PERIODIC TABLE OF MYSTERY AUTHORS

Lia Matera

Lia Matera: successful both in mystery/detective and science fiction genres;
Lia Matera
Lia Matera; Santa Cruz, California:
     * 6 mystery/detective novels with series character Willa Jansson (Lawyer),
          "surely the wittiest of women sleuths at large in the genre," 
               -- New York Times:
          * Star Witness [New York: Simon & Schuster] hardcover
          * Last Chants [New York: Pocket] paperback
          * Prior Convictions [New York: Ballantine] paperback
                Nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Award
          * Hidden Agenda [New York: Ballantine] paperback
          * A Radical Departure [New York: Ballantine] paperback
                Nominated for Edgar Allan Poe and Anthony Awards
          * Where Lawyers Fear To Tread [New York: Ballantine] paperback
                Nominated for Macavity and Anthony Awards
     * 5 mystery/detective novels with series character >Laura Di Palma:
          * Designer Crimes [New York: Pocket] paperback
          * Face Value [New York: Pocket] paperback
          * A Hard Bargain [New York: Ballantine] paperback
          * The Good Fight [New York: Ballantine] paperback
                Nominated for Macavity and Anthony Awards
          * The Smart Money [New York: Ballantine] paperback

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, "Mt" stands for Meitnerium.
In the Periodic Table of the Mystery Authors, "Mt" stands for Lia Matera!

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[Grateful acknowledgment to Professor Erich Friedman for his permission 
for me to use the table structure and color GIFs of the Periodic Table, 
above, whose Mystery Author roll-over status names and correlation of 
Element Abbreviations with Mystery Author names are not the fault of 
Professor Erich Friedman but purely the work of Professor Jonathan Vos Post]