Each week, Brock Sutcliffe watches millions of dollars of gold being loaded onto a small plane in the middle of the Australian desert. There’s almost no security involved because there’s nowhere for thieves to hide.
Fed stories of past family wealth and affluence during the war years, Brock sets out to shortcut his way to fortune. Working as an exploration geologist in the remote northern territory, he devises a plan to steal a shipment of gold from the same company that is paying his wages, but Brock can’t do it alone, and the more people he involves, the greater the exposure becomes for every one of them
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Australian Author
NED STEPHENSON
Short Story Collections
Novels
Winner
Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Competition ’23
Stringybark Erotic Short Story Award ’23
Regional Prize
Newcastle Short Story Award ’24
Newcastle Short Story Award ’19
Grieve Project Anthology ’19
2nd Place
Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition ’25
The Best of Times Short Story Competition ’24
Alice Sinclair Memorial Short Story Competition ’22
3rd Place
The Best of Times Short Story Competition ’25
Highly Commended
Peter Cowan Short Story Competition ’25
Stringybark Short Story Award ’24
People’s Choice Award
Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition ’23
Shortlisted
Sydney Hammond Memorial
Short Story Competition ’24 (twice)
Ernestine Hill Short Story Award ’24
Longlisted
Newcastle Short Story Award ’25

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