The Jigsaw Mysteries

South Africa

Welcome and thank you for visiting my website. I’m Elaine and my debut children’s novel, The Jigsaw Mysteries is now available to pre-order.

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About Elaine Wallace

Elaine lives in the small village of Eaglesham in the Southside of Glasgow with her husband Craig, and their three children, Emily, Christopher and Rebecca. She loves spending time with her family and friends, reading, completing jigsaws and going for long walks. Elaine decided to use a jigsaw as the basis of her stories about a trio of children who travel to different countries to solve mysteries.

Elaine wrote her first book about South Africa after a fantastic holiday there and was excited to share her experiences. She loves nothing more than planning itineraries for holidays and visiting new and exciting places. Elaine is passionate about experiencing and seeing the tourist hotspots, going on beautiful walks and immersing herself in the culture and vibrancy of different areas in Scotland, the United Kingdom and the wider world.

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The Jigsaw Mysteries South Africa book cover

INTRODUCING:

The Jigsaw Mysteries

South Africa

Imagine putting the final piece into a jigsaw of the world and being transported by portal to that country. Join Ems, Rich and Becks as they embark on an adventure to South Africa to the wildness of the African plains, climb the magnificent Table Mountain and meet the mysterious and terrifying black robed figure.

Adventures galore for this brave trio as they try to find all the pieces of the puzzle and solve the mystery. 

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Great images

I love the drawings and they fit the story and experiences perfectly.

Testimonials

Great book, especially liked the images. Made me feel as if I have visited the country myself.

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The Giraffe experience

The Giraffe experience

In Kruger National Park we were amazed at the number of giraffes roaming around. These wonderful animals strutting through the wilderness eating from the trees and bushes. When you see them in the flesh in their natural environment you really get a sense of how...

Boulders Beach penguins

Boulders Beach penguins

One of our wildlife experiences was to see the African penguins at Boulders beach. There were so many of them and loads of nests on the sand and in the vegetation surrounding the boardwalks. They are comical creatures, the way they waddle around and communicate with...

Shark cage diving

Shark cage diving

Post four We were keen to see some of the wildlife whilst in South Africa so what better way to do this than going shark cage diving! After putting our wet suits on we headed out in a boat into the rather choppy sea. Once we were well out the cage was taken down and...

Table Mountain

Table Mountain

One of many highlights was the incredible walk up Table Mountain. As we were there in their Winter, the cable cars were closed for maintenance. Turned out this was one of the best things that could have happened. It was a beautiful day but the path up Platteklip Gorge...

Cape Point

Cape Point

We travelled to The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. This is situated at the South Western tip of Africa. The old lighthouse there had been in use from 1860 to 1919 and was able to be seen by ships out at sea 67 kilometres away. However, due to fog and cloud, it was...

Ostrich Farm

Ostrich Farm

Our next visit was to an ostrich farm. We had a lovely lunch when we arrived of ostrich meat soup, ostrich burgers and wraps, which was delicious. Next, we went on a tour of the Ostrich farm which included seeing the eggs in the incubator, the leather with its spots...