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 Edwin Hill
I first heard of Edwin Hill when we were both included (along with Dennis Lehane!) in a Strand Magazine piece on "Five Reinventions of the Boston Crime Novel," calling us the heirs of George V. Higgins. From the description of his hard-hitting debut, Little Comfort, I...
Say hi! (Boskone mini interview)
In the lead up to Boskone 56, the Boskone blog is running mini interviews (three questions) with each participant. I'm up today along with E.C. Ambrose and Steven Popkes, talking about C.S. Lewis, Edward Gorey, Sue Grafton and more. Here's a teaser: What is your...
Boskone bound!
Okay, it's right in Boston, but still... very excited to be participating in my very first Boskone, Feb. 15–17! What is Boskone? Boskone (February 15-17, 2019) in Boston, MA is New England's longest running science fiction and fantasy convention. With over 300...










