Books written by Clea Simon

A Spell of Murder

Or maybe, Clara thought, the callow young man simply lacked the sense to follow Becca's reasoning. All she could tell for sure was that despite some vague protests, Becca was able to get him off the phone fairly quickly.
Shades of Grey

At this point, she'd rather think of him as a callow cad than a heartbroken nice guy, stuck with this ditz; or, for that matter, as a killer. Could Bruce have been faking it? Dulcie climbed back up the stairs, trying to remember every ...
Dogs Don't Lie

She'd only have dashed back to her person, and her attempts to revive him would have looked like further attacks to the young cop. More to the point, they'd have messed up the crime scene even more. “Letgo!”I'd wait until she calmed ...
Parrots Prove Deadly

For starters, I'd promised Albert I'd help him with the raccoon. The animal certainly couldn't help himself. A young male, as I suspected, he'd seemed as healthy as I was. And although that's no guarantee of anything, there were so many ...
Kittens Can Kill: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir

A kitten as young as he was? He'd be exposed to more danger there, not to mention stress and confusion. Instead, I called Doc Sharpe again, getting his voice mail, to see about setting up a proper— private—appointment.
Cries and Whiskers

And if it were Tess, I'd grab it, too. That girl owed me some answers. But just in case, I waited. Editors are like young animals. The best way to train them is to ignore them. Any response at all—certainly, any response before 10 ...
Panthers Play for Keeps: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir

When Pru Marlowe takes a dog for a walk, she doesn’t expect to find a body.
Hold Me Down

A riveting work of dark suspense from acclaimed author Clea Simon Gal, a middle-aged musician, is back in Boston to play a memorial for her late drummer/best friend, when she finds herself freezing on stage at the sight of a face in the ...
Mad House: Growing Up in the Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings

Part memoir, part practical guide, Mad House is a compelling and compassionate book destined to help many people come to terms, as Simon has, with the unique pain of living with a sibling's mental illness.
Kittens Can Kill

"The dead don't keep pets.
Fear on Four Paws

Pru Marlowe Pet Noir: Dogs Don't Lie (Book 1) Cats Can't Shoot (Book 2) Parrots Prove Deadly (Book 3) Panthers Play for Keeps (Book 4) Kittens Can Kill (Book 5) When Bunnies Go Bad (Book 6) Fear on Four Paws (Book 7) Praise for Pru Marlowe ...
Mew is for Murder

Bunny spread cream cheese on the open half of poppyseed bagel and layered lox on it, then handed the plate over to me, holding it over the head of her small, agile black-and-white shorthair, Astarte. I took a bite and found I was hungry ...
Mad House: Growing Up in the Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings

When the "Boston Globe first published Clea Simon's cover story on growing up with her two schizophrenic siblings, the response was overwhelming. "Healthy" siblings constitute that silent majority of people...
Cross My Path

Only – you know more than you've told me, don't you?' He stares at something in the distance. A gull, or maybe just at the sky. 'Look.' His whole body seems to sag. 'Rafe – just ... Rafe isn't your problem, OK?
Parrots Prove Deadly: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir

Parrots will repeat anything.
Dogs Don't Lie: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir

Pru Marlowe isn’t your ordinary animal psychic.
The Blackie & Care Feline Mysteries Omnibus: Books 1 and 2

As I clear a trash heap – the vermin within squawking in terror – I muse on what that means, and what I can do that the girl I have aligned myself with cannot. The girl has her strengths. Brave and loyal, she has stood by me as she has ...
A Cat on the Case: A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery

When a panicked stranger shows up at Charm and Cherish, Becca Colwin feels compelled to help.
Panthers Play for Keeps

Panthers Play for Keeps
Panthers Play for Keeps: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir

Clea Simon is the author of the Theda Krakow and Dulcie Schwartz mysteries, as well as several nonfiction books. A former journalist, Simon lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their cat. www.cleasimon.com