Glass Barbie
‘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 New Zealand’s sunny north.
Problems pile up quickly, though, when Barbie doesn’t want to go back to her effed-up family and it emerges there’s much more at stake than a simple kidnapping.
Over two wild weeks of love/hate hangouts and rescue attempts, from Whāngarei to Kaitaia to the Bay of Islands, we find out if Crooked Karl has what it takes to solve the mystery and bring back Barbie.
‘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
‘Pacey, funny and frequently hair-raising.’ – Paul Little
