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
Happy pub day, Cathy Ace!
One of the. most miserable parts of the pandemic is that I miss my friends! Ace author Cathy Ace – see what I did there? – perhaps tops among them! Smart, funny, and wise about the writing and publishing, Cathy is someone I always look for first thing when I surface...
#TBTwith Mystery Maven Sara DiVello
Did you miss my HOLD ME DOWN pre-launch event with Mystery and Thriller Maven Sara DiVello? Not to worry, our host for the evening – Houston's MURDER BY THE BOOK – has put our talk up on Youtube and Facebook and I'm sharing as a #TBT! We're not taking questions...
Talking craft with Dale Phillips
I got to chat with fellow New England mystery author Dale Phillips over at his blog a while ago and hadn't had a chance to share till now. We tackled the writing process, music books and how to craft a compelling story. Here's how it starts: So how did this novel come...