Reviews
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Fast-paced and deeply satisfying . . . Simon is at the height of her considerable powers . . .
The prose here is propulsive, stylish, and pleasingly spare, with narrating crime reporter Emily Kelton’s voice sliding often into noir territory. Bad Boy Beat is a top-notch read, securing Simon’s position as one of the sharpest voices working in crime fiction today
Linda L. Richards, award-winning author of the Endings series
“Simon’s staccato prose sets a tense mood that keeps readers on the edge . . . New territory for Simon that’s definitely worth another chapter”
Kirkus Reviews
“Simon draws on her career as a journalist, in particular her reporting on Boston’s music scene in the 1990s, for the setting, concert scenes, and flashbacks, bringing a gritty reality to this dark suspense tale”
Booklist on Hold Me Down
“For Fans of Alexander McCall and Janet Evanovich”
Library Journal on Hold Me Down
“Simon, a former Bostonian who once wrote for magazines covering the music scene, kicks off her Boston Noir series with a fascinating reminiscence of sex, drugs, and rock and roll”
Kirkus Reviews on World Enough
“Vibrant descriptions . . . Readers with a taste for noir are sure to want to see more”
Publishers Weekly on World Enough
“Simon expertly casts suspicion on one member of her tiny human cast after another”
Kirkus Reviews on An Incantation of Cats
“Witty observations, entertaining dialogue, and astute characterizations”
Publishers Weekly on A Spell of Murder
“Cozy author Simon takes a turn to the dark side with this edgy first in a series . . . Noir fans who are fond of felines will find a lot to like”
Publishers Weekly on The Ninth Life
Editions
Bad Boy Beat by Clea Simon is available in the following formats
Hardback | 9781448313044 | 7th May 2024 | 145 X 224mm | 224 | $29.99 |
Hardback | 9781448313044 | 7th May 2024 | 145 X 224mm | 224 | £21.99 |
Ebook | 9781448313051 | 7th May 2024 | N/A | 224 | $14.99 |
Ebook | 9781448313051 | 7th May 2024 | N/A | 224 | £12.99 |
Paperback | 9781448315741 | 28th January 2025 | 138 X 216mm | 224 | $18.99 |
Paperback | 9781448315741 | 21st November 2024 | 138 X 216mm | 224 | £13.99 |
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