And That's An Order

Today's mail brought three copies of Letzte Order, which is the German edition of my latest novel, Severance Package. "Letzte Order," according to Secret Dead Blog's in-house team of translators, means "Last Order" (or perhaps "Final Order"), both of which certainly apply. But man, do I love this cover. (Click on it for a larger version.) It has the champagne, as well as a nice hint of blood. (Okay, maybe it's more than a hint.) It carries over the look of my first German edition (The Blonde, a.k.a., Blondes Gift, a.k.a. Blonde Poison). And while there are no sweet Dennis (X-Men Noir) Calero illustrations inside, the folks at Heyne did include their own version of the handwritten "death list," which was fun to see.

And I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a thrill from the line at the bottom: "Vom Autor Des Bestsellers Blondes Gift," which I'm pretty sure means "From the Author of the Bestselling Blonde Poison." (It's true; that book was a bestseller over there.)

What do you guys think? If you spoke German, you'd pick this up, right?

(And for those of you who are new to Secret Dead Blog, here's why I'm Duane Louis in Germany.)