Maxie Dara is a writer and actor from Ontario, Canada. She has been a freelance journalist focusing on the local arts and culture scene for more than five years, with bylines in publications such as Hamilton Magazine and Beyond James, among others. She is also a two-time award-winning playwright, taking home the Best of Fringe award at the 2017 Hamilton Fringe Festival for the musical comedy This Is Not a Musical: The Musical! and the 2020 Torpedo Prize for her play Alone Together, a pandemic drama. Maxie knew she wanted to be a writer at the age of seven, when she first fell in love with the written word.
She also wanted to be a mermaid but has mostly focused on the writing side of things.
Genres: Cozy Mystery
New and upcoming books
Series
S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery
1. A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer (2024)
2. A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death (2025)
1. A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer (2024)
2. A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death (2025)
Maxie Dara recommends
Dead & Breakfast (2025)
(Dead & Breakfast Mystery, book 1)
Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor
"Chock-full of kooky characters and paranormal puns. . . . This delightful mystery is a perfect reminder that it's never too late to start living your dream (after)life!"
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