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 Deb Grabien
Was it the music? The mysteries? The rescue cats? I no longer recall how I first got to know Deb Grabien. Even before her rock Kincaid novels, Deb was incorporating music into her books, with the Haunted Ballad series, which focused on the crimes and ghosts of British...
Down to the River
"Take me to the river..." How evocative is that line? Whether you're seeking to be cleansed or to discard the evidence of your dirty deeds, down by the river as where you go. It's where we all go. "I love that dirty water, oh, Boston, you're my home." Rivers are also...
Five Questions with Kameel Nasr
Kameel Nasr has become an institution on the New England crime fiction scene. The author of two heist mysteries set in Boston's classical music world, Kameel is a loyal supporter of his fellow authors, showing up at readings and book events regularly. He also...










