Reviews
Library Journal gets Hold Me Down!
"VERDICT: A mystery that explores character motivations ... For fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Janet Evanovich." Thrilled that Library Journal got the essence of Hold Me Down – and what company to be in! – though, of course, I would argue that understanding the...
“Wickedly smart” cats – thank you!
What a joy to stumble across this article in Crime Reads: "Six Cozy Mysteries Told From a Cat’s Purr-spective" There's a nice shout-out to my A Cat on the Case (the latest Witch Cats of Cambridge mystery) and the note that my cats are "wickedly smart." Why thank you!...
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...
“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...
Bristol Library raves about A CAT ON THE CASE
"Put a little magic back int o your life with the Witch Cats of Cambridge," says the Bookblog of the Bristol Library. What a wonderful sentiment – I am overjoyed! Read the review here or below. Friday, January 15, 2021 A Cat on the Case by Clea Simon Reviewed by...
Kingdom Books loves A CAT ON THE CASE
"Boston-area author Clea Simon has always excelled at world building..." so begins this wonderful review of A CAT ON THE CASE in Kingdom Books. "...Yes, this is a feline-filled cozy, but it's also an intricate work of speculative fiction. Shelve with Boston mysteries,...
Booklist loves “A Cat on the Case”
"Clara, a small calico cat with the magical power to shade herself into invisibility, has the big job of watching over her human companion," this review (in the January issue of Booklist begins. "Cat-loving cozy fans with a taste for the paranormal will find a lot to...
“Good Spirits,” indeed!
"You don't have to be a cat lover to appreciate this cozy mystery..." When I heard that Publishers Weekly had included my A CAT ON THE CASE in a roundup of cozy mysteries, I was thrilled. Then I SAW the piece – four cozies, all due early next year, all with some...
“Fans of feline cozies will be charmed,” says PW
"Simon's pleasing third Witch Cats of Cambridge mystery," begins the review in Publishers Weekly, which winds up by concluding "Fans of feline cozies will be charmed." Well, I'm charmed – and grateful – that my upcoming A CAT ON THE CASE is already winning such...
Mystery Scene loves “Incantation”!
"Otherworldly fun," says this review in Mystery Scene magazine. " I couldn’t figure out which group provided the most fun: the clueless humans or the ever-so-sly cats." Read the full review here (or below): Clea Simon’s An Incantation of Cats: A Witch Cats of...