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Strange Pictures

The Chilling Japanese Mystery Sensation

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Strange Pictures

By: Uketsu, Jim Rion — Translator
Narrated by: Andrew Grace
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THE TIMES BESTSELLER

'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal

'The twists of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever' - G.T. Karber, author of Murdle

A Japanese mystery bestseller, revolving around a series of creepy drawings, in which the listener is the detective - from the YouTube sensation Uketsu

A 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?

Readers love Strange Pictures:

'Unlike anything I've read before... Insanely clever and imaginative'

'This unputdownable read delivers a perfectly constructed puzzle that comes together with a fantastic precision... The strange pictures are truly mesmerizing!'

'This was eerie and so, so clever! I was hooked'
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Critic Reviews

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
A macabre, unsettling box of tricks
A creepy little delight of a brainteaser... Innovative and a lot of fun
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The PDF doesn't match the book. So images are out of order and some are missing.
Otherwise great book and loved the narrators performance.

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Such an addictive novel that allows you to piece together clues in your own mind and with an accompanying PDF. At times I thought the ending was going to be unrealistic but then it would shift course. It still worked out a little far fetched in the end, but I really enjoyed the journey.

Addictive and gruesome

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