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
rock & roll observation of the night
Has anyone else out there thought that the lyrics to the Foo Fighters' song "The Pretender" go: "One of these things is not like the other"? Dave Grohl as Cookie Monster?I mean, as we used to say in lit class, contrast and compare. Am I right, people?
Amphibimania!
I know I'm associated with cats, and I do love me some felines. But when I was much younger, I also had a serious thing for toads and lizards (not snakes, I like legs). I still remember my pet toad, Dyatt (pronounced "Dwight") fondly. And so, for the hidden...
Thank you, Jennifer Ryser
Jennifer Ryser of Wetumpka, Alabama, won the right to name a cat in the upcoming Theda Krakow mystery #4 at the Murder on the Menu silent auction, sponsored by Friends of Wetumpka Library, by making a donation to the Crime Lab Project. Thank you, Jennifer! And here's...










