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By (author) Uketsu; Translated by Rion, Jim
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A Japanese mystery bestseller, revolving around a series of creepy drawings, in which the reader is the detective – from the Youtube sensation UketsuA series of drawings made by a young woman before her death.A child”s disturbing picture of his home.A desperate sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments.Each contains a chilling warning.Each reveals a terrible secret, hidden in plain sight.Uketsu”s eerie mysteries have captivated millions of readers. Can you find the clues in these strange pictures and uncover the sinister truth that connects them all?
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Uketsu”s strange riddles are chilling and addictive – I couldn”t put it down
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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
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A macabre, unsettling box of tricks
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A labyrinthine and multilayered horror mystery… The entire mystery is wonderfully complex and carefully crafted… This is a story where revelations and new questions wait around every corner, and Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end
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A creepy little delight of a brainteaser… Innovative and a lot of fun
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He”s the biggest crime writer in Japan – now Uketsu”s work is set to become a UK sensation… Strange Pictures is a collection of eerie mystery stories, ingeniously connected to each other in ways that only become apparent towards the end of the book… It is certainly an enjoyably discomfiting read: Uketsu has the ability to evoke a sense of mounting unease
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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
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Part Rubik”s Cube, part Russian doll, part kaleidoscope and altogether irresistible. Strange Pictures is heady, giddy, genre-blurring stuff and so fizzy with invention and possibility that I almost pity the next novel I read
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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
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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!
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An intricately woven, at times unsettling, but always mesmerising piece of work
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Uketsu understands how to build slow dread in a way that keeps you captivated… I can confidently say that I”ve never read anything like ”Strange Pictures” before. Uketsu has crafted a unique and engaging novel that will appeal to those armchair detectives out there. The brightly packaged book gives way to a deep and twisty mystery that requires you to put your brain into action and pay close attention
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It reveals its structure slowly and teasingly. Cult appeal awaits it
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Not many books come up with different concepts or moods to surprise me these days, but this patchwork of crime and horror from Japan certainly did… Think Manga meets Golden Age meets Murdle and more! Innovative it certainly is!
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