Clea Simon

Clea Simon

8 Series

Clea Simon is an acclaimed American author known for her cozy mystery series, including Theda Krakow, Dulcie Schwartz, and Pru Marlowe. She has received numerous awards, notably the Cat Writers Association Presidents Award. Residing in Somerville, Massachusetts, she lives with her husband, Jon Garelick, and their cat.

In "Mew is for Murder," the first book in Clea Simon's Theda Krakow mystery series, struggling freelance writer Theda Krakow follows a stray kitten to the home of an eccentric old woman, Lillian Helmhold. When Theda returns to interview Lillian, she finds her dead under suspicious circumstances. Despite the police dismissing the case as an accident, Theda's investigative instincts tell her otherwise. Determined to uncover the truth, Theda delves deeper into the mystery, using her journalism skills to unravel the secrets surrounding Lillian's death.

Theda Krakow

Mew Is for Murder

(2005)

Cattery Row

(2006)

Cries & Whiskers

(2007)

Probable Claws

(2009)

Dulcie Schwartz

Shades of Grey

(2009)

Grey Matters

(2010)

Grey Zone

(2011)

Grey Expectations

(2012)

True Grey

(2012)

Grey Dawn

(2013)

Grey Howl

(2014)

Stages of Grey

(2014)

Code Grey

(2015)

Into the Grey

(2016)

Pru Marlowe

Dogs Don't Lie

(2010)

Cats Can't Shoot

(2012)

Parrots Prove Deadly

(2013)

Panthers Play for Keeps

(2014)

Kittens Can Kill

(2015)

When Bunnies Go Bad

(2016)

Fear on Four Paws

(2018)

Blackie & Care Mysteries

The Ninth Life

(2016)

As Dark as My Fur

(2017)

Cross My Path

(2018)

Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery

A Spell of Murder

(2018)

An Incantation of Cats

(2020)

To Conjure a Killer

(2023)

Standalone Novels

World Enough

(2017)

Hold Me Down

(2021)

Bad Boy Beat

(2024)

Non-Fiction

Mad House

(1997)

Fatherless Women

(2001)

The Feline Mystique

(2002)

Anthologies

Writes of Passage

(2014)

Shattering Glass

(2020)

Masthead

(2020)

Bloodroot

(2021)

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