[Pre-order] Strange Pictures [Expected 16/01/2025]

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

A series of drawings by a pregnant woman conceal a chilling warning. A child's picture of his home contains within it a dark secret message. A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth into a terrifying investigation Can you find the hidden clues in these strange pictures and discover what connects them all? When you do, a sinister truth will be revealed.

About the Author

Enigmatic Youtuber and author Uketsu (www.youtube.com/@uketsu) specialises in horror and mystery. His true identity is unknown. Strange Pictures has already sold more than 600,000 copies in Japan.

About the Translator

Jim Rion has lived in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan since 2004. He began professionally translating Japanese to English in 2015, primarily in cultural and travel fields. From 2022 , he began working with Pushkin Vintage on translating Japanese crime and mystery fiction into English. 

Reviews

"I loved it! It has the twists and fair-play style of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels" —G.T. Karber, author of Murdle

"This refreshingly original, eerie treat of a puzzle invites the reader to immerse themselves in the darkest of mysteries. So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night. Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror" —Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal

"A superlative puzzle made of multiple parts that interconnect in unexpected ways, told inventively through pictures and text. Every twist and turn steepens the sense of foreboding. Original, intricate and deeply unsettling. I've never read anything like it" —Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives

"Absolutely loved this clever little banger. An addictive murder mystery that unfolds like pointillism on the page: only when you reach the end, step back and view the bigger picture does each of its parts click into place. Exceptional!" —Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller

Dimensions: 13.5 x 2 x 21.6 cm