The laconic Barry Crump, who died in 1996, began writing humorous sketches of life as a government deer-culler and pig hunter, publishing these as A Good Keen Man in 1960. By 1992 his New Zealand book sales were estimated at more than a million copies. As well as a bestselling author, Crump was an actor, television personality, poet, radio commentator, traveller, goldminer, photographer and more. Crump wrote 24 books in his lifetime, was married five times and had six children, all sons.
Nicely crafted. --NZ Herald A rattling good yarn . . . an almost unbelievable tale made believable by its raw earthiness as Crump displays his bush lore. --Sunday Star A good simple yarn. --Dominion Wild Pork and Watercress was a novel that I couldn't put down . . . It definitely will not disappoint. --Waiuku & Districts Post