'As darkness descends upon the city and the majority of the population return to the sanctuary of their homes, night taxi drivers are just starting their twelve-hour shift in a shadowy world unknown to most people. No two nights are the same. No two passengers are totally alike.
Drunks, prostitutes, socialites, gangsters, businessmen, drug addicts, politicians, the young, the old, the infirm, the introverts, the extroverts and the insane - people from every facet of society at some time or another will catch a cab. Night taxi drivers see it all - the good, the bad and the ugly.
About ninety per cent of passengers are congenial and pay their fare at the end of the journey. It's the other ten per cent that this book is mainly about.
The author records the life of a night taxi driver through the easy going 1960s and 70s to the roaring 80s when Brisbane was on fire. Money flowed like water with brothels, casinos, SP bookmaking and other illegal activities operating openly under the protection of a corrupt police force and dishonest politicians. All that was about to explode.
So, jump into the cab and share the humour, the sadness, and the frailties of humanity. It will be the taxi ride of your life.'(Publisher's blurb)
