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
Our mothers, ourselves? Chatting “Butterfly Trap”
Caroline had such good questions! Add in that we've been friends for decades now, and our discussion of The Butterfly Trap was bound to be fun. We can't take your questions anymore, but you can eavesdrop as we talk "Butterfly," writing, mothers, and more!...
Tonight! A Mighty Blaze
A Mighty Blaze began as a pandemic-era response to all those cancelled book tours. It continues as an engaging discussion series between authors. And, boy, am I lucky! Tonight I get to discuss The Butterfly Trap on A Mighty Blaze with AMB found Caroline Leavitt (a...
“Risk and danger”: BOLO Books on “The Butterfly Trap”
"Risk and danger exist with each turn of the page, with readers never quite knowing who to trust...." Wow, wow, wow! That's just one of the lines from this boffo review of The Butterfly Trap by BOLO Books! I am beyond thrilled. Here's the whole review (or you can just...