Welcome
I’m Clea Simon, author of the rock ‘n’ roll noir WORLD ENOUGH; the Theda Krakow, Dulcie Schwartz, Pru Marlowe, 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 DeCurtis
Recent Blog Posts
World Book Day
It's World Book Day! That one kind of snuck up on me, but around here every day is book day. In the course of our Sunday stroll yesterday, Jon and I ended up at Harvard Book Store, where Jon picked up "Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical is Restaging...
read moreCozy fans, get ready!
Kirkus reviews calls FEAR ON FOUR PAWS: "likely to appeal to cozy fans"! From the May 1, 2018, Kirkus Reviews Animal empath Pru Marlowe (Parrots Prove Deadly, 2017, etc.) uses her gifts in service of every amateur sleuth’s time-honored quest: clearing a pal suspected...
read moreTalking mysteries (and a giveaway)!
Tonight – Sunday, 7-8 p.m. – I'll be chatting mysteries and more at the A Novel Bee Facebook group. And, yes, I will be giving away books! Join us...
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