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
Felonious felines and other animal crimes
So lovely to see my cat mysteries merit a mention in this smart Crime Reads piece by the great Martin Edwards!...
Hold Me Down on Book Bub
Reader reviews are the best – And, yes, I do read what folks post on Goodreads, Amazon, and Bookbub! This new review just blew me away! Thank you, J.E. Barnard. J.E. BarnardAuthor@jaynebarnard Recommended and rated this book 4 stars Hold Me Down Clea Simon Book...
Left Coast Crime, Malice Domestic, and more
The crime fiction community is back, and I've been taking part! In the past month, I've been in Albuquerque for Left Coast Crime and Bethesda, MD, for Malice Domestic. I've posted more photos on social media and will be trying to tag everyone. In the meantime, I've...










