Clea Simon's Blog, page 95
January 24, 2011
It's official!
Dulcie and Mr. Grey will continue! Just got the contract for a fourth Dulcie Schwartz mystery! Yay! In the meantime, some of the just-out British editions of Grey Zone, the third Dulcie feline mystery, seem to be making their way to these shores. US release date is April, but if you can't wait...
January 11, 2011
Thank you, Examiner!
Love the quotes she chose. Love the four stars, too! Review of Dogs Don't Lie by Pamela Kramer, The Examiner:Dogs Don't Lie by Clea Simon is a clever mystery sure to charm animal lovers who enjoy mysteries. Even lovers of mysteries who aren't animal lovers will enjoy the twists and turns that meander through this story, the first in the Pru Marlowe Pet Noir series.Pru Marlowe, who is almost a
GREY ZONE in the house!
The third Dulcie Schwartz mystery doesn't hit stores in the US until April. But it's now out in the UK, so I just got a lovely box from my publisher, Severn House. Here's my new desk set up, too.
December 15, 2010
Henning Mankell's latest
My review of Henning Mankell's latest, Daniel, ran in today's Boston Globe. I wished I liked it more. I've also just read an advance of his last Wallander mystery and, wow, did I hate that. Sometimes, I think, a writer loses respect for his readers, and that's a sad thing.From today's Globe:How do we see our world, and how does that vision affect others? These are the questions at the heart of
December 3, 2010
Me on "Moonlight Mile"
I'm not usually a Dennis Lehane fan. Usually seems like he's trying too hard. But going back to Patrick and Angie, he hits all the right notes - the real notes. My review in today's Globe.
November 22, 2010
Under construction...
Please excuse the lack of writing (or crime or cats) while I oversee the renovations on our new house! At the very least, this is a marvelous distraction while I await my editor's comments on the first 100 pages of Pru #2, Cats Can't Shoot. In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure...
November 2, 2010
Thank you, Library Journal!
"Don't miss Dogs Don't Lie (Poisoned Pen. ISBN 9781590588604. $24.95; pap. ISBN 978 1590588628. $14.95) from Clea Simon, a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and many other venues when she's not writing sharp nonfiction works or animal-based mysteries." - from Library Journal's pre-pub alert, Spring 2011 mysteries to watch out for!
November 1, 2010
My GREY ZONE cover
The kitten leaves her mark... out in the UK in Dec., in the US in April:
October 26, 2010
Billy Ruane
It seems we have lost another. Poor guy. He will be missed.
October 12, 2010
Drumroll, please...
The final cover for my debut pet noir, Dogs Don't Lie (coming in April), which Beth Kanell, co-owner of Kingdom Books, Waterford, VT, calls, "a tightly plotted and interesting mystery, with a strong underlying flavor of 'Nancy Drew grown up.'"
