Robert G. Barrett

Robert G. Barrett (1942-2012) was an Australian author, born in Bondi, Sydney. He left school at 14 to train as a butcher and began writing after an injury, taking writing courses with the Workers Educational Association.

His first novel, You Wouldn't Be Dead for Quids (1985), introduced Les Norton, a Bondi bouncer turned reluctant adventurer, and grew into a long-running series of comic crime novels. He also wrote standalone novels, including The Tesla Legacy, and a collection of his magazine columns. He sold over a million books and died in September 2012.