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Tara Moss
Goodreads Author
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in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Raymond Chandler, Dashiel Hammett, Kerry Greenwood, Mary Shelley, Val
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August 2011
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The War Widow (Billie Walker Mystery, #1)
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2019
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Fetish (Makedde Vanderwall Book 1)
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1999
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The Ghosts of Paris (Billie Walker Mystery, #2)
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2022
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Split (Makedde Vanderwall, #2)
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2003
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The Blood Countess (Pandora English, #1)
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2010
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The Fictional Woman
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2014
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Covet (Makedde Vanderwall, #3)
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2004
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Hit (Makedde Vanderwall, #4)
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2006
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The Spider Goddess (Pandora English, #2)
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2011
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Assassin (Makedde Vanderwall, #6)
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2012
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The Subversive Power Of Trousers
There is an oft-talked about scene in my new book The Ghosts of Paris where my main character, private inquiry agent Billie Walker, enters the famous Hôtel Ritz Paris in 1947. Parisians and foreigners are happily drinking and going about their post-war lives less than two years after the Gestapo were in residence, having taken over sumptuous Place V
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“I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.”
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The Italian Secret is the third book in the Billie Walker Mystery series by award-winning Australian/Canadian author, Tara Moss. Several good reasons put up-and-coming Sydney PI Billie Walker on cruise ship The Luxor, destination Naples, with he" Read more of this review » |
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“Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don’t write it right, just write it –and then make it right later. Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Be wary of “writing rules” and advice. Do it your way.”
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“It is better to do what you love for work, but if it is your day job that enables an unpaid passion, then your life is still sweeter. What is important is that you make time for your dreams, not whether or not you get paid for it.”
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| Aussie Readers: **Winter Reading Challenge - 2012** | 469 | 303 | Sep 20, 2012 05:40PM | |
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“Billie was hoping to get these two alive but was feeling rapidly less stuck on the idea.”
― The War Widow
― The War Widow
“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.”
― Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work
― Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work
“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
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“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.”
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Scott wrote: "Merry christmas."Scott wrote: "Merry christmas."
Thank you Scott x
Thank you for accepting my friend request Tara Moss. I have been a big fan of you for many years and you are an awesome Aussie author to draw inspiration from. Kind regards.
Thanks Elizabeth. I'll check it out. xElizabeth wrote: "Tara, i have just found an amazing skull necklance and bracelet from a store called Tilkah in Sydney. you can buy them on-line. called Voodoo necklace. is stunning"
Tara, i have just found an amazing skull necklance and bracelet from a store called Tilkah in Sydney. you can buy them on-line. called Voodoo necklace. is stunning
Jayde wrote: "Tara, I love your covers. They're absolutely brilliant."Thanks Jade. I look forward to reading A Job From Hell. It sounds gorgeously gothic.
Tara, I love your covers. They're absolutely brilliant.
Kim wrote: "Tara, you're going to love Goodreads! A great way to connect with readers and authors :)"Thanks, Kim. I look forward to reading your work.
Knowledge Lost wrote: "Welcome to goodreads, watch out this site is addictive"I've noticed... (Books. BOOKS!)
Tara, you're going to love Goodreads! A great way to connect with readers and authors :)
Welcome to goodreads, watch out this site is addictive
Sean wrote: "Welcome, enjoying the writing blog posts by the way."Thanks, Sean. Happy reading x
Miranda wrote: "Welcome to Goodreads Tara :)"Thanks, Miranda x
Rob wrote: "Hi Tara,Thanks for the invite. We have met, a few years back at a book signing in Dymocks in Sydney.
Good luck with all your writing, this place has lots of interesting info.
Cheers
Rob"
Thank you Rob. I'm new to Goodreads, but it already looks like the moniker doesn't lie. Looking forward to sharing my reads and getting some great recommendations
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Helene wrote: "Hi Tara, look forward to meeting you at SheKilda in Melbourne :)"Thanks Helene. I'm looking forward to SheKilda x
Hi Tara,Thanks for the invite. We have met, a few years back at a book signing in Dymocks in Sydney.
Good luck with all your writing, this place has lots of interesting info.
Cheers
Rob
Hi Tara, look forward to meeting you at SheKilda in Melbourne :)
Welcome, enjoying the writing blog posts by the way.
