Evadeen Brickwood | The Rhino Whisperer

Kim Hunter
Aug 30, 2017
2 min read

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes

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Evadeen Brickwood is the author of several YA and Adult crime/mystery novels. The latest was launched at Skoobs Theatre of Books, with yours truly as the MC. During the interview, I asked a little about her life (growing up in Germany); the languages she can speak (many more than me!); her travels (I found her telling of time spent in Pakistan fascinating); how she came to write (by default!); why she has now self-published (her last publisher closed down); rhino conservation and why they are hunted along with myths associated with rhino horn and much much more.

It was a fascinating interview with vibrant audience participation!

"It always seems impossible, until you actually do it.“

Nelson Mandela

Another mystery novel set in modern South Africa. This time, the murders of a ranger and a rare black rhino in the idyllic Shangari Safari Park rattle the local community of Rutgersdrift. Sofia Helenius from Finland lives at the lodge with her boyfriend Tom Rutgers, the owner of Shangari. Sofia is tormented by a secret she yearns to share with Tom, but the cruel events grab the limelight and put everything else in the shade. One of the native Khoi-San families is known to communicate with wild animals, but what if the criminals get wind of this gift?

When another murder happens in the city of Johannesburg, smouldering secrets begin to unravel. How are the murders connected and will it be possible to halt a relentless crime-syndicate in order to save an African paradise?

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