Tara Moss Tara Moss i(A13336 works by)
Born: Established: 1973 Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 26 Jan 1996
Heritage: Canadian
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1 y separately published work icon The Ghosts of Paris Tara Moss , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2022 23948907 2022

'A thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in postwar London and Paris, in which a search for a missing husband puts investigator and former war reporter Billie Walker on a collision course with an underground network of Nazi criminals

'It's 1947. The world continues to grapple with the fallout of the Second World War, and former war reporter Billie Walker is finding her feet as an investigator. When a wealthy client hires Billie and her assistant Sam to track down her missing husband, the trail leads Billie back to London and Paris, where Billie's own painful memories also lurk. Jack Rake, Billie's wartime lover and, briefly, husband, is just one of the millions of people who went missing in Europe during the war. What was his fate after they left Paris together?

'As Billie's search for her client's husband takes her to both the swanky bars at Paris's famous Ritz hotel and to the dank basements of the infamous Paris morgue, she'll need to keep her gun at the ready, because something even more terrible than a few painful memories might be following her around the city of lights ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Immortality Project Tara Moss Tara Moss , 2020 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 79 no. 4 2020; Meanjin Online 2020;
1 1 y separately published work icon The Cobra Queen Tara Moss , Richmond : Echo Publishing , 2020 18268042 2020 single work novel fantasy horror

'In the months since Pandora English left the small town of Gretchenville to live with her mysterious great aunt in a supernatural Manhattan suburb, her whole world has been turned upside down. Pandora has discovered she is the chosen one, the Seventh Daughter of a Seventh Daughter, and during the impending Revolution of the Dead, she alone will have the power to save all life as we know it. But what will she do when the moment comes? How can she stand against the army of the dead?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2 y separately published work icon Dead Man Switch The War Widow Tara Moss , Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2019 16576572 2019 single work novel detective historical fiction

'World War II has left Billie Walker a widow, but she's determined not to rely on any man for her future so she re-opens her late father's detective agency.

'Billie's bread and butter is tailing cheating husbands - it's easy, pays the bills and she has a knack for it. But her latest case, the disappearance of a young man, is not proving straightforward ...

'Soon Billie is up to her stylish collar in bad men, and not just the cheating kind - these are the murdering kind. Smugglers. Players. Gangsters. Billie and her loyal assistant must pit their wits against the underworld of Sydney and find the young man before it's too late.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon A Billie Walker Mystery Tara Moss , Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2019- 16576537 2019 series - author novel
1 7 y separately published work icon The Fictional Woman Tara Moss , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2014 7369420 2014 single work autobiography

'Tara Moss has worn many labels in her time, including 'author', 'model', 'gold-digger', 'commentator', 'inspiration', 'dumb blonde', 'feminist' and 'mother', among many others.

'Now, in her first work of non-fiction, she blends memoir and social analysis to examine the common fictions about women. She traces key moments in her life - from small-town tomboy in Canada, to international fashion model in the 90s, to bestselling author taking a polygraph test in 2002 to prove she writes her own work - and weaves her own experiences into a broader look at everyday sexism and issues surrounding the underrepresentation of women, modern motherhood, body image and the portrayal of women in politics, entertainment, advertising and the media.

'Deeply personal and revealing, this is more than just Tara Moss's own story. At once insightful, challenging and entertaining, she asks how we can change the old fictions, one woman at a time. ' (Publication summary)

1 The Only Way Forward Tara Moss , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , April vol. 45 no. 1 2013; (p. 23-25) Australian Author , vol. 50 no. 2 2018; (p. 118-120)
'Conversations about literature are too often haunted by nostalgia. The digital age is not the end of literature. it is only change, and I welcome it, writes Tara Moss.'
1 Beauty and Death Tara Moss , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: If I Tell You...I'll Have to Kill You 2013;
1 Women Destroy the Joint Tara Moss , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: Destroying the Joint : Why Women Have to Change the World 2013; (p. 57-62)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Skeleton Key Tara Moss , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2012 Z1902095 2012 single work novel horror mystery

'By day Pandora English is a lowly fashion assistant. By night, she is a supernatural scion.

'The Crow Moon is rising and Pandora has a date with Civil War soldier Lieutenant Luke, who will be flesh-and-blood for one night only. When Lieutenant Luke disappears, Pandora must unlock the mysteries of Number One Addams Avenue with her skeleton key and discover the secrets that lie in the forgotten laboratory of Dr Edmund Barrett.

'For Pandora has been warned: a powerful force is in the house.

