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I talked with author Sharon Bell Buchbinder about writing and more today, here.

"The Ninth Life captivated me from the start. Whenever I was forced to put the book down to do chores or run errands, it stayed on my mind, the story haunting me until I picked it up again...The Ninth Life is one of Clea Simon's best novels yet, showcasing her talent...

"This story isn’t cute and cuddly, but oh, is it good!" says this cats and books blog, The Cuddlywump Chronicles. Why thank you! Read the whole review here."The Ninth Life is not a cozy mystery. It is instead the kind of darker story that grips you by the throat on...

Or how to write a novel. I talk about process today on the Henery Press blog here.

After a very satisfying analysis of my new "The Ninth Life," the librarian blogger says: I would recommend the book on the basis of the narrator alone, but Simon has also constructed some interesting mysteries along the way. The conclusion is very satisfying, and...

Wow, this just came out and I AM THRILLED! "When Bunnies Go Bad," my sixth Pru Marlowe pet noir will be published by Poisoned Pen Press on March 1.Issue: February 1, 2016When Bunnies Go Bad.Advanced Review – Uncorrected ProofSimon, Clea (Author)Mar 2016. 264 p....

I like to think I've always straddled genres – moving from the straight ahead amateur sleuth/cozy of the Theda Krakow to the more paranormal of the Dulcie Schwartz mysteries, and mixing in some tongue-in-cheek noir for the "pet noir" of the Pru Marlowe books. But with...

And notes that I've taken "a turn to the dark side," heh heh heh!The Ninth Life: A Blackie and Care MysteryClea Simon, Author Cozy author Simon (When Bunnies Go Bad) takes a turn to the dark side with this edgy first in a series introducing Carrie “Care” Wright, a...

Even though "The Ninth Life" isn't officially out yet in this country, Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA, just got some copies in. So I went over and signed them – and also some new copies of "Code Grey," the latest Dulcie Schwartz mystery (out a few months ago)....

Like so many of us, I've been thinking a lot about Bowie this week and trying to understand why his death has hit so hard. It started on Monday morning, when I was speaking to an older friend, who knew of Ziggy but little else. She likened him to Fats Domino, and my...