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
“Simon writes with authority and affection…”
Happy! Oh, and the book? Pre-order it here.
New England Mobile Book Fair is saved! (maybe?)
Well, for the next two years anyway... plus, it's not too far from the great indie bookstore's current spot!From the Boston Globe:Owner Tom Lyons, who’d warned customers a few months ago he needed to downsize or close, has found a new space not far from the...
Amateur sleuths with spooky help…
Booklist is celebrating May is Mystery Month with a series of roundups, and my latest Dulcie Schwartz cozy, "Into the Grey," made it into this one on haunted mysteries.Want to see who else made the cut? Click here.