'As Friday the Thirteenth looms, Pandora English and the citizens of Spektor are in grave danger. For the dead will rise and terror shall reign.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 Mean Boys the Worst Culprits Tara Moss , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 September 2012; (p. 12)
Tara Moss compares the social behaviour of men and women.
2 7 y separately published work icon Assassin Tara Moss , South Sydney area : HarperCollins Australia , 2012 Z1885823 2012 single work novel crime detective 'How far would you go for revenge? For survival? Former model turned forensic psychologist and PI Mak Vanderwall is missing, presumed dead in Paris. By hiring a hit man to kill her, the powerful and corrupt Cavanagh family aimed to silence her for good. But after narrowly escaping death, Mak has taken over her would-be killer′s world. She is very much alive. And transformed ... Back in Sydney Mak′s former flame, criminal profiler Andy Flynn is on the trail of a vicious rapist and murderer with possible ties to the infamous ′Stiletto Killer′. He may have struck before and will certainly do so again. And while Andy struggles to cope in a world without Mak, little does he realise she is on her way back. And this time she′s ready to make her own justice.' Source: http://www.harpercollins.com.au/ (Sighted 10/09/2012).
1 Many Writers, One Story [2012] Nick Earls , Marieke Hardy , Dave Graney , Jeff Sparrow , Kate Forsyth , Michaela McGuire , Michael Robotham , Krissy Kneen , Emilie Zoey Baker , Andy Griffiths , Phil Kafcaloudes , Tanveer Ahmed , Tony Cavanaugh , Tara Moss , Susan Johnson , Rebecca Sparrow , Mandy Beaumont , Sean Whelan , Belinda Jeffrey , Katherine Battersby , Sophie Hamley , Chris Currie , Kristina Schulz , Terry Whidborne , Anna Campbell , Chris Somerville , Tristan Bancks , Toni Jordan , Benjamin Law , 2012 single work short story

'Brisbane Writers Festival celebrates stories of all shapes and sizes. With the help of Twitter and a brilliant collection of 50 writers from around the globe, the Many Writers, One Story project hopes to put together a very Brisbane tale told in 140 character bite-sized pieces. Where will the story go? What twists will it take? Follow its progress from Tuesday 17 July [2012] ... or on Twitter by following the hashtag #BWF50.'

Source: Brisbane Writers Festival website, http://www.bwf.org.au/
Sighted: 14/08/2012

1 Question Time: Tara Moss, Author Tara Moss , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 December 2011; (p. 3)
2 4 y separately published work icon The Spider Goddess Tara Moss , Sydney : Macmillan (Pan Macmillan Australia) , 2011 Z1828111 2011 single work novel horror mystery

'It’s been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor, the fog-wreathed suburb of Manhattan that doesn’t appear on any map. With the help of her great-aunt and the beautiful, but dead, Lieutenant Luke, Pandora is beginning to understand the significance of the Lucasta family heritage her late mother kept secret from her. Pandora is heir to a great gift – a gift that comes with a frightening responsibility. And when a new designer arrives in town, Pandora soon discovers that this designer’s ambitions extend far beyond taking over the fashion world, one knit at a time…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Question : Is Airbrushing in Magazines and Advertisements Out of Control? Tara Moss , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 August 2011; (p. 12)
'The far-reaching powers of digital technology have ignited a fierce debate about the portrayal of women.' (Editor's abstract)
1 Tara Moss : The Books That Changed Me Tara Moss , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 26 December 2010; (p. 4-5)
1 y separately published work icon Pandora English Tara Moss , 2010 Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2010-2012 Z1742179 2010 series - author novel horror mystery
2 8 y separately published work icon The Blood Countess Tara Moss , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2010 Z1742172 2010 single work novel horror mystery

'Pandora English is no ordinary small town orphan. When she's invited to live with her mysterious Great-Aunt Celia in New York City, she seizes the opportunity to escape her stifling hometown, break from her tragic past and make it as a writer.

'Things, however, are not what she is expecting. For starters, her great-aunt's gothic mansion is in a mist-wreathed Manhattan suburb that doesn't appear on maps. And then there's Celia herself - a former designer to the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age - who is elegant, unnaturally young and always wearing a veil.

'Pandora lands a job at a fashion magazine and her first assignment is covering the A-list launch of the latest miracle cream, BloodofYouth. But something is not right about the product, nor Athanasia, the drop-dead beautiful face of the brand. It seems there may be a secret ingredient in BloodofYouth, a secret worth killing for...

'In The Blood Countess - the first novel in the new Pandora English series - bestselling author Tara Moss brings her trademark macabre and lifelong love of the paranormal to the fashion world with a twist.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 Your Time Starts Now... : Tara Moss, Crime Writer/TV Host Tara Moss , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 19 June 2010; (p. 11)
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