<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for "Dara, Maxie"]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for "Dara, Maxie"]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/chpl/rss/search?query=%22Dara%2C%20Maxie%22&amp;searchType=author&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:23:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death]]></title><description><![CDATA["Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is. But ever since her parents died in an accident when she was six, she's been obsessed with avoiding risk, and what better place to learn how to cheat death than the company that employs the nation's grim reapers? The work enables Nora to learn all about the myriad ways you can kick the bucket, which is comforting--until one day, a file crosses her desk with a name she recognizes. Her twin brother's. The twins haven't spoken in six months, but Charlie is all Nora has left. Completely against her cautious nature, Nora steals the file and flees, racing to her brother's house. She begs him to trust her that his death is imminent, and they hit the road ... in an attempt to evade both death and S.C.Y.T.H.E., whose sole mission of collecting souls has been disrupted by Charlie's continued existence."  Provided by publisher]]></description><link>https://chpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S92C1692124</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S92C1692124</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara, Maxie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://chpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1692124092</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593815816/MC.GIF&amp;client=chplp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching A Killer]]></title><description><![CDATA["Kathy Valence is forty-two, mid-divorce, and pregnant with her ex's baby. She's also a modern-day grim reaper employed by S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences) but frankly that's the easiest part of her life right now. Or at least it was, until one of her clients' souls went missing. When she finally tracks down seventeen-year-old Conner Ortiz, he angrily denies he died of natural causes, despite what his file says. He's certain that someone at S.C.Y.T.H.E. took his life instead of his soul, and he pressures Kathy to find out who and why. With only forty-five days to figure out what happened to Conner and help him move on, Kathy is forced to rely on the help of her retired mentor, her almost ex-husband, and even Conner himself before the boy's soul becomes stuck on Earth as a ghost forever. But one wrong move could cost Kathy her job, not to mention her life."  Provided by publisher]]></description><link>https://chpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S92C1692123</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S92C1692123</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara, Maxie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://chpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1692123092</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593815793/MC.GIF&amp;client=chplp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>