Fun & Games in the UK

Very proud to share with you guys the official UK cover for my next novel, Fun & Games. I'm pretty much in love with it. The image is subtle, but darkly funny. And it pairs nicely with the blood-so-red-it's-almost-turning-black title treatment. My name doesn't look too ridiculous, nor is it hidden. The tagline is funny. (Similar to one I submitted along with the novel, but it's been sharpened up along the way.) And as the subtitle indicated, this is the first of a series. A trilogy, to be exact, with the second and third volumes following closely behind the first.

The UK version will be published this June by Mulholland Books UK, the sister of imprint of our own beloved Mulholland Books. I've seen a rough version of the American cover, and I can't wait to share it with you, because it kicks ass in an entirely different way.

What do you guys think? If you were in a Waterstone's or something over in the UK, and you saw this on the shelves, would you give this novel a go?

Update: The US cover is online! Check it out after the jump...

Not long after I posted the above image, my Twitter/Facebook pal Elizabeth A. White (who runs a must-read book review website, by the way) mentioned that she liked the UK cover better than the US. I wondered if she was mistaken; I thought Mulholland was still playing around with the US cover. But lo and behold, it was already on the official Mulholland Fun & Games page! Color me inattentive.

Anyway, you can see that the US version takes a more pulp-art approach, and I love this one just as much. The blood on the arm, the totaled vehicle, the the palm trees... it's all pretty damned appealing. My name even manages to pop a little, which is no mean feat with a handle like mine.

And it's a little hard to make out, but tagline is the one I used while pitching this novel: "Accidents will happen. They'll make sure of it."

What do you guys think of this one?