Dark Airport Thriller Cover Needed: Locked-Room Mystery with Subtle Christmas Noir Atmosphere

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Book Details:
Title: MURDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Subtitle: A Bruno Brown Mystery
Author: Valentina Green
Tagline: "No departures. No arrivals. No escape."
Genre: Mystery/Thriller (British locked-room mystery)
Length: ~300 pages
Series: Book 1 (design must work for future books)
The Concept:
A crime writer trapped in a snowbound Alpine airport must solve a murder before the killer strikes again. Set in early December with darkly ironic Christmas atmosphere. Think Agatha Christie meets David Mitchell's humour.
Target readers: Mystery fans 35-65 who love Richard Osman, Anthony Horowitz, and classic British crime fiction.
Visual Requirements:
Central Elements:
Airport departure board showing cancellations (dark, moody—NO gibberish text, must be readable or artistically blurred)
Snow globe with faint airport building within it (small but visible—symbolizes trapped isolation, self-contained horror)
Black fountain pen and leather notebook in foreground (Bruno's investigation tools)
Atmosphere:
Dark, sophisticated, claustrophobic
Subtle Christmas elements: faint lights, muted reds, NOT cheerful or jolly
Think: Die Hard meets Christie—holiday setting perverted by murder
Mood: Intelligent, atmospheric, unsettling. Christmas makes it more isolated, not festive.
Typography (CRITICAL):
All text must be crystal clear at thumbnail size (150px wide):
Title: Largest, bold, high contrast (consider muted red for "MURDER")
Tagline: Secondary, below/above title
Series: "A Bruno Brown Mystery" small but clear
Author: Large (nearly as big as title—debut needs name recognition)
Colour Palette:
Deep navy/black background
White/cream text (maximum contrast)
Muted burgundy accents (Christmas + danger)
Cold blues for winter atmosphere
Avoid: Bright holiday colours, cheerful tones, romance aesthetics
What to Avoid:
❌ AI-generated gibberish text
❌ Generic thriller clichés (running figures, shadows)
❌ Jolly Christmas imagery (Santa, snowmen, bright decorations)
❌ Stock photos of bodies/blood
❌ Illegible fonts
❌ Busy/cluttered composition
Key Symbols & Their Meaning:
Departure board: Trapped, no escape, cancelled flights
Snow globe: Self-contained horror, shaken chaos settling into stillness, everyone trapped inside
Fountain pen + notebook: Investigation, observation, writer-turned-detective
Subtle Christmas: Ironic contrast—forced cheer vs. mounting terror
Style References:
Modern Agatha Christie covers (sophisticated, clean)
Anthony Horowitz mysteries (intelligent design)
Nordic noir aesthetics (dark, minimalist)
Airport signage at night (authentic but atmospheric)
Series Branding:
Design must adapt for future books with different settings:
Book 2: The Case at the Funeral Home (coastal Cornwall gothic)
Consistent typography, mood, "A Bruno Brown Mystery" branding
Deliverables:
Ebook cover (1600x2560px, high-res)
Print cover (6"×9", full wrap with spine)
3D mockup
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jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2025
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£90
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£90

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