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
For your consideration…
It's Agatha, Edgar, and Lefty award time! As folks fill out their various ballots, I'd like to offer for your consideration: HOLD ME DOWN, Polis Books (mystery) A CAT ON THE CASE, Polis Books (cozy mystery) "The Basement," Punk Noir Magazine (short story) "No Cities...
Highlights of 2021…
This was a tough year! Yes, we had some laughs and some good times: 2021 saw the publication of two of my books: the Witch Cats of Cambridge cozy A CAT ON THE CASE in January (psst... the kindle is still on sale for $1.99) and, in October, the darker psychological...
Not a “Best of 2021” list
So, I wanted to write a Ten Best list. This isn't it (for one thing, I've included 13 titles — plus a ringer). Instead, these are books that stayed with me and a few that I've been dipping into when I want a break (looking at you "Around the World in 80 Books"). I'm...