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
Butterfly is “a must”!
"On the surface this is a he-said, she-said crime tale, but there’s much more going on in this darker departure from Simon’s previous work ...On the surface this is a he-said, she-said crime tale, but there’s much more going on in this darker departure from Simon’s...
Crimespree’s “What Women Liked in 2024”!
BAD BOY BEAT makes the list! See all the lists – and women to follow – here. In brief, since 2020 CrimeSpree magazine has asked a select group of librarians, industry folks, English professors and more to list their favorites of the year, including but not...
Hoarding time
Following up "How to Talk to a Cancer Patient," was thinking this morning about support groups. Specifically, why I haven't joined one (Jon has). I know for many people they are invaluable. In part, that's because living with cancer involves so much more than simply...