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Talking Ideas: Crime Culture with Tara Moss
Tara returns to crime fiction with a brand-new series and a brand-new heroine: the smart, sassy, and sexy PI Billie Walker. Set in post-World War II Sydney, Billie finds herself surrounded by smugglers, players, and gangsters. She must pit her wits against the underworld of Sydney to find a young man before it’s too late.
Tara visits from Canada to discuss the first book in her new crime fiction series, Dead Man Switch. Join Tara as she discusses crime fiction, writing, and reflecting on strong women working in a predominately male world.
Tara Moss is the best-selling author of eleven books including non-fiction, the acclaimed Mak Vanderwall crime fiction series and Pandora English paranormal series. Tara is also a journalist, doctoral candidate, presenter, documentary co-producer and co-writer, model, and outspoken advocate for children’s rights and women’s rights.
Details:
Ticket and book $62-67.50
An evening with TARA MOSS For her brand new novel DEAD MAN SWITCH
DEAD MAN SWITCH Bestselling author Tara Moss returns to crime fiction with a stunning new series, and a stunning new heroine. Meet PI Billie Walker – smart and sexy, with a dash of Mae West humour, she’s a hard-boiled detective with a twist. She’s a woman in a man’s world …
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.
When: Wed 30th October 2019, 7.30pm
Where: GINGER FOX
23-25 South Concourse, Beaumaris
Cost: Book & ticket together for just $50
Also includes admission & finger food.
Beverages at bar prices.
*Only at time of ticket purchase
*Only one specially priced book per ticket
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Ticket Only $35
Phone: 9589 4638
E-mail: read@beaumarisbooks.com.au
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Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival is Tasmania’s newest biennial literary festival held in the gorgeous Huon Valley (#TAF2019).
From Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November 2019, #TAF2019 offers a four-day program jam-packed with incisive panels, grave workshops and deadly festivities.
Inspired by Agatha Christie, the inaugural theme ~ Murder She Wrote ~ is an exploration of crime and mystery fiction written by women. Featuring Tara Moss, Kerry Greenwood and Shamini Flint, we have a panellist line-up to die for.
