Reviews

World Enough – The BOLO Books Review by Kristopher | Oct 31, 2017 | Review | Crime fiction and music have always been inextricably intertwined. Fans of the genre can tell you what their favorite fictional detectives are likely listening to at any given moment –...

"Compelling entertainment...WORLD ENOUGH recreates the punk era within the framework of a noir whodunit," says the Arts Fuse. Book Review: “World Enough” — and Punk Time Oct302017 Set in Boston’s rock scene during the ’80s, the mystery World Enough serves up plenty of...

World Enough by Clea Simon Reviewed by Jeanne Tara Winton is divorced, working in communications for a large corporation, and really just marking time.  Her job doesn’t excite her; she could do most of her tasks in her sleep.  Her days are pretty much routine.  It...

BOSTON ROCK NOIR: CLEA SIMON’S SCENESTER MYSTERY HAS BEEN SIMMERING FOR DECADES October 24, 2017 By CHRIS FARAONE Sometimes it feels like half the people I know around Boston have contributed to the newspapers and magazines I have written for over the past couple of...

“Now Boston author Clea Simon lets her inner rock ‘n roller out of the back room and rips into a dark and compelling murder mystery of Boston’s music nightlife in WORLD ENOUGH”

"Intriguing series launch … readers with a taste for noir are sure to want to see more.” This intriguing series launch from Simon, best known for her cozy Dulcie Schwartz mysteries (Into the Grey, etc.), introduces Boston journalist Tara Winton, who back in the 1980s...

“[A] fascinating reminiscence of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.”   A woman obsessed with the Boston rock music scene of 20 years ago discovers that it’s not quite what she remembers.Forty-something Tara Winton hates her comfortable but dull job in corporate...

WORLD ENOUGH ... a nostalgic trip back to the '80s Boston rock scene by someone who was there. Simon's best known for her cat mysteries like hardboiled (or should I say tough mouser?) THE NINTH LIFE but she is equally adept evoking the gritty past of the sleazy rock...

By Jay Strafford A most unusual detective team -- a girl and a cat -- returns for a second outing in "As Dark as My Fur" (208 pages, Severn House, $28.99), the second installment in Clea Simon's newest series. Carrie "Care" Wright is in her early teens and has taken...

Even though the saying goes “you can’t always judge a book by its cover,” this actually doesn’t always apply with book covers. However, in the case of As Dark As My Fur, the second book in Clea Simon’s Blackie and Care Cat Mystery series, the cover accurately reflects...