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Sun-Sentinal on HOLD ME DOWN

Rocker turns sleuth By OLINE H. COGDILLSUN SENTINEL CORRESPONDENT |SEP 07, 2021 AT 3:17 PM ‘Hold Me Down’ by Clea Simon. Polis Books, 288 pages, $26.99 Fame can be fleeting, gone in a blink before it can be appreciated. Gal Raver, the heroine of...

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“And yet… and yet…”

"There is inspiration in the idea of imperfect people helping each other find the way back on course." I'm not going to post every reader review (although I am grateful for everyone who took the time to respond). But this one made me choke up. Thank you, Mary, whoever...

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“Imperfect people…helping each other find the way back.”

This reader review on BookBub choked me up: "HOLD ME DOWN by Clea Simon is not my normal type of reading, grittier than my usual, and I don’t relate easily to the music scene, and yet . . . and yet . . . I came to care about Gal and her band, felt a bit dizzy at the...

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“Evocative… for readers who enjoy dark stories”

"Simon’s evocative writing puts readers inside sweaty clubs," says librarian Henrietta Verma, reviewing HOLD ME DOWN for First Clue Reviews. "For readers who enjoy dark stories and fans of music-themed mysteries." (She names other high points, but does give a bit a of...

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‘Shattering Glass’ wins the Anthony!

Shattering Glass, the first anthology from the groundbreaking Nasty Woman Press, has won the Anthony! Although we couldn't gather in person to hear the wonderful news, the awesome Bouchercon team managed a really fun virtual awards ceremony last night (thanks to the...

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The Somerville Times takes on “Hold Me Down”

Somerville Times arts editor (and poet) Doug Holder took time to chat with me about writing, our shared city, and my upcoming Hold Me Down. I've pasted the Q&A below. (To read the full article in the Somerville Times click here.) Your new book is a step away from...

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Lorie Lewis Ham on a different kind of pet

I know Lorie through her magazine,Kings River Life, which regularly publishes reviews and short fiction. I was thrilled therefore to hear that she had a new novel out – her sixth – One of Us, the first in a new series, and even more overjoyed that she wanted to share...

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Lucy Burdette’s Scottish play

I was about to congratulate noted cozy author (and past Sisters in Crime president) Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib) on her latest Key West mystery when it hit me ... it's set in Scotland? Yes, with A Scone of Contention this sweet food-oriented series is taking a...

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The cost of uncertainty (a Bouchercon post-mortem)

My op-ed on Bouchercon ran in todays Boston Globe. If you can subscribe to this (or any) newspaper, I urge you to. However, I'm opting to make this readable (though it lacks some of the cool click-throughs and graphics). OPINION The cost of uncertainty Bouchercon was...

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Sherry Harris on the bones of a good story

"A line will take us hours maybe, but if it seems more than a moment's thought our stitching and unstitching is for naught." William Butler Yeats was talking about poetry, but he may as well have been talking about cozies. These fun character-driven mysteries need to...

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