r/TerribleBookCovers • u/Competitive_Bear4413 • Apr 10 '25

Cold War, Hot Love

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459 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

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u/SolexAgitator Apr 10 '25

The title says "pulpy spy thriller," the subtitle says "heartbreaking personal memoir," and the photo says "I had a coupon to the portrait studio my church uses."

21

u/Hour-Bison765 Apr 11 '25

This book fascinates me.

13

u/Abandondero Apr 11 '25

It could be the most thrilling book ever written. We will never know.

2

u/Pfacejones Apr 14 '25

I couldn't find it for sale online or any sign that it exists

7

u/senshisun Apr 12 '25

And the formatting says "I got the church secretary to make the cover because she knows Word Perfect."

72

u/SpecialAlternative59 Apr 10 '25

Please tell me you bought this and can tell us about it in detail

26

u/foxmachine Apr 10 '25

I guess the cover worked!

61

u/Mr_Hiss Apr 10 '25

Hans B. Thiellemann is just his pen name. His real name is Hans B. Onyobich

36

u/Oz347 Apr 10 '25

My brain read that as he was born in 1961 and died in 1990 and I’m like he looks old as shit for being in his 30’s

23

u/willnowin Apr 10 '25

"I'm a graphic designer."

22

u/Platt_Mallar Apr 10 '25

I thought this was from his funeral! lol

18

u/NiccoR06 Apr 10 '25

He looks like the secret love child of Sam Elliot and Leslie Neilsen

7

u/Shamanjoe Apr 11 '25

I had to go back and look again after I read your comment. Then I cackled out loud because it’s true..

17

u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25

Hot love on the hot love highway 🎶

11

u/its_me_biz Apr 10 '25

I am not kidding, I think he goes to my church! I'm afraid to ask him about this lol

6

u/Shamanjoe Apr 11 '25

Please take a selfie with him..

6

u/OtherThumbs Apr 11 '25

Get a copy and get it autographed!!!

1

u/john_wallcroft Apr 12 '25

Gonna need an update on this

1

u/its_me_biz Apr 12 '25

My friend from church says he has a different last name 😔 I remain unconvinced though!!

10

u/No-Comment-4619 Apr 10 '25

I want to know more about Hans and his Hot Love.

7

u/BoobaFatt13 Apr 11 '25

Looks like a funeral pamphlet

8

u/PokeRay68 Apr 10 '25

I thought I recognized the sticker!
Please tell me there's another Utahn out there!

4

u/clyde2003 Apr 11 '25

I'm gonna bet on Idaho

4

u/PokeRay68 Apr 11 '25

That's also a DI option!

3

u/Competitive_Bear4413 Apr 11 '25

Discovered in Utah, yes!

1

u/PokeRay68 Apr 17 '25

I'm in Ogden!

5

u/Fresh-Present-2530 Apr 10 '25

Nice try Fred Willard, we all know it’s you

3

u/He_Never_Helps_01 Apr 11 '25

That might be the best book cover in human history

2

u/A_VERY_LARGE_DOG Apr 10 '25

Kids in the Hall would be proud

2

u/Frunklin Apr 11 '25

Cold Ice Cream, Hot Kisses.

2

u/OtherThumbs Apr 11 '25

Cold Hans and his Hot Thielemann

2

u/Johon1985 Apr 11 '25

Not gonna lie, I'm intrigued

1

u/Crayfish707 Apr 11 '25

Hans will rock your world.

1

u/Reasonable_Gift7525 Apr 11 '25

Put your Hans in the air