The Junior Officers’ Reading Club

The Story

Client: Penguin Books

“Soldiers who can write are as rare as writers who can strip down a machine gun in 40 seconds.” —Christopher Hart, Sunday Times.

When we first heard about Patrick Hennessy, he’d just started his literary journey. We designed his debut novel, a cover that bridged the gap between the niche war readership and the mainstream. This debut novel became number one in the Times Bestseller list.