Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Let's start at the very beginning....

What are some of the first lines you remember?


  • To begin at the beginning, I record that I was born.
  • Last night, I dreamt of Manderley again.
  • The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.


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Crafting a good mystery

How do you craft a good mystery? (more)

2030 vision

"Increase the quality of education so that all children have at least two years of preschool education and all children in Grade 3 can read and write".

Is the 2030 vision blind? Find out here.

Want to read about better times? Read this South African Cozy Murder Mystery bestseller by author Yvonne Walus.

South African Champion

A South African champion, who never had a chance to compete in the Olympics, died earlier this week. In her time, she was the youngest world-record holder. Read more.

Announcing "Operation: Genocide"


An inhuman agenda…

In 1982, Annette Pretorius lives a life of privilege afforded to those of European descent in South Africa, but when her husband is murdered, she discovers a shattering secret: he’d been commissioned by the whites-only South African government to develop a lethal virus aimed at controlling the growth of the black population--already oppressed under the cruel system of apartheid.

A clandestine organization…

The murder came with a warning to Annette from a secretive organization: keep our secrets or you too will die. Captain Trevor Watson, Annette’s former boyfriend, is appointed to lead the investigation. Watson’s loyalty is tested as the evidence stacks against his high school sweetheart.

And the killing isn’t over yet…

When the investigation points in a terrifying direction, Annette and Watson face a wrenching choice: protect those they love or sacrifice all to save innocents from racial extermination.  

Operation: Genocide by Yvonne Walus. Coming out soon from Stairway Press.