“If Sherlock Holmes were a cat…”

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...

Booklist loves “Bunnies”!

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....

Genre hopping and Small-Town Cozies!

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...

Publishers Weekly likes “The Ninth Life”!

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...

Thinking of David Bowie

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,...