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
“A lovely mix of magic, mystery and playfulness”
Kings River Life says The Cat's Eye Charm is "a lovely mix of magic, mystery and playfulness." How wonderful! Thank you, critic Sarah Erwin! (A former public library director, Erwin knows her books!) You can read the full review (and register to win a copy of my...
Win a copy of THE CAT’S EYE CHARM
Kings River Life magazine is offering readers a chance to win my latest "Witch Cats of Cambridge" cozy mystery1 Just click through and comment for your chance: https://kingsriverlife.com/03/21/the-cats-eye-charm-by-clea-simon/
CAT’S EYE CHARM a refuge from this “hellscape”
"Readers who could use a break from the absolute hellscape that is America right now will find Clea Simon’s latest ... a delectably tasty cat treat." HA! I love that phrasing (much as I detest the reality the necessitated it). Anywho....a real live witch (Peg Aloi)...










