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Tara takes in the atmosphere of the catacombs in Paris while researching her fifth novel, Siren. |
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Daredevil: Tara was literally set on fire by Hollywood stunt company West EFX to research a scene in her fifth novel, Siren.
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Tara was choked unconscious by Ultimate Fighter 'Big' John McCarthy in Los Angeles to research a scene in her fifth novel, Siren.
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Femme Fatale: Tara poses with curator Nerida Campbell, Caleb Williams, and the real-life femme fatales at the Justice and Police Museum, and (right) launches the Femme Fatale: The Female Criminal exhibiton. Read Tara's article on Femme Fatale HERE. Photos courtesy of Encapture Photography. |
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Tara considers hands on research - including experience with sidearms - as part of her job to make scenes in her crime novels authentic. Photo left, Tara handles an M4 automatic at a military range, and photo right, the classic .357 Magnum, seen firing with muzzle flash.
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Snakes alive!: Tara keeps pet pythons. Here she is pictured with her first 7 foot Australian Diamond python, 'Gomez', at home and in the recording studio where Tara has narrated the unabridged audio books of each of her novels with the award-winning Bolinda Audio Publishing. She is also the proud owner of 'Thing', a 5 foot baby Black Headed python.
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Tara launches her bestselling thriller novels around the world (recently in Spain and Canada pictured here). |
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Fly Girl: Tara pulls an impressive 4.2 G's doing aerial manoeuvres over the Sydney Opera House with the Royal Australian Airforce Roulettes. She would like to one day get her pilot licence.
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Biker girl: Tara is an avid motorcyclist, pictured here on her 900cc Triumph Scrambler, and her first bike, a Kawasaki ZZR.
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Tara quit modeling when she was 25 to pursue her career as a novelist, but returned to the catwalk last year for the Alex Perry Targets Breast Cancer charity parade, opening the Sydney Fashion Festival.
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Tara has appeared on numerous TV shows, including as host of the crime documentary series 'Tara Moss Investigates' on the National Geographic Channel in Europe and Australasia. The behind the scenes photos (right) show Tara on set at the morgue and a hospital for the series.
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Tara has been a guest and keynote speaker at numerous international writer's festivals, schools, universities and charity events.
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Speed Racer: Tara trained at Sandown race course for her CAMS race driver licence, and raced in the BMW Celebrity Grand Prix at Albert Park circuit.
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Tara pictured on a visit to the FBI Academy at Quantico for research into her crime novels, which feature criminal profilers and forensic science.
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Only 14 years of age and already six-feet tall, Tara nervously catwalks in her first ever fashion show for the local Mayfair Mall in her hometown of Victoria, BC, 1988. "I hid my braces with a closed mouth and tried not to trip". She later went on to work as a top model around the world, gracing over 50 magazine covers, fronting major campaigns and living in New York, Milan, London, Hamburg and Barcelona, before quitting at 25 to pursue full-time crime writing.
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Tara shows off her navy league uniform and semaphore flags in the backyard of the family home at age 10, 1984. As a cadet for three years in the Admiral Rayner Cadet Corp she moved her way up to the top rank of Chief Petty Officer, and was awarded Most Outstanding Cadet in 1986.
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