Ticktock: A Novel

by Dean Koontz

Tommy Phan is a 30-year-old Vietnamese-American detective and novelist living in Southern California, and a chaser of the American Dream. He drives home his brand-new Corvette one day to discover a strange doll on his doorstep. It's  a rag doll made entirely of white cloth, with no face or hair or clothes. Where the eyes should be, there are two crossed stitches of black thread. Five sets of crossed black stitches mark the mouth, and another pair form an X over the heart.

He brings it into the house. That night, he hears an odd little popping sound and looks up to see the crossed stitches over the doll's heart breaking apart. When he picks up the doll, he feels something pulsing in its chest. Another thread unravels to reveal a reptilian green eye --and not a doll's eye, because it blinks.
Tommy Phan pursues the thing as it scrambles away into his house -- and then is pursued by it as it evolves from a terrifying and vicious minikin into a hulking and formidable opponent bent on killing him.


This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's  The City .

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published July 31, 2012

About the author

Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" (Rolling Stone) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned the devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it means to be human.

Dean, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.

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Reviews

[David Pecchia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very unique and interesting story. Kept my attention, wanting to know more of what's going on. Koontz is generally great with this. He keeps things in suspense, wanting you to keep reading. This one had an overall great story. Unfortunately, the ending for me was a letdown.

[Dona Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably like the best novel of all time so thrilling and funny

[Maria Toobina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was a great read. Had some real humourous dialogue where I genuinely LOLd. Was a twist at the end.