Uketsu

The addictive mystery taking the world by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange PicturesEleven strange buildings. One terrible secret.A lonely hut in the woods.A hidden chamber.A mysterious shrine.A home in flames.A nightmarish prison...Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling story. Each one is part of a puzzle.Look closely...and you'll see that everything is connected.All leading to a revelation so horrifying you won't want to believe it.Millions of readers have become addicted to solving Uketsu's dark mysteries.Strange Buildings is the strangest, and darkest, so far.

The addictive million-copy bestseller mystery taking Japan by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange PicturesA twisty puzzle in which the reader is the detective, examining a series of creepy floorplans for clues'Deliciously unsettling and refreshingly unique, Strange Houses will lure you in and keep you captive with every clever twist' - Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own MurderA sinister hidden room.A dead space between two walls.A sealed cellar.A child's face glimpsed at a window.Every house hides secrets.But some secrets are far darker than others.More than a million readers have discovered the terrible truth behind these strange houses.Now it's your turn.PRAISE FOR UKETSU'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' - A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window'A superlativ

“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”—G. T. Karber, author of the national bestsellerMurdle“Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.”—Janice Hallett,internationally bestselling author ofThe Appeal“Wonderfully complex and carefully crafted . . . Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe spine-tingling "triumphant international debut" (Publishers Weeklystarred 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.An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.A sketch made by a murder vic

From the bestselling author of the wildly inventive Strange Pictures and a phenomenon in Japan--unnatural layouts, trap doors, windowless rooms-- a sinister conspiracy is concealed within a house's warped and unsettling floor plansWhen a writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance, he finds himself investigating an eerie house for sale in Tokyo. At first, with its bright and spacious interior, it seems the perfect first home. But upon closer inspection, the building's floor plans reveal a mysterious "dead space" hidden between its walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plans with his friend Kurihara, an architect, only to discover more unnerving details throughout.What is the true purpose behind the house's disturbing design? And what happened to the former owners who disappeared without a trace? When a body suddenly appears and a young woman reaches out about a second house, it soon becomes clear that the writer and his friend may be in over

From the author of Strange Pictures and a bestselling mystery-horror phenomenon in Japan --mysterious spaces, trap doors, windowless children's rooms . . . something is wrong with this house. Can you solve the "mystery" of its floor plan?A writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance who is considering purchasing a second-hand house in Tokyo. With its bright and spacious interior, the home seems perfect. But looking closer, the building's floor plan reveals a mysterious "dead space" hidden between the walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plan with an architect friend only to discover more "strange spaces" dotted across the house.What are these mysterious "strange spaces" and why do they exist--are they really there, or is there something off with the floor plan? Who is the home's former resident who suddenly disappeared?The freelance writer and his architect friend can't resist the challenge of solving the riddle of these puzzling floor plan