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
Am I cozy?
As part of my Silver Dagger book blog tour, I've written a few guest posts. This one ran at "All the Ups and Downs." Am I cozy? by Clea SimonReaders sometimes ask me: Are my books cozy? And the honest answer is, I’m not sure. Yes, I can promise you that in...
“Just the thing…”
P.J. Coldren, longtime Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Best First Mystery judge and fan guest of honor at this year's Malice Domestic has posted a review of A Spell of Murder saying, "Clea Simon's new series may be just the thing..." and concluding, "Great fun for...
FIVE QUESTIONS with Maddie Day
Edith Maxwell – aka Maddie Day – is a force of nature. I'm not sure when I met her. She might have been organizing an event. She might have been recruiting other authors – members of Sisters in Crime New England, perhaps – to help out. She might have been leading a...