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Home / Authors / Clea Simon Clea Simon American author Clea Simon is best known for her cozy mystery series, including the Theda Krakow and Dulcie Schwartz books. Her works have earned critical acclaim and a dedicated readership. This page provides the Clea Simon books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1997 Mad House POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 Fatherless Women POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2002 The Feline Mystique POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2005 Mew Is for Murder POoTKB · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 Cattery Row POoTKB · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 Cries & Whiskers POoTKB · 3 Buy ↗ 2009 Shades of Grey POoDSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 Probable Claws POoTKB · 4 Buy ↗ 2010 Dogs Don't Lie POoPMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Grey Matters POoDSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Grey Zone POoDSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Cats Can't Shoot POoPMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Grey Expectations POoDSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 True Grey POoDSB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 Parrots Prove Deadly POoPMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Grey Dawn POoDSB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Panthers Play for Keeps POoPMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 Grey Howl POoDSB · 7 Buy ↗ 2014 Stages of Grey POoDSB · 8 Buy ↗ 2015 Kittens Can Kill POoPMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 Code Grey POoDSB · 9 Buy ↗ 2016 The Ninth Life POoB&CMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 When Bunnies Go Bad POoPMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2016 Into the Grey POoDSB · 10 Buy ↗ 2017 World Enough POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 As Dark as My Fur POoB&CMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 A Spell of Murder POoWCoCMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2018 Cross My Path POoB&CMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 Fear on Four Paws POoPMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 An Incantation of Cats POoWCoCMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2021 Hold Me Down POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2023 To Conjure a Killer POoWCoCMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2024 Bad Boy Beat POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2025 The Butterfly Trap POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Pru Marlowe Books 7 books · 2010–2018
01 Dogs Don't Lie 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Cats Can't Shoot 2012 Buy ↗ 03 Parrots Prove Deadly 2013 Buy ↗ 04 Panthers Play for Keeps 2014 Buy ↗ 05 Kittens Can Kill 2015 Buy ↗ 06 When Bunnies Go Bad 2016 Buy ↗ 07 Fear on Four Paws 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 4 books · 2017–2025
04 The Butterfly Trap 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dulcie Schwartz Books 10 books · 2009–2016
01 Shades of Grey 2009 Buy ↗ 04 Grey Expectations 2012 Buy ↗ 08 Stages of Grey 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Theda Krakow Books 4 books · 2005–2009
01 Mew Is for Murder 2005 Buy ↗ 03 Cries & Whiskers 2007 Buy ↗ 04 Probable Claws 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery Books 3 books · 2018–2023
01 A Spell of Murder 2018 Buy ↗ 02 An Incantation of Cats 2020 Buy ↗ 03 To Conjure a Killer 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Blackie & Care Mysteries Books 3 books · 2016–2018
01 The Ninth Life 2016 Buy ↗ 02 As Dark as My Fur 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 3 books · 1997–2002
02 Fatherless Women 2001 Buy ↗ 03 The Feline Mystique 2002 Buy ↗