“Deliciously unsettling and refreshingly unique, Strange Houses will lure you in and keep you captive with every clever twist.” —Kristen Perrin, New York Times bestselling author of How to Solve Your Own MurderFrom the bestselling author of the wildly inventive Strange Pictures and a phenomenon in Japan—unnatural layouts, trap doors, windowless rooms— a sinister conspiracy is concealed within a house’s warped and unsettli...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Uketsu’s strange riddles are chilling and addictive" - R. F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and YellowfaceFrom the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures comes a new unsettling mystery—eleven strange buildings, each with its own twisted floor plan and eerie backstory, and a terrible secret that connects them all...

A BARNES AND NOBLE BEST BOOK OF 2025“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“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

I've always had a fascination with the occult; you might even call it my specialty. I've been brought in as a consultant on many supernatural and strange mysteries. But nothing could have prepared me for this house. It seemed so ordinary at first, except for that one room. It had no doors, no windows, and was tucked away, leaving anyone to think it was just a wall. I knew that there was something more to it. It shouldn't be there, it shouldn't exist, and yet... Just what is this house, and...

We paid Yuzuki's mother a visit and learned all about the Katabuchi family's dark past. The truth horrified us, but the family's haunting tale is still being spun. The ritual known as the "left-hand memorial service" binds them to this day, but Keita is determined to save Ayano--even if it means risking his own life...

As Yuzuki and I investigate the Katabuchi family home, our unease grows. What dark secrets has her family been hiding? The mysteries deepen, but at least one has been solved: the identity of You-chan's murderer. Yet that is only the beginning of the strange, disturbing truth...

The deeper I dig into the mystery of these strange houses, the more disturbing things get. Miyae-san's theories about the Saitama House were plenty chilling on their own, but with Kurihara's help, I've come to realize she's only scratched the surface of its secrets--literally. Why did it have a secret basement? And was it really used--as Kurihara suspects--as a morgue?Also adapted into a horror film called The Floor Plan!

Yuzuki is not who she claimed to be. I now know that her sister lived in the Tokyo house, but this murder mystery is far from solved. In fact, it's only getting stranger and more disturbing. After Yuzuki tells Kurihara and me about the tragedy that occurred just a week before her sister's disappearance, I realize there's only one path forward--we must visit the house where her cousin was murdered.

From the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures comes a mesmerizing novel of eleven strange buildings and one terrible secret.A lonely hut in the woods.A murder house.A hidden chamber.A mysterious shrine.A home in flames.A nightmarish prison. . . .Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling story. Each one is part of a puzzle. Look closely . . . and you'll see that everythi...

From the bestselling author of the wildly inventive Strange Pictures and a phenomenon in Japan—unnatural layouts, trap doors, windowless rooms— a sinister conspiracy is concealed within a house’s warped and unsettling floor plansWhen a writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance, he finds himself investigating an eerie house for sale in Tokyo. At first, with its bright and spacious interior, it seems the perfect first home. But upon c...

A SPOTIFY BEST MYSTERY AUDIOBOOK OF 2025“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

USA Today Bestseller!“As brilliant as it is bizarre. From the very first page you know you are in the hands of an author at the height of their abilities. . . . This is the unhinged cannibal book of my dreams—and my nightmares.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning“Enthralling, weird, and brilliant. A medieval pseudo-historical horror tale that explores what happens when o...