Book description
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…
Why read it?
1 author picked Tick Tock as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
From the moment a strange rag doll shows up on Tommy Phan’s doorstep, I was hooked.
I thought I knew what I was getting into, but what I got was so much more: weird, fast, darkly funny, and completely unpredictable.
I loved how quickly the tension ramped up. Within just a few pages, Tommy is being hunted by a creature that literally gets stronger the longer he runs. It felt like watching a horror movie in fast-forward. What really surprised me, though, was how much I laughed. Koontz balances the terror with moments of absurdity and wit.
At its core,…
From S.M.'s list on horror and dark fantasy about being hunted: run, scream, bleed.
If you love Tick Tock...
Captain James Heron First Into the Fray
Captain Heron finds himself embroiled in a conflict that threatens to bring down the world order he is sworn to defend when a secretive Consortium seeks to undermine the World Treaty Organisation and the democracies it represents as he oversees the building and commissioning of a new starship.
When the…
Want books like Tick Tock?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Tick Tock.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,340
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like Tick Tock, you might also like...
Beautiful and Terrible Things
Charley Byrne isn’t really living. She hunkers down in her apartment above the bookstore she manages, until quirky activist Xander Wallace lures her out of social exile with the prospect of friendship and romance. Charley joins Xander’s circle of diverse friends and thrives, even leaving her comfort zone to join…
Dawn of Eve
On the surface, Dawn Easton seems to have it all. Heiress to a fashion empire, and with a gorgeous younger boyfriend, there’s almost nothing she can’t have. Yet, despite her wealth and power, there’s one thing that’s remained out of reach her entire life—giving birth. As her 40th birthday inches…
