{"product_id":"strange-pictures-uketsu-hardcover","title":"Strange Pictures -- Uketsu, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BARNES AND NOBLE BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eG. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eMurdle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Wonderfully complex and carefully crafted . . . Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis psychological thriller is an exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Jim Rion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uketsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.7\" H x 5.9\" L x 1.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780063433090\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51731793936683,"sku":"9780063433090","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780063433090.jpg?v=1774776606","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/strange-pictures-uketsu-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}