On the MANHATTAN .45 image

The black-and-white photograph on the website’s main page, reproduced here, is an AI-generated image that took as its text input descriptive phrases from Chapter One of MANHATTAN .45.

Apparently, the AI generator could not understand “pillbox hat,” nor any variation such as “brimless hat” or “Jackie Kennedy style hat.” Moreover, it seemed determined that if the dame was to be seen smoking, then so too must the detective, although somewhat surprisingly it understood “Zippo lighter” just fine. Despite these limitations, it has to be admitted that the image captures the overall mood of the first chapter well.