by Clea | Mar 8, 2025 | News, News, The Butterfly Trap, Uncategorized
The great CrimeReads gave me some space today to explore the less-than-idyllic backstory to my new The Butterfly Trap. Did you have a picture-perfect childhood? If not (and who did?), do you find yourself repeating patterns from the past? Come share your stories with...
by Clea | Mar 7, 2025 | News, News, The Butterfly Trap, Uncategorized
If browsers open your book to page 69, would they get a good (or an inaccurate) idea of the whole work? that was the question posed to me about my new psychological suspense, The Butterfly Trap. This “test” grows out of an observation...
by Clea | Mar 6, 2025 | Dru's Book Musings, News, News, The Butterfly Trap
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a character in a book? The award-winning crime fiction blog Dru’s Book Musings invites authors to give us a day in the life that isn’t in the book – and so here I give you Anya, one half of my new “he said/she...
by Clea | Mar 5, 2025 | News, News, The Butterfly Trap
Did your parents fight? Was it the same fight over and over? Do you see yourself having some of those same arguments with your partner? Today at the great writers blog Jungle Reds, I talk about how my family’s patterns and how I put those to use in The Butterfly...
by Clea | Mar 4, 2025 | News, News, The Butterfly Trap
So excited to have this book out in the world! I’ll be celebrating tonight at the lovely Harvard Book Store with Nina MacLaughlin. If you can join us in person, I’d love to see you. If not, and you want a signed book, reach out to the bookstore...
by Clea | Feb 20, 2025 | News, News, Reviews, The Butterfly Trap
Ha! I adore this insightful review from the Psychological Thriller Readers group on Facebook: “The Butterfly Trap by Clea Simon is a toxic domestic drama where everyone plays everyone and believes they are the ones who are the players! I must say I loved the...
