Strange Pictures: The Chilling Japanese Mystery SensationStrange Pictures: The Chilling Japanese Mystery Sensation 'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' Janice Hallet, author of The Appeal 'The twists of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever' G. T. Karber, author of Murdle A Japanese mystery bestseller, revolving around a series of creepy drawings, in which the reader is the

Strange Pictures: The Chilling Japanese Mystery Sensation

'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' Janice Hallet, author of The Appeal

'The twists of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever' G.T. Karber, author of Murdle

A Japanese mystery bestseller, revolving around a series of creepy drawings, in which the reader is the detective - from the Youtube sensation Uketsu

A series of drawings made by a young woman before her death.

A child's disturbing picture of his home.

A desperate sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments.

Each contains a chilling warning.

Each reveals a terrible secret, hidden in plain sight.

Uketsu's eerie mysteries have captivated millions of readers. Can you find the clues in these strange pictures and uncover the sinister truth that connects them all?

Readers love Strange Pictures:

'Unlike anything I've read before... Insanely clever and imaginative'

'This unputdownable read delivers a perfectly constructed puzzle that comes together with a fantastic precision... The strange pictures are truly mesmerizing!'

'This was eerie and so so clever! I was hooked'

'He's the biggest crime writer in Japan - now Uketsu's work is set to become a UK sensation... Strange Pictures is a collection of eerie mystery stories, ingeniously connected to each other in ways that only become apparent towards the end of the book... It is certainly an enjoyably discomfiting read: Uketsu has the ability to evoke a sense of mounting unease' - Telegraph

'A macabre, unsettling box of tricks' - Guardian

'A creepy little delight of a brainteaser... Innovative and a lot of fun' - Observer

'Uketsu understands how to build slow dread in a way that keeps you captivated... I can confidently say that I've never read anything like 'Strange Pictures' before. Uketsu has crafted a unique and engaging novel that will appeal to those armchair detectives out there. The brightly packaged book gives way to a deep and twisty mystery that requires you to put your brain into action and pay close attention' - Entertainment Focus

'It reveals its structure slowly and teasingly. Cult appeal awaits it' - Herald

'Not many books come up with different concepts or moods to surprise me these days, but this patchwork of crime and horror from Japan certainly did... Think Manga meets Golden Age meets Murdle and more! Innovative it certainly is!' - Crime Time

'Uketsu makes a triumphant international debut with this eerie chiller...A series of delightfully creepy illustrations and diagrams and the interconnected stories of their creators [allow] the reader to play detective alongside the characters...but this book also proves greater than the sum of its visual tricks, with a surprisingly strong emotional core that will keep readers glued to the page until the unsettling conclusion. This intricate puzzle box is a must for horror fans' - Publishers Weekly, starred review

'The highly satisfying kind of puzzle that might send readers scrambling for pen and notebook to jot down the connections between characters and events... An engrossing mystery and suspense novel that comes to a deeply gratifying conclusion' - Asian Review of Books

'An eerie reading experience like we've never seen before' - Shueisha News

'A terrifying sketch mystery in which nine bizarre pictures are intertwined and a terrifying truth emerges' - Da Vinci Web

'I inhaled this unique mystery from Japan... I couldn't put it down! So original!... The twists are so good. It made me gasp a few times when dots were connected! Loved this!!' - Mitsy Bookstagram

'A book like no other I've ever read... very engaging but with unpredictable plot twists... It's definitely a unique one that I think will shake the bookish world' - whats.sophie.reading

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Uketsu - Uketsu

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Language:English

Publication Date:2025

Number of pages:240 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:135 mm / 5,3'

Height:216 mm / 8,5'

Weight:260 g

ISBN:9781805335399