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
Noir at the Bar Boston
I may be best known for my cozies, but as those who came to know me through World Enough* know, I also write dark. Thanks, perhaps, in part to being named one of the writers "taking the Boston crime novel in new directions," in the footsteps of George V. Higgins,...
FIVE QUESTIONS for Ronald Koltnow
Ron Koltnow appreciates the finer things in life, notably good food – and cats! I knew Ron as a book person – and a book rep – long before I was aware that he was also writer. Now that he's come out, so to speak, I am thrilled to help spread the word about Barberton...
Bunny of the day
Over on my Facebook page, I've developed a habit (perhaps it's a meme) – a rabbit habit. I post photos of the bunnies I see in my yard and around the neighborhood. Although I don't do one every day – I don't see one every day – I call each one my Bunny of the Day. I...










