The Day of the Gecko
- 10. Rider on the Storm and Other Bits and Barrett
- 11. Guns 'N' Rose
- 12. Mud Crab Boogie
- and 8 more in the table above
Standalone books
4 books4 Robert G. Barrett titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Robert G. Barrett books in order?
You only need to read Robert G. Barrett books in order within the Les Norton series, which holds 20 of the 24 Robert G. Barrett books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Robert G. Barrett
Start with You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robert G. Barrett book?
High Noon in Nimbin (2009) is the newest Robert G. Barrett book released so far.
Is there a new Robert G. Barrett book coming?
No next Robert G. Barrett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Robert G. Barrett at a glance
- Died
- Robert G. Barrett died in 2012, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Robert G. Barrett on record dates from 2009.
- Release pace
- Robert G. Barrett books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,105 pages across the 14 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert G. Barrett books, 12 of 24, were published in the 1990s.
When Robert G. Barrett books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Robert G. Barrett titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.
24 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Robert G. Barrett books are about
23 of the 24 Robert G. Barrett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 5 of 23 books
- Les Norton (Fictitious character) 3 of 23 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 23 books