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
“Gritty and Gripping” (thank you, BOLO Books)!
BOLO Books (as in "be on the lookout") previews fall crime fiction, and I'm THRILLED to say that "World Enough" made the cut of books to look out for!BOLO writes: "As always, competition for these slots was tough. Which books are generating that elusive buzz in the...
Rock trivia!
Hey, Greater Boston-area rockers! Come on out tonight for Rock 'n' Roll Trivia tonight (Monday) at Once in Somerville. Erin Amar (of Rockerzine) and local legend Brett Milano will be handling the main duties – and they've asked me to help out too! We'll help you...
I can haz news?
Gearing up for the new school year means new books! If you want to hear the latest on what I'm writing, who I'm chatting with, and what's coming up next, please consider signing up for my (very occasional) newsletter here. (You can unsubscribe at any time!) There's...










