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
HOLD ME DOWN returns
Pleased as punch that Bloodhound Books will be re-issuing HOLD ME DOWN, with a snazzy new cover! Pre-order it now in kindle, hardcover, or paperback and get it on Sept. 9. “Gripping and intense, a darkly suspenseful dive into friendship, fame, murder, and the...
Severn House celebrates!
As many of you know, with my new BAD BOY BEAT, I'm back with Severn House, the great UK indie publisher that brought out my Dulcie Schwartz and Blackie and Care books. (Severn House will also be publishing The Butterfly Trap next March). In the years since I've been...
Spotlight on BAD BOY BEAT
What with vacation and editing, I somehow neglected to share this lovely Sunday Spotlight interview that librarian/book blogger Lesa Holstine did with me for Bad Boy Beat. Lesa is an astute reader, so her questions are always spot on. Happy to belatedly share it here:...