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
Shortlisted Newcastle Short Story Award 2025
Runner-up Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition 2025
Shortlisted (twice) - Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Competition 2024
Second Place - The Best of Times Short Story Competition 2024
Highly Commended - Stringybark Short Story Award 2024
Shortlisted - Ernestine Hill Short Story Award 2024
Winner - Stringybark Erotic Short Story Award 2023
Winner - Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Competition 2023
People's Choice Award - Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition 2023
Second Place - Alice Sinclair Memorial Short Story Competition 2022
Regional Prize - Newcastle Short Story Award 2019
Regional Prize - Grieve Project Anthology 2019

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