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
Booklist loves “A Cat on the Case”
"Clara, a small calico cat with the magical power to shade herself into invisibility, has the big job of watching over her human companion," this review (in the January issue of Booklist begins. "Cat-loving cozy fans with a taste for the paranormal will find a lot to...
Mystery Loves Georgia!
Hurry! The Mystery Loves Georgia auction is almost done. Today (Friday, Dec. 11) is your last day to bid on everything from cozies to thrillers, manuscript critiques to agent meetings, cocktails to getaways, and a few hundred more treats! Yeah, I donated a cozy book...
Ready for some light!
This year more than ever I'm ready to light the first candle! Happy Chanukah, everyone!