The Fatal Path

**Winner 2022 Global Ebook Awards**

Gold in Suspense Fiction for The Fatal Path

Gold in Thriller Fiction for The Fatal Path

A twin girl learns a terrible family secret that will cause the demons lurking within her young mind to rise up and threaten her close-knit family. As a toxic element seeps into their lives they all, in their own way, struggle with feelings of distrust and helplessness.

The Fatal Path is a tense Australian drama set against the magnificence of Sydney Harbour, the ski fields of America and the famous Bisley shooting centre in England. The twins are born to wealth and idyllic pursuits, but can they overcome a truth that threatens to tear their worlds apart and why does one seek the help of a psychiatrist?

The family secret has triggered two powerful human weaknesses - the drive to hold power over another person and the need for revenge at whatever the cost.

All is not as it seems in this intelligent psychological thriller from journalist/author Shirley LaPlanche and the chill of not knowing who to trust will hold you in its grip all the way to its shocking end.

Shirley Laplanche, born in New Zealand, is a passionate traveller, environmentalist and lover of life. After travelling the world for several years she landed in Australia to become an editor at The Australian newspaper and a contributing writer for The Bulletin and the Australian Tourist Commission (now Tourism Australia). The urge to travel again triggered a move to a successful freelance writing career specialising in travel, skiing, golf and a book on ecotourism.Stepping Lightly on Australia - A Traveller's Guide to Ecotourism was published by HarperCollins in Australasia and Globe Pequot in the USA.Her debut novel, The Fatal, Path shows a darker side of this versatile writer who currently lives in Sydney, Australia.