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Biografisk notat
Uketsu is an enigmatic Youtuber and author, specializing in horror and mystery, who has exploded onto the literary scene in Japan and around the world, becoming an international bestseller. He only ever appears online, wearing a mask and speaking through a voice changer. His true identity is unknown. Strange Pictures and Strange Houses are also available from Pushkin Vertigo. Jim Rion is an American translator and writer living in the beautiful western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi with his wife, son, and cats of unusual size. His translations for Pushkin Press include The Devil's Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo and The Ark by Haruo Yuki, as well as Strange Pictures and Strange Houses by Uketsu.What starts as a collection of quirky (albeit somewhat disquieting) short stories slowly builds into something much more menacing, with the final conclusion bringing together all the loose threads in a satisfyingly shocking way. A complex but highly enjoyable and addictive read
- Fiona Leitch, author of A Cornish Seaside Murder,
This is Uketsu's most epic mystery yet: 11 short puzzles, ingeniously brought together at the novel's conclusion to reveal the deeply unsettling truth. I stayed up late reading it. This is the definition of a just-one-more-chapter book
- Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives,
An incredible tale that gets darker and darker as the puzzles are solved and the pieces fall into place. This really is a remarkable piece of work; one that chills and delights in equal measure, and has to be read to be believed
Irish News
Dark, inventive and disturbingly clever, Strange Buildings transforms architecture into a riddle that readers are invited to solve
Voice
From the viral sensation behind Strange Pictures comes another addictive mystery... Strange Buildings may be Uketsu's darkest work yet
Metropolis Japan
Fiction that feels interactive without being gimmicky... Strange Buildings [is] arguably his most fully realised book so far
Business Times
Very creepy and a touch Tales From The Unexpected... but much darker
Buzz Magazine
No one else is doing fiction like Uketsu right now
Bloody Disgusting
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Uketsu's strange riddles are chilling and addictive - I couldn't put it down
- Rebecca F. Kuang, author of 'Katabasis',
A labyrinthine and multilayered horror mystery
New York Times
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 Murder',
I'm hooked on these chilling and twisted mysteries. Give me everything Uketsu writes - I'll read it in a single day, and I will not be accepting interruptions
- Samantha Shannon, author of 'The Priory of the Orange Tree',
A macabre, unsettling box of tricks
Guardian
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
- AJ Finn,
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
- Janice Hallett, author of 'The Appeal',
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
- G.T. Karber, author of 'Murdle',
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
- Alex Pavesi, author of 'Eight Detectives',
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!
- Alice Slater, author of 'Death of a Bookseller',
A short horror novel that unspools like a haunted architectural puzzle... Deeply unsettling -
Voice Magazine
He's the biggest crime writer in Japan - now Uketsu's set to become a UK sensation
Telegraph
An intricately woven, at times unsettling, but always mesmerising piece of work
- Ian Moore, author of 'Death and Croissants',
A creepy little delight of a brainteaser... Innovative and a lot of fun
Observer
An engrossing mystery and suspense novel that comes to a deeply gratifying conclusion
Asian Review of Books
This intricate puzzle box is a must for horror fans
Publishers Weekly
An eerie reading experience like we've never seen before
Shueisha News
It reveals its structure slowly and teasingly. Cult appeal awaits it
Herald
Uketsu understands how to build slow dread in a way that keeps you captivated
Entertainment Focus
A Times and New York Times bestseller
The addictive mystery taking the world by storm, from the author of Strange Pictures
Eleven 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.