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…
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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.
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