# Strange Pictures - Hardcover

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by **Uketsu** (Author), **Jim Rion** (Translator)

**A BARNES AND NOBLE BEST BOOK OF 2025**

**"Uketsu's strange riddles are chilling and addictive - I couldn't put it down." --R. F. Kuang, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Babel_ and _Yellowface_**

**"Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels."**\--**G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller _Murdle_**

**"Wonderfully complex and carefully crafted . . . Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end." --_New York Times Book Review_**

**The spine-tingling "triumphant international debut" (_Publishers Weekly_ starred review) that has taken Japan by storm--an eerie and fiendishly clever Japanese puzzle mystery in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.**

This psychological thriller is an exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .

A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.

A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.

A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.

Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the interconnected mysteries behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. _Strange Pictures_ is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsu--an enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan's most talked about contemporary authors.

-   A great read for spooky-season nights
-   A perfect addition to any Halloween reading list

_Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion._

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN

**Publication Date:** January 14, 2025

## Details

- **Price:** 33.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Amateur Sleuth, Books, Fiction, Horror, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Thrillers

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