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
“Remember that day, summer past?”
Last night, the incomparable crime drama "The Wire came to an end. Some people got lost in the flood, some people got out all right. But one in particular breaks my heart. If you saw it, you know what I mean. Thoughts? (The New York Times' take.)On another note, is...
Georgia on my mind
The wonderful David C. Tucker interviewed me for the DeKalb County Public Library blog today. How nice! Also up today, my review of "Mozart's Ghost" for the San Francisco Chronicle.Soundtrack for today: The HorrorPops' "Heading for the Disco."Shout out for the day to...
Getting back to work…
Or trying to, anyway. Seeing this makes me think others have the same problems with procrastination. (With thanks to Karen.)










