tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post4197319968661328507..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: A Millar Mystery and the Art of DeceptionBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-89399576257449233772012-02-09T08:42:56.197-05:002012-02-09T08:42:56.197-05:00John, mysteries being mysteries, one would think t...John, mysteries being mysteries, one would think that publishers would take particular care that covers not give anything away. Then you have the images of characters not featured in the book, which lends the impression that things will become clearer once they show up - which, of course, they don't!<br /><br />Tim, <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> with whip-wielding psycho? I tried my best, but couldn't find an image on the web. Would you remember the publisher?<br /><br />Patti, I expect you're right... 'tis symbolic.<br /><br />TPT, As much as I appreciate IPL, I've never cared much for their cover illustrations. The only one of their books I own is Millar's <i>Fire Will Freeze</i>, which also features <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.com/2010/03/kitcheners-grand-dame.html" rel="nofollow">a cover that depicts a scene not found in the actual</a>. Must say I agree about that cover of <i>Spider Webs</i>. Eerie is right.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-16963245555679563552012-02-08T22:47:22.419-05:002012-02-08T22:47:22.419-05:00John, I know just what you're talking about wi...John, I know just what you're talking about with the Christie! Definitely a huge spoiler for anyone paying attention.<br /><br />I have to admit that I read this Millar--which is very good--without giving any thought to the cover illustration! Generally IPL does very good jobs. As I recollect their illustration for Millar's Spider Webs had a man who looks a good bit like O. J. Simpson and the plot was somewhat similar to his murder case. Kind of eerie, considering this was all before those events occurred!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-88121041255644647362012-02-06T09:42:59.756-05:002012-02-06T09:42:59.756-05:00Very amusing but probably not for the reader expec...Very amusing but probably not for the reader expecting something that never happens. I look at Megan's latest book and it has a girl swimming. That scene never took place in the book if I remember it correctly but I guess it references a girl and summer and being out of her depth.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-73819222511628599762012-02-05T17:24:29.600-05:002012-02-05T17:24:29.600-05:00My fave is the 50's edition of HOUND OF THE BA...My fave is the 50's edition of HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES with a whip-wielding psycho on the cover.Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-47710024742585841692012-02-05T16:09:08.079-05:002012-02-05T16:09:08.079-05:00I used to have mini tirades as a teen when the cov...I used to have mini tirades as a teen when the cover wasn't true to the story or did the unthinkable - ruined something meant to be a surprise in the final pages. Dell paperback editions from the 1970s of <i>Murder at Hazelmoor</i> by Agatha Christie (The Sittaford Mystery in the UK and Canada) did just that when they pictured... well, something they shouldn't have. And did it in three different versions! Sometimes the artists read the book and go too far, but often they seem never to care about depicting the events or characters accurately as in most of your examples above.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com