Welcome

I’m Clea Simon, author of
- psychological suspense novels The Butterfly Trap, Bad Boy Beat and Hold Me Down
- rock ‘n’ roll noir World Enough
- Theda Krakow mysteries
- Dulcie Schwartz mysteries
- Pru Marlowe mysteries
- Witch Cats of Cambridge mysteries
- Blackie & Care mysteries
- A handful of nonfiction books
Please browse around and make yourself at home. I’d love to see you at one of my events, and I’m always happy to hear your feedback.
As featured in the Wall Street Journal and on NPR
Praise for The Butterfly Trap
Fear and control emerges in Simon’s tense, slow-burn
Darkly inventive, and full of grit and suspense
Mesmerizing tale of obsession and desperation
A cautionary and dark tale about love and art
Recent Blog POsts
Five questions with Laurel Davis Huber
I had to go to Nacogdoches, Texas, to meet Laurel Davis Huber, but I'm so glad I did! The occasion was the wild and wonderful Pulpwood Queens Girlfriends Weekend, one of the warmest and, well, weirdest book events I've ever attended and one that brings readers and...
Witch cats #2
Witch Cats #2, tentatively titled An Incantation of Cats, has been sent off to my editor. Phew! In it, Becca becomes a bit more adventurous in her new role of witch detective – and her three cats (led by Clara, of course) will have to learn to work together if they're...
Five questions with Kate Flora
You know how it is when you walk into a room for the first time? When you're not sure if you belong or who will talk with you? But then one person comes up to you and says, "Welcome! Come on and meet everyone. Let's share some stories..." Well, Kate Flora is that...