The overall effectiveness of this cover is good. It’s got an uneasy vibe, and that’s exactly what you want from a thriller. The gradient text and slanted typography help push that sense of motion and instability—this is not a cozy read. We’re headed somewhere tense.
The thorny branches are a sharp touch—literally. They snake across the cover, subtly tangling with the title itself, suggesting danger, entrapment, maybe even a killer hiding in the weeds. Visually, it works.
Then there’s the line: “A Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers Novel.” This is clearly part of a series, but if you don’t already know those names, it feels like strangers have wandered onto the cover. It might make longtime fans smile, but new readers might wonder why they’re supposed to care. Still, it’s minor. The book looks like it knows what it is.
Based on the Cover, We Think This Book Is About…
Two detectives (Davenport and Flowers, we assume) must team up to track a murderer through a case tangled in deception, brambles, and blood.
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Twenty years after her sister’s murder went cold, a dying woman offers a $5 million reward to finally uncover the truth. As true crime bloggers descend and clues resurface, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers chase a killer hiding in plain sight—one who’s been watching them the whole time.