{"product_id":"strange-pictures-a-novel","title":"Strange Pictures: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BARNES AND NOBLE BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Uketsu’s strange riddles are chilling and addictive – I couldn’t put it down.\" —R. F. Kuang, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBabel \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Yellowface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.\"\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eG. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eMurdle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wonderfully complex and carefully crafted . . . Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe spine-tingling \"triumphant international debut\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis psychological thriller is an exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured 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.\u003ci\u003e Strange Pictures \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA great read for spooky-season nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA perfect addition to any Halloween reading list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Jim Rion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uketsu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":55003406991651,"sku":"9780063433090","price":20.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063433090.jpg?v=1777430042","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/strange-pictures-a-novel","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}