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Clea Simon, Simon
When a rookie reporter for the Boston Standard is convinced a series of street crimes are connected, she is willing to go the extra mile to chase down the big…
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Anya and Greg seem to be the golden couple, until dark secrets come to light and unleash inevitable devastation in this slow-burn he said/she said psychological suspense novel.
Greg has…
A page-turning journalistic thriller starring a rookie female reporter for the Boston Standard who's determined to chase down a big story . . . with potentially deadly consequences.
Boston Standard…
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Life and death. Music and murder. This is more than just stage fright...
Gal, a talented musician, has returned to Boston to play a memorial for her late friend. But…
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The past is an enigma to Blackie, the voice of Clea Simon’s dark new mystery. This unusual feline hero and his pink-haired companion, Care, are two small creatures struggling to…
The Boston rock music scene is where Tara Winton belongs; the world she’s been part of for 20 years. But when one of the old gang dies in mysterious circumstances…
Blackie does not trust Care’s new client, Mr Gravitz, who hired Care to shadow one of his workers, a man he suspects is stealing from him. Blackie knows the client…
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When an elderly woman seeks Care’s help in finding out what happened to her brother, Care’s feline companion Blackie senses he’s met this woman before, some time before he became…
Elegant prose. sheds new light on the father-daughter dynamic -Boston magazine Praise for Fatherless WOMEN If it can be said about a book on loss, Fatherless Women is a pleasure…
The dead don’t keep pets. So when animal behaviorist expert Pru Marlowe gets a call about a kitten, she doesn’t expect to find the cuddly creature playing beside the cooling…
Winter is hard in Beauville, where the melting snow can reveal much more than last season’s dead leaves. So when a wealthy, obnoxious tourist and his ski bunny girlfriend surface…
There’s trouble brewing in the woods of Beauville, and the only witness isn’t talking. When Pru Marlowe is called to a forest clearing to help with an illegally trapped bear…
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…
When grad student Dulcie Schwartz thinks she hears a wolf late one night, on her way to pick up some forgotten papers from her departmental office, she tries to dismiss…
Parrots will repeat anything. They don’t talk sense. Or do they? When Pru Marlowe is called in to retrain a foul-mouthed African gray after its owner’s death, the ..
When Pru Marlowe gets the call that there’s been a cat shooting, she’s furious. Animal brutality is the one thing that this tough animal psychic won’t stand for, and she’s…
Praise for Cries and Whiskers… With Cries and Whiskers, Simon nails it…Wonder-fully written and deeply engaging. -Deborah Grabien, author of the Haunted Ballad series Highly recommended for mystery fans who…
Praise for Mew is for Murder… [A] mysterious maze with murder at the center. -Kirkus Reviews A witty, engaging, and compelling first mystery that’s more quirky than cozy, full of…
When animal psychic Pru Marlowe hears of a cat shooting, she’s furious. But when she finds out it was the cat who did the shootingsetting off a pistol and killing…
After an animal rights activist is killed by a hit-and-run driver, music critic Theda Krakow decides to investigate. As Theda and her buddy Violet race to save half-wild felines from…
Someone is stealing show cats, and both the feline-friendly Theda Krakow and her friend Violet, who runs the local shelter, are outraged. When a kindly cat breeder is implicated in…
When cats start getting sick, feline-loving freelance writer Theda Krakow suspects an accident is to blame. But her shelter-owning rocker buddy Violet claims the contaminated kibble was poisoned.
Praise for Dogs Don’t Lie… A story with some surprisingly creative twists. -Kirkus Reviews Clea Simon delivers again…a gorgeous blend of homage and pure innovation. -Linda L. Richards author of…
Animal psychic Pru Marlowe left the big city to return to her picturesque Berkshires hometown looking for a little peace. Too bad that her training as an animal behaviorist got…
When animal psychic Pru Marlowe finds out that a white Persian accidentally set off a rare dueling pistol, she realizes something else is going on. Could a cat really have…
Praise for previous Pru Marlowe Pet Noirs… Pru Marlowe can hear what animals are thinking? The wonderfully talented Clea Simon makes it a delight to believe it. Clever, original and…
A poignant book about adult daughters who lose their fathers, filled with stories about the author’s life and the stories of other women, and with probing explorations of the psychology…
Parrots will repeat anything. They don’t talk sense. Or do they? When Pru Marlowe is called in to retrain a foul-mouthed African gray after its owner’s death, the bad-girl animal…
Praise for Parrots Prove Deadly… Pru Marlowe can hear what animals are thinking?…Clea Simon makes it a delight to believe it. Clever, original and completely captivating! -Hank Phillippi Ryan Anthony…
This sophisticated exploration of the bond between women and their cats examines everything from the history of cats (Cleopatra) to the stereotypes of women who choose to live with cats…
