Obviously this is very much a personal taste thing, so in that vein, here is my reaction:
I like the image, but I feel as if the balance is wrong - mostly because of the text. If you really want "a novel by" (I don't think it's necessary), I would move this down closer to the author, and lower the lock slightly. I don't really like the all uppercase on the title and author, and it seems to me that the author text stands out too boldly - more so that the title. I'd be tempted to experiment with different fonts (and layouts) for the title text, though I don't have have specific suggestions.
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