Everyone loves a good murder mystery and no one has a better mystery book collection than Harlequin Enterprises. The same can be said about the cover art for Harlequin’s Worldwide Mystery Series. A dynamic collaboration between i2i Art illustrators and Harlequin’s design team, these covers are a labour of love. The artists enjoy getting their creativity flowing and teaming up with Art Director extraordinaire Tara Scarcello.
Read MoreMystery Book Covers: Clare Owen for Harlequin
Clare Owen has now created three gorgeous covers with art director Sean Kapitain at Harlequin. The front cover for Hunting Sweetie Rose and Honestly Dearest, You're Dead are featured below. Stay tuned to see the third in the series--to be released in March 2015. Clare's illustrations are so inviting but be careful, with these mystery covers, the devil is in the details.
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I just love the details like the wind blowing the curtain and the steam rising on the coffee. They seem to bring the story to life.
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For much more delightful Clare Owen illustration visit her portfolio here.
Tim Zeltner for Harlequin
Art director, Sean Kapitain with Harlequin, has a keen eye for quality illustration and knows how to choose the perfect style to capture just the right mood for the novel. The backdrop for The Lost Artist is a 19th Century New England farmhouse with a nasty storm brewing. Who better to illustrate a moody landscape than Tim Zeltner? Tim painstakingly builds the atmostphere of a painting with his unique combination of layering on wood with: paint, glazes and stains. Sean Kapitain had this to say about Tim Zeltner's art, "We actually heard back from the author about this cover which is rare! She loved the package and thought Tim's art was absolutely spot on. Great work, Tim!". Thank you Sean for the wonderful feedback.
I love the way Sean has used parts of the illustration for the spine and back cover.
To see more of Tim Zeltner's delightful illustrations take a look at this portfolio.