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Les Norton #8
Mele Kalikimaka Mr Walker: A Les Norton Novel 8
Les Norton's Hawaiian holiday should have been just like in the tourist brochures. Balmy days, blue seas, palm trees swaying in the moonlight. And it would have been if Les had have minded his own business. But what are you supposed to do when a cop you know and an old friend are in trouble? Especially at Christmas?
The detective was okay. But Norton's old friend turned out to be the biggest brothel owner in America, Madam to the Stars. Through her, Les met Mitzi Moonkiss; he also met the Japanese Yakuza, lesbian geisha girls and every time he put his head out the door some boofhead US marine was looking for a fight. Somewhere in the middle a crazed serial killer was on the loose with a bayonet. Aloha, Les. . .
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1994
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Robert G. Barrett
47 books67 followersG’day.
You’ve no doubt read a lot of things about me and my books over the years written by other people. Well, this is the truth. I grew up in Bondi in Sydney, Australia. I went to Bondi Beach Public School then on to Randwick Boys High. I left school at 14, did a few odd jobs then a trade as a butcher, mainly in the Eastern suburbs before finally working as a boner in various meatworks around the inner city with two trips to Ross River meatworks at Townsville, Queensland thrown in. I gave up boning after a hindquarter fell on me tearing the tendons in my right arm. I always liked writing letters and reading, so while I was on worker’s compensation I did three writing courses at the WEA, Worker’s Education Authority.
Robert died of cancer at his home in Terrigal, New South Wales.
You’ve no doubt read a lot of things about me and my books over the years written by other people. Well, this is the truth. I grew up in Bondi in Sydney, Australia. I went to Bondi Beach Public School then on to Randwick Boys High. I left school at 14, did a few odd jobs then a trade as a butcher, mainly in the Eastern suburbs before finally working as a boner in various meatworks around the inner city with two trips to Ross River meatworks at Townsville, Queensland thrown in. I gave up boning after a hindquarter fell on me tearing the tendons in my right arm. I always liked writing letters and reading, so while I was on worker’s compensation I did three writing courses at the WEA, Worker’s Education Authority.
Robert died of cancer at his home in Terrigal, New South Wales.
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May 29, 2018
A wonderful novel detailing Les Norton's trip to Hawaii. Written in the 1990s the language is loudly and proudly Australian and most of it would be considered politically incorrect in todays world. The added bonus was the narrator - it's always great to hear an Aussie book with a brilliant Aussie accent!
December 18, 2015
The Title is "Mele Kalikimaka Mr Walker" not as listed with an "a" where an "i" should be! No wonder I couldn't find it listed to note that I'd read it.
the sex scenes are blokey but Les does have a moral compass of sorts so not hard to read. quite funny blokey book. I'm fond of Les Norton & his adventures. He's quite self deprecating so as the main character it's good to see a few flaws before things work out in a very rough headed Aussie way.
the sex scenes are blokey but Les does have a moral compass of sorts so not hard to read. quite funny blokey book. I'm fond of Les Norton & his adventures. He's quite self deprecating so as the main character it's good to see a few flaws before things work out in a very rough headed Aussie way.
December 19, 2016
Easy listen and you get to learn a bunch of Aussie slang and societal norms. Entertaining!
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