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Bruce R. Smith

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in Scarborough, Canada

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Travel, Fiction, Suspense

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Bruce Smith enjoys grandparenting three energetic grandchildren (who may or may not believe he’s a “famous author”). When not writing, he can be found in his workshop covered in sawdust, planning his next travel adventure, or pretending to be retired.

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The Answers Lie in Africa: Can you bury the past?

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Inspiration

The inspiration for my novel "The Answers Lie in Africa," is rooted in real events. In this case, the real event was a trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe that my wife and I made in 2023.
The route we traveled, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, and then to Victoria Falls, is coincidentally the same route that Fiona and Karl travel. The idea for this story formed during our tour of the Kimberley diamon Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 15, 2025 07:19 • Tags: africa, debut-novel, inspiration

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The Devil's Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War

by John Boyko (Goodreads Author)

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Bruce Smith liked Katherine Harrison's review of The Answers Lie in Africa: Can you bury the past?: "The Answers Lie in Africa is an engaging and suspenseful family mystery. When Fiona learns her great grandfather may have been wrongfully accused decades ago, she travels to South Africa to uncover the truth. The story blends danger, hidden secrets, " Read more of this review »
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