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To Conjure a Killer!
Kitten season can be murder... When Becca spies a tortoiseshell kitten dodging traffic and chases the tiny tortie down an alley she doesn't expect to find a dead body. But that's only the beginning of her troubles in the upcoming TO CONJURE A KILLER, the fourth in the...
Hold Me Down a Mass. Book “Must Read”!
Absolutely thrilled to find out that my HOLD ME DOWN has been named a Massachusetts Center for the Book "Must Read"! This wonderful list means my psychological suspense novel is a finalist for the MassBook fiction award, which will be announced in October. In the...
Hilary Mantel’s “Learning to Talk”
If you know me at all, you know I love Hilary Mantel. It was an honor to review this new (old) collection of autobiographical stories, in large part because it was so much fun to dissect what she did with language. Also, I love the illustration that Eva Vazquez did...
Flashbacks
Went to hear the musician John Doe last week. Wonderful songwriter with a deep baritone like velvet – I've never heard "Everybody's Talking at Me" covered so beautifully. Anyway, I ended up chatting with another fan and it turns out she works at the Globe and when a...
Felonious felines and other animal crimes
So lovely to see my cat mysteries merit a mention in this smart Crime Reads piece by the great Martin Edwards!...
Hold Me Down on Book Bub
Reader reviews are the best – And, yes, I do read what folks post on Goodreads, Amazon, and Bookbub! This new review just blew me away! Thank you, J.E. Barnard. J.E. BarnardAuthor@jaynebarnard Recommended and rated this book 4 stars Hold Me Down Clea Simon Book...
Left Coast Crime, Malice Domestic, and more
The crime fiction community is back, and I've been taking part! In the past month, I've been in Albuquerque for Left Coast Crime and Bethesda, MD, for Malice Domestic. I've posted more photos on social media and will be trying to tag everyone. In the meantime, I've...
If you’ve been trying to reach me…
Hi folks! I've just learned that the "contact me" form on this site hasn't been working. My apologies!. Please try me again if you haven't heard back from me! My apologies, Clea
Authors for Ukraine
Signed galley? Naming rights in a new cozy? Complete sets of an author's work? All these treasures and more can be found at the Authors for Ukraine online auction going on now. I'm proud to be one of the more than 170 authors who have contributed one-of-a-kind items...
Albuquerque bound!
Has it been two years since Left Coast Crime, one of the most marvelous crime fiction conferences, was halted on its first day as COVID-19 began its sweep across the country? Amazingly, yes, but this weekend, well, we're trying again – this time as Southwest Sleuths,...