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
The magic of cats … and a giveaway
I wrote about cat magic for Kings River Life this week – and we included a giveaway! You've got to click through to enter, but here's a teaser: Sometimes, the lack of a reaction tells you more than any startled gasp ever could. That’s what I’m realizing now that...
“The Inside Job,” a short story
Hi folks! This story was published in Masthead: Best New England Crime Stories, an anthology just packed with goodies! I recommend picking up a copy (your local library might have it). But I'm reprinting my own contributions, "The Inside Job," below: The Inside...
Hardcover A CAT ON THE CASE!
They're here! The hardcover edition of A CAT ON THE CASE just showed up at my house, which means that it should be in stores and online soon. What's a couple of weeks to a cat, anyway? Isn't this the perfect Valentine? And doesn't Thisbe look cozy with it? Sometimes a...