Uketsu’s Strange Books Box Set

Experience the Japanese mystery phenomenon that R. F. Kuang calls "chilling and addictive" with this special hardcover box set.

Discover the internationally bestselling novels of Uketsu, now a worldwide mystery sensation, in this special new box set that includes one copy each of the hardcover editions of Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, and Strange Buildings. With each of these disturbing enigmas, Uketsu invites readers to take on the role of detective and uncover unsettling truths hidden within childlike drawings, floorplans, and more, including:

• Strange Pictures: a series of seemingly innocent pictures, each holding a disturbing clue, are the key to piecing together a terrifying backstory that spans decades.
• Strange Houses: a sinister conspiracy is concealed within a house’s warped and unsettling floor plans.
• Strange Buildings: eleven strange buildings, each with its own twisted layout and eerie backstory, are connected by a terrible secret.

For newcomers and longtime fans alike, this box set is the perfect collection of chilling mysteries that are “wonderfully complex and carefully crafted” (New York Times).

Praise for Uketsu

Praise for Uketsu

Uketsu’s strange riddles are chilling and addictive – I couldn’t put it down. - R. F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface

A labyrinthine and multilayered horror mystery, full of cryptic images . . . wonderfully complex and carefully crafted . . . This is a story where revelations and new questions wait around every corner, and Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end. - The New York Times Book Review

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, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree and Among the Burning Flowers

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)