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Lia Matera is a graduate of Hastings College of the Law, where she was editor in chief of the Constitutional Law Quarterly. She was also a Teaching Fellow at Stanford Law School before becoming a full-time writer of legal mysteries. Prior Convictions and A Radical Departure were nominated for Edgar Allan Poe awards. The Good Fight and Where Lawyers Fear to Tread were nominated for Anthony and Macavity Awards. She has written nine novels, including the critically acclaimed Face Value. Matera lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Awards: Shamus (1997) see all
Series
Willa Jansson
1. Where Lawyers Fear to Tread (1987)
2. A Radical Departure (1988)
3. Hidden Agenda (1988)
4. Prior Convictions (1991)
5. Last Chants (1996)
6. Star Witness (1997)
7. Havana Twist (1998)
1. Where Lawyers Fear to Tread (1987)
2. A Radical Departure (1988)
3. Hidden Agenda (1988)
4. Prior Convictions (1991)
5. Last Chants (1996)
6. Star Witness (1997)
7. Havana Twist (1998)
Laura Di Palma
1. The Smart Money (1988)
2. The Good Fight (1990)
3. A Hard Bargain (1992)
4. Face Value (1994)
5. Designer Crimes (1995)
1. The Smart Money (1988)
2. The Good Fight (1990)
3. A Hard Bargain (1992)
4. Face Value (1994)
5. Designer Crimes (1995)
Collections
Anthologies edited
Books containing stories by Lia Matera
Edgar & Shamus Go Golden (2022)
Twelve Tales of Murder, Mystery, and Master Detection from the Golden Age of Mystery and Beyond
edited by
Gay Toltl Kinman and Andrew McAleer
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Lia Matera recommends
Wake of the Hornet (2000)
(Nicolette Scott, book 3)
Val Davis (Robert Irvine)
"Move over Patricia Cornwell, Val Davis is here."
Caught Dead in Philadelphia (1987)
(Amanda Pepper, book 1)
Gillian Roberts
"Gillian Roberts is a mystery reader's dream come true."
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