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La Detective

January 28, 2010 By Ying 12 Comments

My Italian publisher, Mondadori, just sent me the cover for their edition of Spy, which will be published in March. Its title is La Detective. Note how artificially calm I sound, in these few sentences.

La Detective, published by Mondadori
La Detective, published by Mondadori

Here’s the full dust jacket:

La Detective, full dust jacket

And now, the truth: I screamed like a girly-girl when I saw this. I can’t get over it. I love the use of period photographs, the wrought-iron ornamentation around the title, the flash of pink. If I were in the mood to cavil, I’d point out that Mary never, ever uses a gun – but what the hell. It’s not as though a handkerchief or a pen would be a good substitute.

God, it’s exquisite.

Sigh.

Filed Under: A Spy in the House, Books, General News Tagged With: A Spy in the House, cover art, Italy, victorian

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  1. Steph Burgis says

    January 28, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Eeee!!! That is SO beautiful!!

  2. Colleen says

    January 28, 2010 at 11:32 am

    That cover is absolutely gorgeous. I would have screamed too!

  3. Admin says

    January 28, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    Thank you, both of you!

  4. Sarah says

    January 28, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    You really have the best covers! I love the UK and the US covers and this one is amazing as well. I can’t wait to read your book.

  5. MelodyJ says

    February 6, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    I love all the covers. This one is no exception. Very nice. I was wondering about the gun too. Oh well creative lincence is not so bad.

  6. Admin says

    February 7, 2010 at 9:39 am

    Thanks, Melody!

  7. Sara (The Hiding Spot) says

    July 5, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    So pretty! I bet it’d look gorgeous on my bookshelf next to my US copy! 🙂

  8. Ying says

    July 5, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    Thanks, Sara! Do you speak/read Italian?

  9. Valentina says

    August 10, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    Hi from Italy!
    Just finish the italian book La Detective!
    I’m exited!
    It is wonderful!
    I really loved Mary, she is a very fine detective and a smart girl! And then James… ahhh love love… 🙂

  10. Ying says

    August 11, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Thank you, Valentina! I’m so glad you enjoyed La Detective. I think the sequel should be out soon.

  11. Enrico says

    October 1, 2010 at 3:59 am

    the cover has been realized by Iacopo Bruno. I can’t wait for the secont book! There are some news about it?

  12. Ying says

    October 1, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    Thank you for telling me the artist’s name, Enrico! I didn’t know. I’m hoping for news soon about the second book and will post as soon as I have a publication date. Thanks for stopping by!

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