Strange Pictures

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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'

Critics Review

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
Telegraph
A macabre, unsettling box of tricks
Guardian
A creepy little delight of a brainteaser... Innovative and a lot of fun
Observer

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This was the first audiobook I listened to in many months. The multiple short stories kept the pace up and I got through it all in one day. Very much enjoyed it even if the characters seemed to miss a fact that was glaringly obvious to me and I wanted to scream at them, haha!
alliesweete 04/01/2026

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