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“How to Talk to a Cancer Patient”
That was my suggestion for a headline for this op-ed (i.e., a signed opinion piece), which ran in today's Boston Globe. I wrote it over a month ago, and I'm happy to say the good news still holds true – and the book mentioned at the end of the piece (in my "signer")...
Bad Boy Beat super sale!
Wow, this is great! For a VERY LIMITED TIME, the ebook of BAD BOY BEAT is on sale for only 99 cents! Why not treat yourself? (Here's the link again: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Boy-Beat-Clea-Simon-ebook/dp/B0CLKZC3Q7/ ) Want to know more about this fun, fast, and...
More Witch Cats on the way!
So thrilled that Level Best Books has picked up my Witch Cats of Cambridge series. They'll be re-publishing the four existing books and have contracted me for two more. Becca and her cats Clara, Laurel, and Harriet are ready for new adventures!
BAD BOY BEAT on sale!
Price drop on the BAD BOY BEAT ebook! If you've been curious about this "newspaper noir"* whose "staccato prose sets a tense mood that keeps readers on the edge,"** now's your chance! Pick up an ebook copy of BAD BOY BEAT for less than $12 (finally!) My agent and I...
Me and … Ann Patchett?
Well, at least in the mind of Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe columnist (and author of the delightful Just East of Nowhere). In today's column, he discusses reading habits – including some bad ones (have you ever thrown a book out of a car?) – and his current faves, saying:...
HOLD ME DOWN returns
Pleased as punch that Bloodhound Books will be re-issuing HOLD ME DOWN, with a snazzy new cover! Pre-order it now in kindle, hardcover, or paperback and get it on Sept. 9. “Gripping and intense, a darkly suspenseful dive into friendship, fame, murder, and the...
Severn House celebrates!
As many of you know, with my new BAD BOY BEAT, I'm back with Severn House, the great UK indie publisher that brought out my Dulcie Schwartz and Blackie and Care books. (Severn House will also be publishing The Butterfly Trap next March). In the years since I've been...
Spotlight on BAD BOY BEAT
What with vacation and editing, I somehow neglected to share this lovely Sunday Spotlight interview that librarian/book blogger Lesa Holstine did with me for Bad Boy Beat. Lesa is an astute reader, so her questions are always spot on. Happy to belatedly share it here:...
Bouchercon!
As soon as I finish up edits for The Butterfly Trap, I'm going to be heading to Bouchercon, the world mystery convention that draws hundreds of readers, authors, and various assorted mystery-world celebrities together. This year, the traveling con will be in...
“Her prose is on fire.” – James Lee Burke
Friends, I am stunned. One of my heroes, the great James Lee Burke, has praised my writing, saying (I kid you not): "Her prose is on fire." JAMES LEE BURKE!!!! The occasion wasn't one I'd expected either. I had reviewed his wonderful new Dave Robicheau mystery, Clete,...