Designed a book cover for a fictional work. The Secret of Morgrave Manor by Louise K Belacroix is a novel that appears in The Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood. Working from a title alone to create a cover design, I chose to go to the murder/thriller genre.
SYNOPSIS
Morristown, New Jersey has known nothing but peace in the last five years. Until last night when the town was painted red with the murder of the Morgrave Family. What was supposed to be the grand wedding celebration of Ophelia Morgrave and Jacob Cornell leaves the town in frenzy and panic after news of the bloodshed spread. The murderer left a gruesome sight for the citizens to find, yet strangely enough, none of the Morgrave fortune and valuables were untouched. After several years of high-profile arrests, Rachel Wright is the star of the New York Police Department. Now the ace detective is assigned to the case and must uncover the truth of what happened that night. Follow the story as she returns to her hometown to solve the secret of the Morgrave Manor murder. Rachel Wright reunites with her forgotten past but uncovers new and disturbing clues as she uncovers the dark and hidden past of the Morgrave family. Who could have killed the family? What were their motives? What the Morgraves? What secrets lie on the Morgrave Manor?
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