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You know the saying 'never judge a book by its cover'?

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BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 25/07/2020 18:09

Do you ever judge a book by the author photo?

Long story of the reason why I'm asking. I was looking for audio books on Scribd and I fancied a thriller so I was searching for particular authors. I couldn't remember the name of one of them so I went onto Amazon and searched for the title of the book that I had already read, then clicked on the author name to see what else there was available. And this is his author photo. I really enjoy his books (I've only read three so far) but I'm not at all sure that I would even bother to read the blurb if I picked an unknown book up in a bookshop and this photo was on it. I'm not even sure why, I think he just looks as though he might be a bit arch and annoying. Maybe he was aiming for mysterious in a Mona Lisa smile sort of way? www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-Mayne/e/B004U8GVHY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1595696691&sr=8-1

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SkepticalCat · 25/07/2020 18:36

Put it this way, I'm not surprised he's a magician. That's a very "magician" look on his face!