by Clea | Apr 30, 2012 | Cats, Dulcie Schwartz, Grey Expectations
Good morning. Thank you for meeting me here, in the library. I know it sounds funny to say, after five years of research, that I am under the gun. But the truth is, I am. You see, I’m working on my doctoral thesis and every day counts. I don’t want to be Dulcie...
by Clea | Apr 26, 2012 | Cats, Cats Can't Shoot, Pru Marlowe
What, you were expecting a person?Yes, I supposed I should cede this space to Pru. My roommate – the one who opens the cans – is Pru Marlowe. She’s also the one who dragged us both out of the city and to this godforsaken town a little over a year ago, as you people...
by Clea | Apr 22, 2012 | Caroline Leavitt, Cats, Cats Can't Shoot, Grey Expectations
Writer extraordinaire first ran this interview on her blog, but she gave me permission to reprint it. It was so much fun, I couldn’t resist:Caroline: I first met Clea Simon on this writing site we both frequented. I really liked the funny, smart way she was...
by Clea | Apr 18, 2012 | Cats, Poisoned Pen Press
Shh… don’t tell anyone, but I’m having fun with rabies. And I’m not the only one. When I told Jessica, the publisher of Poisoned Pen Press, that I was researching rabies, she got nearly as excited as I was. After all, it’s a fascinating disease. What other viral...
by Clea | Mar 11, 2012 | Cats, Dulcie Schwartz, Grey Expectations, Severn House
And I am over the moon:Grey Expectations:A Dulcie Schwartz Feline MysteryClea Simon. Severn, $27.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7278-8134-2Simon’s enchanting fourth Dulcie Schwartz mystery (after 2011’s Grey Zone) finds Harvard grad student Dulcie still at work on her doctoral...
by Clea | Jan 30, 2012 | Cats, Grey Expectations, Severn House
Melon, a librarian’s cat, gets the jump on my upcoming April release, Grey Expectations (Severn House). He seems engrossed, doesn’t he?