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
Happy New Book!
Bookstores are so packed in December (yay!) that they're hesitant to host events. So that means Porter Square Books and I decided to hold off on my party until tomorrow – January 3! I'll be chatting about A Spell of Murder, reading a little, and signing copies. But...
Happy new year!
Wishing you all a happy, healthy new year, filled with joy and warmth!
FIVE QUESTIONS with Dave Zeltserman
Sometimes you just click. Dave Zeltserman and I met at last year's New England Mobile Book Fair mystery gala and followed up online, chatting mostly about our shared business. When we saw each other again at the New England Mobile Book Fair mystery gala earlier this...










