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Here's chapter 1 of my new novel 'Glass Barbie,' and here's the crowdfunding campaign I need your help with.

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Here's chapter 1 of my new novel 'Glass Barbie,' and here's the crowdfunding campaign I need your help with.

GLASS BARBIE might be the gutsiest, wryest, most in-your-face NZ novel of 2024. We need your pre-sales and donations to balance the books though, so here's a sample read to you by the author.

Michael Botur

Oct 13, 2024

Transcript

Welcome to Chapter 1 of Glass Barbie, Mike’s forthcoming Northland buddy cop road trip cracked-up crime thriller black comedy novel.

Why is author Mike reading Chapter 1 for your pleasure?

So you’ll get engaged with the story and hungry for more, ie. You’ll want to give a pre-sale donation to help get the book printed and your copy put aside for you.

How can I enjoy Glass Barbie as soon as possible?

Listen to the sample chapter then click through to the Boosted crowdfunding campaign.

Boosted doesn’t allow pre-sales or reward for donations, but it’s like this: If you donate, I’ll ensure you get a signed book.

When is Glass Barbie launching?

I’ve just been updated: the publication date is now January 2025.

If you want to be an advance reviewer, just flick Mike an email - mike@michaelboturwriter.com

Glass Barbie

by Michael Botur

‘Pacey, funny and frequently hair-raising.’ – Paul Little

‘Botur rips the scab off New Zealand’s underbelly, reaching into those dark uncomfortable corners we try to avoid but need to see.’ – Scott Butler, Writer, Shortland Street

‘Glass Barbie is a hell of a ride […] Cockroach Karl is the perfect guide for a road trip through Northland's dark underbelly.’ – Angus Gillies, author, Far North

‘Hilarious and big-hearted… I had great fun reading Glass Barbie.’ – Dave Armstrong, Award-winning screenwriter

‘Cockroach’ Karl Copley, a crackhead crim with a small brain and a big mouth, convinces his former best friend Richie McMullan – now a squeaky-clean senior cop – he can help rescue Barbara ‘Barbie’ Konstantinou, a high school crush apparently held for ransom by bikers in the sunny north of New Zealand.

Problems pile up quickly, though. The troubled Barbie is happy to stay kidnapped, doesn’t want to go back to her privileged parents – and reveals there’s probably a plot to milk her family’s fortune.

Over two wild weeks of love/hate hangouts and bungled rescues, from Whāngarei to Kaitaia to the Bay of Islands, crooked Karl finds he might be the only person honest enough to get Barbie back.

PLEASE CLICK ON THROUGH TO THE BOOSTED CAMPAIGN AND SUPPORT THIS PROJECT

https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/let-s-launch-glass-barbie-2024-s-funniest-buddy-cop-crime-thriller-novel