Lia Matera

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Lia Matera (born 1952) is a Canadian author of two series of mystery novels and short stories.

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Biography

Matera was born in 1952 in Canada. She graduated from Hastings College of Law in 1981. She was a teaching fellow at Stanford Law School in the early 1980s. She lives in Santa Cruz, California. [1]

Matera is known for the Willa Jansson series and the Laura Di Palma series. [2]

Critical reception

Two of Matera's works have received starred reviews from Booklist : Face Value (Simon & Schuster, 1994) [3] and Last Chants (Simon & Schuster, 1996). [4]

Awards [1]

Selected works

Willa Jansson series

  1. Where Lawyers Fear to Tread, Bantam, 1987.
  2. A Radical Departure, Bantam, 1988.
  3. Hidden Agenda, Bantam, 1988.
  4. Prior Convictions, Simon & Schuster, 1991. [5]
  5. Last Chants, Simon & Schuster, 1996. [6]
  6. Star Witness, Simon & Schuster, 1997. [7]
  7. Havana Twist, Simon & Schuster, 1998. [8]

Laura DiPalma series

  1. The Smart Money, Bantam, 1988.
  2. The Good Fight, Simon & Schuster, 1990.
  3. A Hard Bargain, Simon & Schuster, 1992.
  4. Face Value, Simon & Schuster, 1994.
  5. Designer Crimes, Simon & Schuster, 1995.

As contributor

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References

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  2. Kinman, Gay Toltl; McAleer, Andrew (2022-12-05). Edgar & Shamus Go Golden: Twelve Tales of Murder, Mystery, and Master Detection from the Golden Age of Mystery and Beyond. Down & Out Books.
  3. Face Value, by Lia Matera . Booklist.
  4. Last Chants, by Lia Matera . Booklist.
  5. Stasio, Marilyn (1991-03-24). "Crime" . The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. Stasio, Marilyn (1996-06-23). "Crime" . The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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