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I’m Clea Simon, author of the rock ‘n’ roll noir WORLD ENOUGH; the Theda Krakow, Dulcie Schwartz, Pru Marlowe, Witch Cats of Cambridge, and Blackie & Care mysteries; and also 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
Clea Simon writes with authority and affection about a lost world. Highly recommended.
Catriona McPhersonA twisty, bittersweet trip, with just the right mix of edge and nostalgia.
Joseph FinderSo vividly written and so rich and real, these characters’ collective loss of innocence feels shockingly personal
Caroline LeavittThis is a haunting carpe noctem novel, and Simon seizes the night with a firm, relentless grip
Anthony DeCurtisRecent Blog Posts
Fear on Four (purple) Paws
Check out this cool – and very purple! – cover. It will grace the WorldWide edition mass market paperback of my Fear On Four Paws, available online only as of Dec. 1. I'll put up a link when it's available! And here's the full cover flat, including the back cover...
read moreFive Questions with Hallie Ephron
Hallie Ephron is not only a New York Times bestselling author, she's a loyal supporter of the New England crime fiction scene. That made me doubly bummed that I had to miss her local launch for the brand new Careful What You Wish For at our great local indie,...
read more‘World Enough’ a MA Book Award ‘must read’
World Enough has been named a "must read" in the Massachusetts Book Awards, presented by the Massachusetts Center for the Book, for books published in 2017, joining such others notables as Alice Hoffman's The Rules of Magic and Claire Messud's The Burning Girl. Top...
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