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
Five Questions with Marty Wingate
I first met Marty Wingate in person in New Orleans, where we skipped out on Bouchercon to enjoy the fabulous adult libations at the ... Her latest, The Bodies in the Library, out tomorrow, How does a book start for you? I’m open to any kind of inspiration, whether it...
Chatting with Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store is truly a Cambridge institution. Not only has this independent bookstore survived for more than 80 years in what is arguably one of the most competitive commercial districts in the region, it has thrived. Renewed and expanded under current owner...
Win a copy of “An Incantation of Cats”
I'm doing a giveaway over on Goodreads! Goodreads Book Giveaway An Incantation of Cats by Clea Simon Giveaway ends October 29, 2019. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter...