Her in-depth novel research has seen her tour the FBI Academy at Quantico, spend time in squad cars, morgues, prisons, the Hare Psychopathy Lab, the Supreme Court and criminology conferences, take polygraph tests, shoot weapons, conduct surveillance, pass the Firearms Training Simulator (FATSII) with the LAPD, pull 4.2 G’s doing loops over the Sydney Opera House flying with the RAAF, and acquire her CAMS race driver licence. She has hosted the true crime documentary series Tough Nuts – Australia’s Hardest Criminals on the Crime & Investigation Network, ‘Tara Moss Investigates’ on the National Geographic Channel and the author interview show Tara in Conversation on 13th Street Universal. In 2014 she was recognised for Outstanding Advocacy for her blog Manus Island: An insider’s report, which helped to break information to the public about the events surrounding the alleged murder of Reza Barati inside the Australian-run Manus Island Immigration Detention Centre. Think you know Paris? Think again. Sure, Paris is all romantic sunsets and cute cafes during the day, but what about when the sun goes down? The majority of these ghost stations were closed when France entered World War II in September 1939, and some have been closed ever since. Others have been reused or disappeared completely as the network evolved. Two stations were constructed but never actually used, and today still lie inaccessible to the public. Three others were designed but were never serviced by a Métro line. If you’re still hankering for dark and strange stories from France, start by reading the following (true) ones: First, learn how Paris City Hall’s cheerful square was once the place of choice for gruesome executions. 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

Phantoms, apparitions, haunted castles, sorcery, poltergeists and demons? All relegated to the “primitive”, pre-Enlightenment past. Sometimes clad in green (she then becomes La Dame Verte, of course), the apparition is said to be the restive spirit of Charlotte de Valois, the illegitimate child of King Charles of France.

What You'll Do:• Hear stories that reveal a Paris far different than the one we have a chance to admire today. Despite having the grounds exorcised, the story goes, the nighttime terrors persisted, so the family left. It would allegedly take a decade to find a new owner. Ghost Nights at Mortemer Abbey This is a story sure to command any reader’s interest. It is full of derring-do, luscious descriptions in the cities of England and France, and appealing and not-so-appealing characters….” —New York Journal of Books Edna Ryan Award - ‘Grand Stirrer Award’ for making a feminist difference by speaking out for women and children, for a significant contribution to feminist debate and inciting others to challenge the status quo

Other Paris ghost stories abound, involving the Eiffel Tower, or Notre Dame – the latter of which is explored in my April 2023 Patreon exclusive episode of Fabulous Folklore.It was fascinating to learn about life after the war, not only in Sydney but in Paris and London. Things that we take for granted these days were just not options in 1947. For Billie, as a woman it was even harder. Being a woman who worked and didn't take no for an answer. Moss does a good job portraying how Australian Aboriginals and women were treated at the time…Historical romance fans will find a lot to like.” — Publishers Weekly on The Ghosts of Paris

The Commune is the only major experience of a large city in which power was shared horizontally, with the people exerting their authority over an elected – and revocable – assembly,” he explains. “It’s a lesson for us all; particularly now that more and more people are dissatisfied with the political system and scarcely bother to vote.” The enduring pertinence of the Paris uprising is all the more apparent in times of crisis, says Leccia, citing the Commune’s swift moves to requisition homes and set up cooperatives for the hard up, and raise the wages of essential workers like teachers. He hints at another, more sinister reason for the Commune’s increasing relevance today, in a context of increasingly tense and violent confrontations between protesters and law enforcement. Now Vera Montgomery, a wealthy women has asked Billie and her assistant Sam to go to Europe to look for her husband. He disappeared two years ago on a work trip to London and Paris with a post war exhibition promoting Australia. Now she wants to know if he is dead or has deserted her, in which case she wants a divorce so she can move on with her life.Gare du Nord USFRT, the old terminus of line 5 until 1942 and situated on the boulevard de Danain, became a ghost station after the expansion of line 5 to Pantin, which involved the construction of a new station under the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis. It has since served as the center for training RATP drivers. [4] Find out the city’s spookiest mysteries and violent history with Ghosts, Mysteries, and Legends Night Walking Tour of Paris. This tour will also take you to places with known haunted presence, such as Palais du Justice and Place de la Vert Gallant. Test your courage and visit a tunnel that’s lined with about 6 million real skulls and bones in Paris Catacombs Skip the Line Walking Guided Tour. An expert will also accompany you for some storytelling as to how this skeleton-filled tunnel came to be. Solve the “Mona Lisa of the Seine” murder mystery case as you work on several clues by booking the Mona Lisa’s Murder Night Game. Its immaculate appearance and consistently inhabited state hasn’t kept ghostly legends around the castle from propagating, though. Relive the lives and deaths of some of the most fascinating characters in world history, art, music and culture as you explore this truly mesmerizing cemetery with an expert guide, on our famous graves of Paris tour. Spooky Tales from the City's Past As every city, Paris, the City of Light, has its share of dark secrets, and Paris Catacombs are one of them.