Mo Hayder - "Birdman"

In the shadow of dimmer lighting, it would be difficult (actually, it is difficult) to see the title on this cover for Mo Hayder's first book in her Jack Caffery series, Birdman. It does help a little that the title is embossed on the cover, so it stands out somewhat, but a different color (black or white, for example) would probably look better here. The overall design of the cover is very good, however. Everything is placed well, nothing else gets lost, and the cover image is very interesting and relates to the actual story. The wording on the back cover (not shown here), however, is all very close together and similar in size and style, which seems to suggest that the quotes are as important as the synopsis, but it all seems a little much.