{"product_id":"9780063577275","title":"Pre Order | Strange Maps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre Order for April 6th, 2027! - Uketsu's Strange Maps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrange Houses\u003c\/i\u003e comes another infernal puzzle centered around an ancient map that contains the key to a deserted coastal village, an inexplicable fatal accident, and a tunnel steeped in ill fortune.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA demonic map hidden for years.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA confession from beyond the grave.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA cold tunnel beneath a mountain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA train smeared in blood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn ancient evil that can kill.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter college student Kurihara’s mother passes away, he joins his father on a trip to the town where she was born. But upon arriving, he immediately senses that something is off in the family home: his father avoids certain rooms, there are strange signs of neglect—especially in the bathroom—and an unsettling atmosphere permeates the place. Already concocting theories, the young Kurihara soon uncovers a disturbing secret: the house was the scene of his grandmother’s mysterious death, clutching an old map whose origin no one can determine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tattered map depicts a village, a lake, a mountain, and yokai, supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. What could it be? And why did your grandmother keep this map with her until the very end of her life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShifting between past and present, \u003ci\u003eStrange Maps\u003c\/i\u003e leads the reader through a plot that unfolds piece by piece: maps, notes, clues, and accounts gradually come together. For each map in this book contains a clue. A clue to a secret so monstrous that some will do anything to ensure it remains buried. The world of Uketsu's multimillion copy-selling mysteries just got bigger. And even stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Jim Rion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uketsu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":67936361611560,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/hiddengembookco.ca\/products\/9780063577275","provider":"Hidden Gem Book Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}