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 Jolabokaflod!
Did you know that Iceland has a tradition of giving books on Christmas Eve? Called Jolabokaflod – literally "Christmas book flood" - this tradition dates back to World War II, and results in cozy nights, when families and friends gather for peaceful evenings by the...
Happy merry!
It's nearly dark, on the Friday before Christmas, and I have inserted the final "to do" notes on my WIP – the first "witch cats of Cambridge" book. And with that, I have what is pretty much a full first draft, or, at least, a book-size pile of words! I say "pretty...
Frodo Baggins is my George Bailey
For some people, the holidays call for a re-watching of “It’s A Wonderful Life.” For us, it involves a trip to Mordor. Ever since my husband gave me a copy of “The Lord of the Rings” movies on DVD for Chanukah, watching them – in the extended version, of course – has...










