by Clea | Oct 30, 2017 | Reviews
“Compelling entertainment…WORLD ENOUGH recreates the punk era within the framework of a noir whodunit,” says the Arts Fuse. Book Review: “World Enough” — and Punk Time Oct302017 Set in Boston’s rock scene during the ’80s, the mystery World Enough...
by Clea | Oct 30, 2017 | Reviews
World Enough by Clea Simon Reviewed by Jeanne Tara Winton is divorced, working in communications for a large corporation, and really just marking time. Her job doesn’t excite her; she could do most of her tasks in her sleep. Her days are pretty much routine. It...
by Clea | Oct 28, 2017 | Reviews
BOSTON ROCK NOIR: CLEA SIMON’S SCENESTER MYSTERY HAS BEEN SIMMERING FOR DECADES October 24, 2017 By CHRIS FARAONE Sometimes it feels like half the people I know around Boston have contributed to the newspapers and magazines I have written for over the past couple of...
by Clea | Oct 27, 2017 | Reviews
Boston Noir With a Dangerous “Backbeat” in Clea Simon’s WORLD ENOUGH She’s quietly brought us four different semi-mystical cat and amateur sleuth mystery series over the past decade — and some edgy nonfiction before that. Now Boston...
by Clea | Sep 26, 2017 | Reviews
“Intriguing series launch … readers with a taste for noir are sure to want to see more.” This intriguing series launch from Simon, best known for her cozy Dulcie Schwartz mysteries (Into the Grey, etc.), introduces Boston journalist Tara Winton, who back in the...
by Clea | Sep 26, 2017 | Reviews
“[A] fascinating reminiscence of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.” A woman obsessed with the Boston rock music scene of 20 years ago discovers that it’s not quite what she remembers.Forty-something Tara Winton hates her comfortable but dull job in corporate...