About the book
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.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.
Editions of Ticktock
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345384300
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780517459386
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345533456
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679758730
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307414175
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780553712865
- Others
- ISBN 9780679452676
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781415947722
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780739334270
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9781415931127
Read an Excerpt
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.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ticktock about?
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.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Ticktock?
Fiction > Thriller / suspense fiction
Where can I read a sample of Ticktock?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780345384300
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Ticktock?
Dean Koontz
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Ticktock is available as paperback(ISBN 9780345384300) and paperback(ISBN 9780517459386) and paperback(ISBN 9780345533456) and paperback(ISBN 9780679758730) and ebook(ISBN 9780307414175) and audiobook(ISBN 9780553712865) and others(ISBN 9780679452676) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415947722) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780739334270) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781415931127)
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