Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #3

Rain-soaked and tense, Fay Dalton's cover for this 2017 Dynamite series drops us right into a stakeout: Nancy Drew crouches in a parked car, a telephoto camera raised to her eye, while one of the Hardy Boys watches warily from the back seat. The camera's lens reflects a lit doorway where two figures linger — the real object of the surveillance — making for a beautifully layered composition that captures the noir mood Anthony Del Col and Werther Dell'Edera bring to these beloved characters. It's a genuinely fresh, grown-up take on classic teen detectives that earns every penny of its cover price.