Re: Great Book, Disappointing Cover

Sadly, when I moved to Baltimore last summer I had to leave almost all of my books behind so I was having trouble thinking of books that I enjoyed with poor covers without the visual in front of me. I have not read Sue Grafton's novels but they are a great example of poor cover design. She wrote a series of New York Times bestselling mystery novels each featuring a letter of the alphabet in the title. Below are a couple of covers from the series. The design is very lackluster and speaks nothing about the story. I think that focusing on the letter is fine but it so incredibly boring. There is so much wasted opportunity here for interesting typography.