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
SHATTERING GLASS Sunday!
Please join us on Sunday for an all-star literary event! Free, of course. Find out more below (or here) or click through to join us here. Details: Meet some of the legendary, bestselling and critically acclaimed authors who donated time and work to Shattering...
Cover reveal: A CAT ON THE CASE
Presenting A CAT ON THE CASE, the third Witch Cats of Cambridge mystery, to be published in January 2021 by Polis Books. Doesn't she look intent on solving this one? When a panicked stranger shows up at Charm and Cherish, Becca Colwin feels compelled to help. But when...
A last beach read: Ursula Hegi’s “Patron Saint…”
My review of Ursula Hegi's wonderful latest novel ran in the Boston Globe: BOOK REVIEW A story of motherhood, madness, and love in ‘The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls’ By Clea Simon Globe Correspondent, August 13, 2020 Seaside light can make reality less harsh. Hazy...