Welcome
I’m Clea Simon, author of
- psychological suspense novels 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 Hold me Down
Provocative, moving, and suspenseful
Gripping and intense…darkly suspenseful
Pitch-perfectly dark psychological suspense
Cracking plot in a rich setting… perfection
Powerfully written and compulsively readable
Powerful…hits you like a punch in the heart
A justice-gets-done story that you can’t put down.
Raw and compelling suspense novel
Recent Blog POsts
Tonight! Come join me and Caroline Leavitt (virtually)
New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt and I will be convening (virtually) at Harvard Book Store tonight at 7 pm. to discuss Hold Me Down, music, and writing. Free, of course! We'll be fielding questions about writing ... and about our connections to rock...
Spilling the beans with Writers Tell All
When author/critic Matthew Turbeville named his blog WRITERS TELL ALL, he meant it! We had a wide-ranging conversation about HOLD ME DOWN, books, and the writing process. You can read the entire interview here. Here's an excerpt: Matthew Turbeville: Hey Clea! It’s so...
“Hold Me Down” on WGBH
Maybe you heard "Henry in the Hub" on air at 8:35 am today? If not, you can check out an excerpt of our talk on the WGBH website, complete with transcript. Always a pleasure to chat with Henry, who used to DJ at some of those clubs back in the day......