Skip to main content

Nina Simon

Biography

Nina Simon

Nina Simon writes crime fiction about strong women. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, which she wrote for her mother, as a way to entertain, comfort and connect with her during a major health crisis. This debut novel was a Reese's Book Club pick, a Golden Poppy Award winner, and a "best of 2023" selection for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CrimeReads and Library Journal. Before turning to fiction, Nina wore many hats: NASA engineer, slam poet, game designer, museum director and nonprofit CEO. Her work on community participation in museums, libraries, parks, and theaters has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, NPR and the TEDx stage. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Nina now lives off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz Mountains with her family.

Books by Nina Simon

by Nina Simon - Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction

Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT is a lighthearted whodunit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Think "Gilmore Girls" but with murder.