In Tahiti, Frisbie (dubbed: "Ropati," a phonetic approximation of "Robert" [en: Writer]) met Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, well-known co-authors of the "Mutiny on the Bounty" series. This encouraged Frisbie to write his first complete narrative, which marked the starting point of his career. "The Book of Puka Puka", published in 1929 by The Century Company, related the tale of his eternal search for solitude on the far-flung Northern Cook atoll of Pukapuka. Frisbie writes that life on Pukapuka enabled him to escape "the faintest echo from the noisy clamour of the civilised world."