{"product_id":"strange-houses-uketsu-9781805335375","title":"Strange Houses: The Chilling Japanese Mystery Sensation (UK Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Japanese mystery bestseller, revolving around a series of unsettling floorplans, in which the reader is the detective – from the Youtube sensation Uketsu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mysterious windowless room on a house's floorplan hints at a hideous secret. A young girl suspects that her cousin's seemingly accidental death was the result of a sinister family tradition. Can you uncover the dark secret of these strange houses? When you do, an unforgettable truth will be revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003cem\u003eMurdle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003cem\u003eEight Detectives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnigmatic Youtuber and author Uketsu specialises in horror and mystery. His true identity is unknown. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5 x 1 x 21.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46584550523037,"sku":"9781805335375","price":69.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/strange_houses_uketsu_uk_9781805335375.jpg?v=1741861578","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/strange-houses-uketsu-9781805335375","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}