Tara Rae Moss (born 2 October 1973) is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival.

[11] Moss has private investigator credentials (Cert III) from the Australian Security Academy and as of 2019[update] is undertaking a Doctorate of Social Sciences in the Department of Gender and Cultural studies at the University of Sydney.

[12][13] Moss's books are published in 18 countries in 13 languages and include the internationally best-selling and critically acclaimed[14] series of six crime novels featuring a feminist heroine, Makedde "Mak" Vanderwall: Fetish, Split, Covet, Hit, Siren and Assassin.

[18] Her writing has appeared in Ms Magazine, Crime Reads, the Australian Literary Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, The Daily Telegraph, TheHoopla[19] and more.

[10] She is known for her novel research, which has included touring the FBI and LAPD,[20] shooting firearms, being set on fire, being choked unconscious by Ultimate Fighter 'Big' John McCarthy,[21] flying with the Royal Australian Air Force, spending time in morgues and courtrooms and obtaining a licence as a private investigator.