Lia Matera

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

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.

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

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

Awards Source: Last Chants, Simon & Schuster, 1996. Star Witness, Simon & Schuster, 1997. Havana Twist, Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Laura DiPalma series

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

As contributor

(Editor) Irreconcilable Differences, HarperCollins, 1999. Counsel for the Defense and Other Stories, Five Star, 2000. Edgar and Shamus Go Golden. Down & Out Books, 2022.