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Strange Pictures (Uketsu)

Name: Strange Pictures (Uketsu)
Brand: Pushkin Vertigo
SKU: 9781805335399-FFUKDTR
Price: 126.0 HKD
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Uketsu (Author) • Jim Rion (Translator) ... more

Edition: UK Paperback

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English • Age Adult - Adult

平裝書 Paperback • 240 pages • 13.5 x 21.6 x 2.0 公分

Approx. weight: 0.25 kg

Publication date: 16 Jan,2025

Barcode/ ISBN: 9781805335399 • Pushkin Vertigo

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By: Uketsu | Translator: Jim Rion

THE TIMES BESTSELLER

'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' Janice Hallet, 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 reader 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'

About the translator

Jim Rion has lived in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan since 2004. He began professionally translating Japanese to English in 2015, primarily in cultural and travel fields. From 2018, he began working with local sake brewers on international expansion, and in 2022 Stone Bridge Press published his book Discovering Yamaguchi Sake, a guide to all the sake breweries in his home prefecture.

He has published translations of two horror/Cthlulhu mythos books with (now defunct) publisher Kurodahan Press, and from 2022 began working with Pushkin Vintage on translating Japanese crime and mystery fiction into English. The first work, The Devil’s Flute Murders by Yokomizo Seishi, was published in 2023. His translation of Strange Pictures by Japanese horror/crime writer Uketsu, is scheduled for publication in January 2025.