Goodoo Goodoo

Les Norton #13

by Robert G. Barrett

Goodoo Goodoo Robert G Barrett $14.95 0732267374 Les Norton is back! This time he's off to Far North Queensland. What should have been a quick gig on a radio station followed by a white-water rafting holiday in North Queensland becomes a four-wheel drive trip to Cooktown with Norton looking for two missing SCUBA divers. The army, the air force and half the Queensland water police couldn't find Jade Biscayne and Horden Genting. What chance does Les have? Along the way Les finds the Rainbow Princess, out chasing UFOs and predicting the future. He also finds man-eating crocodiles, heat and humidity, and everywhere he goes ratbags have it in for him. Then, in a place of indescribable beauty, Norton uncovers unimaginable terror...

Genres: Audiobook, Crime, Action

276 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 1998

About the author

G’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.

Reviews

[Big Pete · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly a pretty average Barrett yarn laced with his trademark cheeky humour and sex and violence (Les has become a lot more noble over the years compared to the positively vicious unstoppable bruiser he was in the early books). Cool North Queensland trivia dotted throughout and Barrett's keen eye makes for an interesting travelogue vibe. There are, however, some striking moments and an unexpected twist in the last 30 pages that left a cold shiver running up my spine and lifted it out of average territory into something far more interesting. It's a bit of a case of too much too late, but with the swampy northern atmosphere, weird moments and semi-gothic creep here and there I guess this is Barrett's Suddenly Last Summer, with a dose of Dr. No. I liked it.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read highly recommend

[trammartin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The modern Sherlock Holmes journey to Cairnes seemed to be ordinary for Les Norton. If he completed his mission, the money would be his. Little did Les know about the secrets beyond the adventurous white water rafting tour. The cosmic connection between Les and the Rainbow Princess came in handy later on in his journey. This is an easy and predictable read, except for the extraterrestrial element.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't even know what the heck the title meant until the last 10min of the book. It had a pretty weak plot. Entertaining nonetheless!