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Clea Simon

Before turning to a life of crime (fiction), Clea Simon was a journalist. Starting as a rock critic, she ended up writing about books and other arts as well as a regular contributor to New York Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Ms., Rolling Stone and Salon.com, among other publications. A native of New York, she came to Massachusetts to attend Harvard University, from which she graduated with high honors, and never left.

The author of three nonfiction books and seven mysteries, she lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, with her husband, the writer Jon S. Garelick, and their cat, Musetta.

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Grey Expectations

The new 'Dulcie Schwartz' cat mystery

Could a missing book be haunted Dulcie Schwartz doesn't want to think so, but ever since it disappeared from the university, things have gone from bad to worse - one of her colleagues accused of homicide, and another revealed as an impostor. To top it all off, both the ghost cat Mr Grey and the kitten Esmé seem to have switched their allegiance to her boyfriend. Deprived of feline assistance, Dulcie must uncover the truth by herself, or else find herself on the hook for the theft - and murder.

Grey Zone

A Dulcie Schwartz feline mystery

When a student goes missing and a professor ends up dead, Dulcie Schwartz realizes that midterms are going to be worse than ever. She's hard at work on her thesis, but present day concerns (including the destructive mischief of her growing kitten) keep dragging her back into a tangle of motive, misbehavior, and maybe even murder. If only Mr Grey, her beloved feline ghost, would lend a hand, at least with that rambunctious kitten . . .

Grey Matters

Dulcie Schwartz and her feline friends get tangled up in this mysterious yarn

Caught between a distracted supervisor and university politics, Dulcie's doctoral thesis looks doomed. When she stumbles across the bloodied body of a fellow student, things couldn't get any worse. Unless her mother's dreams turn out to be premonitions and Dulcie's work has all been in vain. With the ghost of Mr Grey (her wise and loyal late, great cat) strangely silent, and her new kitten refusing to speak, this time Dulcie might just be on her own . . .

Shades of Grey

The first in the brand-new Dulcie Schwartz feline-filled mystery series

Dulcie's having an awful summer. Her beloved cat Mr Grey's been put to sleep, and her new room-mate, Tim, is a jerk. Walking home, she sees a cat the spitting image of Mr Grey, and hears a voice say "I wouldn't go in just now." She enters to find Tim dead stabbed with her own knife. Dulcie's in the frame for murder and she hasn't seen the last of Mr Grey, either . . .