The Real Thing

Robert G. Barrett

Apr 2015 · Les Norton Book 2 · Bolinda · Narrated by Dino Marnika

About this audiobook

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 ...

Ratings and reviews

great listen good laugh

About the author

Robert G. Barrett is one of Australia's top-selling contemporary writers and one of this country's most popular literary figures. He has tried his hand at everything from acting to being a butcher, but now prefers to concentrate on writing. He is the author of sixteen books, including Mud Crab Boogie, The Wind and the Monkey, Goodoo Goodoo and Leaving Bondi.

Dino Marnika studied drama and teaching in Melbourne and London before embarking on an acting career. He has appeared in theatre productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Solitary Animals. Dino has also appeared in many of Australia's most popular television productions including Blue Heelers, Good Guys, Bad Guys, State Coroner and Neighbours.