July's Best Book Covers

July's Best Book Covers

The Best Book Designs in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

CrimeReads July 31, 2019

Cover art has always been an integral part of the crime fiction experience. No area of literature has dedicated more time and ingenuity to creating a graphic experience for dedicated readers and casual bookstore browsers alike. Provocative, inspired, and insightful, the best crime covers bring out new layers in the texts they enclose. Despite the occasional fallow period of stock photography and jumbo fonts, the art isn’t dead. It’s alive and well. To celebrate the tradition, each month CrimeReads editors highlight the very best covers from the newest books in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

Patrick Coleman, The Churchgoer (Harper Perennial)
Cover Design: Joanne O’Neill

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Adrian McKinty, The Chain (Mulholland)
Cover Design: Gregg Kulick

Laura Lippman, Lady in the Lake (William Morrow)
Cover Design: Fritz Metsch

Shannon Kirk, Gretchen (Thomas & Mercer)
Cover Design: Laywan Kwan

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Kalisha Buckhanon, Speaking of Summer (Counterpoint)
Cover Design: Jaya Miceli, with Art Direction by Nicole Caputo

Carlo Bonini and Giovanni de Cataldo, The Night of Rome (Europa)
Cover Design: Emanuele Ragnisco

Alix Nathan, The Warlow Experiment (Doubleday)
Cover Design: Emily Mahon

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