{"product_id":"strange-pictures","title":"Strange Pictures","description":"\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUketsu\u003c\/b\u003e is an enigmatic presence on YouTube and an author specializing in horror and mystery. He always appears in videos wearing a white mask and black body stocking, with his voice digitally distorted. His true identity is unknown. His novels \u003ci\u003eStrange Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Houses, Strange Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e were massive hits in Japan, where he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\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 2018, he began working with local sake brewers on international expansion, and in 2022 Stone Bridge Press published his book Discovering Yamaguchi Sake, a guide to all the sake breweries in his home prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52759286579489,"sku":"9780063433083","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/8521\/9617\/files\/strangepictures.jpg?v=1779580056","url":"https:\/\/www.onwaverly.com\/products\/strange-pictures","provider":"On Waverly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}