Uketsu

Strange Pictures (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel
Übersetzer: Rion, Jim

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal

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 bestseller Murdle

The spine-tingling "triumphant international debut" (Publishers Weekly starred review) that has taken Japan by storman 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 victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.

Structured 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. Strange Pictures is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsuan enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan's most talked about contemporary authors.

Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780063433113
• Artikelnr.: 72283367

Autorenporträt

Uketsu is an enigmatic presence on YouTube and an author specializing in horror and mystery. He always appears in videos wearing a white mask and black body stocking, with his voice digitally distorted. His true identity is unknown. Both his novels Strange Pictures and Strange Houses (forthcoming from HarperVia ) were massive hits in Japan, where he lives.

Rezensionen

"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 the national bestseller Murdle

"[A] triumphant international debut ... with a surprisingly strong emotional core that will keep readers glued to the page until the unsettling conclusion. This intricate puzzle box is a must for horror fans." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"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 The Eighth Detective

"An intricately woven, at times unsettling, but always mesmerizing piece of work." - Ian Moore, Author of Death and Croissants

"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