Unsolicited:

Book Cover

This book cover was commissioned for Unsolicited, a crime novel set in Cape Town, written by Andrea Shaw. The cover communicates a key moment where the main character, Fatima, a local policewoman, jumps into the cold Atlantic to retrieve a manuscript that contains important clues in a murder investigation she is leading.

“Before working with Thorsten, we struggled to find the correct approach to our cover. I was procrastinating and getting nowhere. Now we have an elegant solution, and the results have taken us to a new level of cover design, especially in the crime fiction genre. We are delighted with the results and are now ready to go to market.”

- Maggie Davey, Publisher at Jacana Media

The Process

  • Figure model study done for Unsolicited book cover
  • Rough sketches of figure by architect Thorsten Deckler done for Unsolicited book cover
  • Rough sketch by architect Thorsten Deckler  done for Unsolicited book cover.
  • Rough sketch by architect Thorsten Deckler  done for Unsolicited book cover.
  • Rough sketch by architect Thorsten Deckler  done for Unsolicited book cover.
  • Rough sketch by architect Thorsten Deckler  done for Unsolicited book cover.
  • Linocut plate by architect Thorsten Deckler  done for Unsolicited book cover.
  • Linocut by architect Thorsten Deckler  done for Unsolicited book cover.
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