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
Not a top 10 list but…
Some of my faves from this year...
Movies about writing…
As a former music critic, I'm used to the saying that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. But movies have gotten pretty good at depicting the writing life. In fact, they've done so well, that many people comment on it. The Femmes Fatale blog posted...
“World Enough” in the Holiday 100
"World Enough" is a Harvard Book Store Holiday 100 pick. That means its 20% off – and, yes, they deliver. (They've got signed copies, too!)










