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
Dulcie will be in paperback!
Great news, folks! My publisher Severn House will be bringing out all my Dulcie Schwartz books in trade paperback – even the first ones of the series! No word yet on when, but look for them to start appearing this spring... in time for the new Dulcie/Mr. Grey...
PANTHERS PLAY FOR KEEPS is “a wonderful cozy mystery.” Thank you, MBR!
Thank you, MBR! "'Panthers Play for Keeps' is a wonderful cozy mystery with a well-planned story involving a gifted protagonist. ... The journey to the end is an adventure."– Teri Davis, Midwest Book Review. Thank you, Teri!Read the whole review here.
Gumshoe Review “enthralled” by STAGES OF GREY
"This is one of those books where the reader gets so caught up in the narrative that you try to help the main character. You have to keep on reading because you continue to hope against hope that Dulcie will make the right decisions, or at least have a lot of luck if...










