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Cold Trace cover by Vera Lane with a folder crossed by red thread and additional background newspaper text.River Evidence cover by Tomas Reed with a torn blue scarf beside a river stone and added subtitle.Missing Hour cover by Elio West with a cracked numberless clock and an added True Crime subtitle.Paper Trail cover by Nell Gray with blank file tabs linked by red string and extra background document text.Locked Room cover by Rhea North with an old key, a door-shaped shadow and added True Crime text.

True-crime book cover

Design a gripping, genre-accurate cover with a clear title placeholder, author-safe area, and thumbnail-readable hierarchy.

  1. Describe
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  3. Create

  • Describe your cover concept

    Describe the intended image, title placeholder, author-safe area, and overall mood for the cover.

  • Shape the visual details

    Specify imagery, color palette, typography style, and thumbnail-readable hierarchy to guide composition and tone.

  • Keep title and layout readable

    Request preservation of composition and author-safe area, and review thumbnail legibility before refining.

Cover design toolkit

Build a compelling true-crime cover

Specify mood, focal imagery, and typography to get covers that read clearly in thumbnails while matching the gritty true-crime tone.

Cold Trace cover by Vera Lane with a folder crossed by red thread and additional background newspaper text.
Locked Room cover by Rhea North with an old key, a door-shaped shadow and added True Crime text.
Paper Trail cover by Nell Gray with blank file tabs linked by red string and extra background document text.

Get started

Create a first image, refine that same image, and review the final result.

Step 1

Describe your image

Provide the details for the first image.

Step 2

Refine the first result

Use the actual first result with this follow-up.

Step 3: Review the refined result.

Step 3

Review the refined result

Check the result against the requested details and preserved constraints.