Strange houses

A sinister hidden room. A hollow space between two walls. A trapdoor leading to an unknown destination... All houses harbor secrets, but some are far darker than others. Early in this novel, a meticulous analysis of a home's floor plan leads to a disturbing conclusion: was the house designed to allow crimes to be committed with impunity? And if so, could there be other houses just as strange scattered across Japan? Uketsu is an enigmatic figure who emerged from the depths of the internet to become, almost overnight, one of the most prominent names in the Japanese literary landscape. *Strange Houses* was his first viral sensation—and subsequent publishing success. Through his stories, he has forever transformed the rules of the horror and mystery genres.