{"product_id":"9780063433083","title":"Strange Pictures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BARNES AND NOBLE BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Uketsu's strange riddles are chilling and addictive - I couldn't put it down.\" --R. F. Kuang, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBabel \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Yellowface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cem\u003eMurdle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Wonderfully complex and carefully crafted . . . Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe spine-tingling \"triumphant international debut\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e starred review) that has taken Japan by storm--an eerie fresh take on mystery-horror 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\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eStructured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all.\u003cem\u003e Strange Pictures \u003c\/em\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\u003cul\u003eA great read for spooky-season nightsA perfect addition to any Halloween reading list\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Jim Rion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia (Author: Uketsu,Rion, Jim)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49975700423013,"sku":"9780063433083","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0538\/5573\/files\/imageloader_185a052e-0d2b-4069-ac76-4766546c86f8.jpg?v=1770207350","url":"https:\/\/paralleluniversebooks.com\/products\/9780063433083","provider":"Parallel Universe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}