Welcome
I’m Clea Simon, author of
- psychological suspense novels 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 Hold me Down
Provocative, moving, and suspenseful
Gripping and intense…darkly suspenseful
Pitch-perfectly dark psychological suspense
Cracking plot in a rich setting… perfection
Powerfully written and compulsively readable
Powerful…hits you like a punch in the heart
A justice-gets-done story that you can’t put down.
Raw and compelling suspense novel
Recent Blog POsts
Hold Me Down on Book Bub
Reader reviews are the best – And, yes, I do read what folks post on Goodreads, Amazon, and Bookbub! This new review just blew me away! Thank you, J.E. Barnard. J.E. BarnardAuthor@jaynebarnard Recommended and rated this book 4 stars Hold Me Down Clea Simon Book...
Left Coast Crime, Malice Domestic, and more
The crime fiction community is back, and I've been taking part! In the past month, I've been in Albuquerque for Left Coast Crime and Bethesda, MD, for Malice Domestic. I've posted more photos on social media and will be trying to tag everyone. In the meantime, I've...
If you’ve been trying to reach me…
Hi folks! I've just learned that the "contact me" form on this site hasn't been working. My apologies!. Please try me again if you haven't heard back from me! My apologies, Clea