Set in Australia, Mia’s Magic Wand takes us on a fugitive journey from Sydney Harbour to the Kimberley. A mother, a father and a monk all want to fix what’s f****d with the world. Each loves to gamble. The mother gambles with politicians, the father gambles with weapons and the monk gambles with God. 

The plot revolves around an archive of blackmailing videos—The Magic Wand—owned by billionaire philanthropist, Tate Wolsey. Tate can have anything he wants, except for Mia, so he assaults her. But he underestimates his wife, Claudia. Outraged, she steals the Magic Wand and gives it to Mia. All hell breaks loose and Mia ends up with the last surviving copy of the Wand.

A federal election looms, news of the theft of the Wand leaks out and prominent politicians begin to worry. One of them, the Federal Police Minister, makes a deal with a jailed murderer, Dog, who holds a grudge against Mia. In quick succession, Dog is released from jail, Tate’s wife is murdered and Mia’s daughter is kidnapped.

Late one night, Mia arranges to hand over the Wand in exchange for her daughter but the deal goes sideways and a gun battle erupts. In the chaos, Mia and Red rescue their daughter and flee to the mountains—still in possession of the Wand.

Trekking to a highway, they hitch a ride with a truck driver and travel to the Kimberley. But Dog is still at large and a bloody struggle plays out. 


This is a multiple point of view story: each of the three characters taking their chapter by turn.

Mia's Magic Wand

Watching clocks is one of Red’s pet hates, but he’s lived his life by the bloody things and right now he’s watching the one on the Hilux dash, which says 7.12. They should be at the Glen by 7.20, unless, of course, Buddha rolls the ute on this next corner. 


 Red tells Buddha to take it easy. Buddha laughs and floats the ute around the curve, a big ghost gum looming in the headlights. If Buddha fucks up they’ll be T-boned on that tree. 


 Red pushes Oksy’s shoulder behind her seat belt. Buddha accelerates, trying to pull the vehicle out of its slide but they might as well be riding ball bearings. The tree goes past and Red holds Oksy, bracing for a whack on the rear end of the Hilux. They make it through. 


Chapter 14 — Red