{"id":13243,"date":"2015-08-05T17:40:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T00:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?page_id=13243"},"modified":"2016-12-30T23:16:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T07:16:07","slug":"book-covers-thriller-and-mystery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/book-covers-thriller-and-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Covers – Thriller and Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sample Covers<\/h1>\n

Thrillers and Mysteries<\/h2>\n
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In thrillers, the name of the author is the most important aspect of the cover. My Jewish version of The Da Vinci Code, The Torah Codes, was the first cover I designed so I did not make my name as prominent as I should have. In this case, I conveyed the Jewish aspects by using a Hebrew-style font and a parchment background for the letters. The hero is a computer programmer, so I combined a tunnel of ones and zeros with a matrix of Hebrew letters. To portray the action of the book, I had the image be a running businessman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here is the cover for my latest novel. In this sequel to The Torah Codes, The 36 Righteous, a Serial Killer’s Hit List has my name set as a more appropriate size for the thriller genre. For thrillers, the fonts are typically tall. I reused the background from the first novel and gave it a different color to make the branding consistent. A current trend in thrillers is to use a bull’s eye and have the target be at the center of the bull’s eye.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In mysteries and suspense, the covers portray less action than thriller covers and show more uncertainty. I stretched the font and image tall and thin to convey the sense that something is not right. The black and white image full of shadows helps portray the seat-gripping experience the readers can expect to have.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Return to Book Covers for Romance, Erotica, Thrillers, Mysteries, and Non-Fiction<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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