I love mystery books! Here are some original covers based on real and imaginary mysteries.
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HarperCollins Children's Books Design Work (check captions for more info!)
![Clarion Books (Graphic Novel), designed with Joe Merkel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/43d0516b-d650-4ead-8ccc-213b3527d649_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a5b9cc6bd461c77c951c0df82eb652b)
Clarion Books (Graphic Novel), designed with Joe Merkel
![Clarion Books (Graphic Novel), designed with Joe Merkel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/14b2295b-4433-4446-909e-94c5f1b5ad76_rw_1920.jpg?h=38437268fedd2db9da2cef08c17f1eda)
Clarion Books (Graphic Novel), designed with Joe Merkel
![Harper (Board Book), Illustrated by Max Keane, designed with Joe Merkel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/2ddf655a-dbdb-4e61-a78c-20eca5e1f3a3_rw_1920.jpg?h=7e649a6a3f312841366976804c4b7e87)
Harper (Board Book), Illustrated by Max Keane, designed with Joe Merkel
![Clarion Books (Board Book), Written by June Sobel and Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/6dd11135-70f1-4a99-be3f-e71071b62c73_rw_1920.jpg?h=9ad877c935f1f3d4fe22a244e1954f37)
Clarion Books (Board Book), Written by June Sobel and Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith
![Clarion Books (Board Book), written by Linda Sue Park and illustrated by Ho Back Lee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/b46cb09b-08eb-4775-97e2-8b7afd634b77_rw_1920.jpg?h=7be0d09e6b9b35120291c791d3777d2c)
Clarion Books (Board Book), written by Linda Sue Park and illustrated by Ho Back Lee
![Clarion Books(paperback), by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/72cf857a-bef6-4fb3-a825-0f9c73e7ed21_rw_1200.jpg?h=e89d01a8b2430a66993057a81428be74)
Clarion Books(paperback), by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
![Clarion Books, (Board Book), written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Jane Dyer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/a625c8b1-83d1-4d0f-bef4-6189bb76da84_rw_1920.jpg?h=1577fb10532190dc1fcd86248362ed6f)
Clarion Books, (Board Book), written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Jane Dyer
![Clarion Books (Board Book), by Lois Ehlert](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/441556a4-4354-4e1d-b22c-fef21aa558e3_rw_1920.jpg?h=8ea685c028d11ab8c209c452101003f8)
Clarion Books (Board Book), by Lois Ehlert
![Clarion Books (POB), by Bernard Waber](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/9092a92c-5224-49c6-8752-a144e043833c_rw_1920.jpg?h=d85b3fa6372e3d18b3551a88eef1ed88)
Clarion Books (POB), by Bernard Waber
![Clarion Books (ICR), by James Marshall](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/799b8ca5-c94f-4828-865d-083b55dfac26_rw_1920.jpg?h=3184f8c0c4e886fbfbcba0cd155703cc)
Clarion Books (ICR), by James Marshall
![Harper (ICR), by Mercer Mayer and Twelve Thirty](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/2bd9d900-ba7f-4f90-8faf-1161a0bebdcc_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac0747cffc245b213703f6570ff2dbac)
Harper (ICR), by Mercer Mayer and Twelve Thirty
![Harper, ICR, designed with Rick Farley](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/341f982a-4809-45a5-955d-105391a0e011_rw_1920.jpg?h=e1d989f27ff9d6f82c65a2644e971cbf)
Harper, ICR, designed with Rick Farley
![Harper, ICR, designed with Rick Farley](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/8f0c73bb-3c73-490d-8e30-e236db39884f_rw_1920.jpg?h=0077db8b46dcddea425f45df44a39ef7)
Harper, ICR, designed with Rick Farley
![Harper (ICR), by Mike Berenstain, designed with Rick Farley](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/07321a1e-311e-458a-b969-4f0da9545973_rw_1920.jpg?h=0ce1cbb504a8bc1449efeca1cde7cf4d)
Harper (ICR), by Mike Berenstain, designed with Rick Farley
![Harper (ICR), by Mike Berenstain, designed with Rick Farley](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/4b593cf2-0f89-4dda-9f92-2adf99d4ddca_rw_1920.jpg?h=436c9791d92ae16222d0d13cf48afb47)
Harper (ICR), by Mike Berenstain, designed with Rick Farley
![Harper (ICR), by Mike Berenstain, designed with Rick Farley](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/ad002ee2-ffc7-409f-b638-7a0b8ac66a6d_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c8b27275bf7bb11c04260bb995ea2c1)
Harper (ICR), by Mike Berenstain, designed with Rick Farley
![Harper (paperback), by Mike Berenstain, designed with Rick Farley](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c3ba34dd-da40-4c6e-bb7d-805b7130e3bc/f4d7af4e-9e2f-4bd4-b2ca-edcd8e910417_rw_1920.jpg?h=a35d9ac5b0449ec0b75dcc694482da2d)