My final cover for The Tears of Boabdil is back from the designer. I love the directness and mystery of the eyes and the subtlety of the blue Islamic lettering against the black background.
My brief to the designer was that it had to say “police”, “deception” and “Muslim”.
This was my first mock-up and the designer’s execution.
I didn’t feel this fitted the brief, and combining two faces proved to be technically complex. So, we went through another round of design with a different concept to produce the final cover. You can see my thinking on the intermediate steps in this post.
Neil MacDonald Author 
The cover is excellent. It ‘says’ so much without actually saying anything. They eyes are superb and I also like the ‘of’ inside the O. It just makes the title so much more impressive. Great work by the designer and, of course, yourself.
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Thanks so much, Derek
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Looking forward to the e-book so I can read in the United States! Congrats, Neil; very happy for you!
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Thanks so much, Paula
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It achieves the aim, and looks really good. I think the eyes are powerful and hold your attention and I would pick it up.
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Great! Then it’s doing its job. Thanks, James
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Congratulations, Neil; this looks great! Makes me want to read what’s inside. Looking forward to the U.S. pre-order date.
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Thanks so much, Britt
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I really like the imagination that has gone into this cover, especially the of inserted in the letter O. While I reckon this is the most attention-grabbing, the designer’s execution was very close to how I imagined your main character looked. Congratulations and good luck.
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Thanks so much, Jilly
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