Strange Houses

Strange Houses by Uketsu is a Japanese mystery bestseller that turns a stack of unsettling floorplans into a compulsively readable puzzle you get to solve alongside the narrator.

Each house plan looks ordinary at first glance, then small inconsistencies begin to nag: a room that doesn’t quite fit, a corridor that leads nowhere, a layout that seems designed for someone to watch—or hide. As the clues build, the story draws you deeper into a web of questions about intention, secrecy, and what a home can conceal.

Perfect for readers who love interactive fiction, true-crime-style deduction, and locked-room mysteries with a contemporary Japanese setting, this is also a great pick for anyone who enjoys visual clues and solving as they read.

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