Ideas for Book Cover with Cigarette Butt

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A dusky, shadow-laden backdrop of a foggy urban alleyway with muted streetlights barely piercing through the fog. A small, eerie ceramic owl figurine sits ominously on a blood-splattered police evidence card in the foreground. A faint silhouette of a detective—average build, trench coat, and fedora—looms in shadow on one side, partially obscured by the mist. A faint glow of crimson streaks diagonally across the cover, hinting at blood trails and danger. Clues, such as a pair of gloves or a cigarette butt, are subtly scattered near the foreground edges, blending with the dark tones.

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