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Les Norton Books in Order

Les Norton by Robert G. Barrett contains 20 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
20
Published
1985–2009
Pages on record
3,514 in 12 of 20 books
Reading time
59–88 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,514 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Les Norton is the central character of Robert G. Barrett's Australian crime series, which runs to 20 books from 1985 to 2009. You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids (1985) is the first book, followed by The Real Thing and The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya. Humour, murder and short stories feature in the subjects. Titles such as The Godson and The Day of the Gecko sit mid-run. High Noon in Nimbin is the last Les Norton book.

How many Les Norton books are there?

Les Norton has 20 books, released between 1985 and 2009.

Les Norton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Les Norton 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids by Robert G. Barrett, book 1 of the Les Norton series (1985)
  2. Cover of The Real Thing by Robert G. Barrett, book 2 of the Les Norton series (1986)
  3. Cover of The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya by Robert G. Barrett, book 3 of the Les Norton series (1987)
  4. Cover of Mele Kalikamaka Mr. Walker by Robert G. Barrett, book 8 of the Les Norton series (1994)
  5. Cover of The Day of the Gecko by Robert G. Barrett, book 9 of the Les Norton series (1995)
  6. Cover of Guns 'N' Rose by Robert G. Barrett, book 11 of the Les Norton series (1996)
  7. Cover of Mud Crab Boogie by Robert G. Barrett, book 12 of the Les Norton series (1998)
  8. Cover of Goodoo Goodoo by Robert G. Barrett, book 13 of the Les Norton series (1998)
  9. Cover of The Wind and the Monkey by Robert G. Barrett, book 14 of the Les Norton series (1999)
  10. Cover of Crime Scene Cessnock by Robert G. Barrett, book 18 of the Les Norton series (2005)
  11. Cover of Les Norton and the Case of the Talking Pie Crust by Robert G. Barrett, book 19 of the Les Norton series (2007)
  1. 1
    You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  2. 2
    The Real Thing1986 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986256
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  3. 3
    The Boys from Binjiwunyawunya1987 · 315 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987315
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  4. 4
    The Godson1989 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989346
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  5. 5
    Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Seas1991 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991230
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  6. 6
    White Shoes, White Lines and Blackie1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  7. 7
    And De Fun Don't Done1993 · 513 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993513
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  8. 8
    Mele Kalikamaka Mr. Walker1994 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994240
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  9. 9
    The Day of the Gecko1995 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995230
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  10. 10
    Rider on the Storm and Other Bits and Barrett1996 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996216
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  11. 11
    Guns 'N' Rose1996 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996277
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  12. 12
    Mud Crab Boogie1998 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998295
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  13. 13
    Goodoo Goodoo1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  14. 14
    The Wind and the Monkey1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  15. 15
    Leaving Bondi2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  16. 16
    Mystery Bay Blues2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  17. 17
    Rosa-Marie's Baby2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  18. 18
    Crime Scene Cessnock2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  19. 19
    Les Norton and the Case of the Talking Pie Crust2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007384
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  20. 20
    High Noon in Nimbin2009 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009212
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Is there a chronological order for Les Norton?

No separate chronological order is on record for Les Norton, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Les Norton books in order?

You should read the Les Norton books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Les Norton book also stands alone.

Where to start with Les Norton

Start with You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Les Norton book?

High Noon in Nimbin (2009) is the newest Les Norton book released so far.

Is there a new Les Norton book coming?

No next Les Norton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Les Norton at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Les Norton title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Les Norton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,514 pages across the 12 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Les Norton books, 10 of 20, were published in the 1990s.

What the Les Norton books are about

19 of the 20 Les Norton 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 4 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Robert G. Barrett

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.