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The Beaten Track

Author(s): Louise Mangos

Location(s): Switzerland, Hawai'i, Nepal, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Thailand

Genre(s): Thriller

Era(s): Contemporary

She thinks she is safe now that she’s home from her travels… but her nightmare has only just begun

After her stalker takes his life and she’s jilted by a holiday lover, Sandrine comes home from her round-the-world backpacking trip perturbed, penniless and pregnant. She meets handsome Scott who offers her love, security and all she and her new baby could ever wish for.

But their dream is about to turn into a nightmare…


This novel really does whirl the reader around the world. Just look at the stop along the way:

Chatel St Denis, Dent de Lys, Vevey, Chardonne and Fribourg in Switzerland

Champs Elysées, Paris

Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Mason YH, Pier 49, San Francisco

Kansas and Las Vegas, USA

Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu and Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

Waimea, Hilo, Wailuku River State Park (Rainbow Falls), Volcano Village, Volcano National Park, Kulanoakuaiki Campsite, Volcano National Park, Kalapana, Mauna Kea, Papakolea (Green Sand) Beach, Kona, Big Island Hawaii

Auckland, Rotorua, Tarawera Crater, Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake), North Island New Zealand

Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, Harris Saddle, Routeburn Tramping Track, Mackenzie Hut, Routeburn Tramping Track, The Divide, Milford Road, South Island New Zealand

Sydney, Mosman, Manly Beach, Avalon Beach, Australia

Chiang Mai, Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, Kao San Raod, Bangkok, Surat Thani, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Haad Rin and Haad Rin Nok (Sunrise and Sunset Beaches)

Haad Khontee, Thailand

Kathmandu, Dumre, Bhote Odar, Besi Sahar, Marsyandi Valley, Manang, Phedi, Thorung La Pass, Muktinath, Pokhara, Lake Phewa, Nepal

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