About Allison Maher Allison Maher is a former manager of a company that invented spy gear. She now resides on a small farm in rural Nova Scotia. Her first novel for young readers, I, The Spy, was shortlisted for the Red Cedar Award in 2008-2009. Books by Allison Maher Time Flies When You're Chasing Spies A Halifax Mystery by (author) Allison Maher Time Flies When You're Chasing Spies by (author) Allison Maher Ages 11 to 17 Grades 5 I, The Spy by (author) Allison Maher Ages 10 to 14 Grades 5 to 9