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
October is going to be a blur anyway…
You've probably heard about the supply chain issues hitting publishing – well, hitting EVERYONE* – this year? I guess they've messed a little with Hold Me Down. The book is printed and it's on its way to the distributors and from there to bookstores near and far. But...
Talking fame and fiction with MWA Florida
What is it about the bright lights that makes the shadows so dark? Why did I set yet another psychological suspense in a story of rock and roll stardom – and why am I encouraging all my fellow writers to do the same? These questions and more will be addressed this...
Sun-Sentinal on HOLD ME DOWN
Rocker turns sleuth By OLINE H. COGDILLSUN SENTINEL CORRESPONDENT |SEP 07, 2021 AT 3:17 PM ‘Hold Me Down’ by Clea Simon. Polis Books, 288 pages, $26.99 Fame can be fleeting, gone in a blink before it can be appreciated. Gal Raver, the heroine of...