UNCOVER THE VERY BEST IN CRIME AND THRILLER WRITING
To survive, he has just nine hours to escape…
Horror and hilarity combine to make an unforgettable thriller in Dean Koontz’s Ticktock. Perfect for fans of Richard Laymon and Harlan Coben.
‘Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler’ – The Times
When Tommy Phan discovers a mysterious rag doll on his doorstep one day, he’s curious but tries to dismiss it. However, the thing seems ominously foreboding – a feeling borne out when he hears a sound from it that evening. When he picks up the doll, its heart actually appears to be beating. Then the threads of its eyes unravel, and a strange green eye appears – and blinks.
Before long, Tommy is forced to flee an adversary that becomes larger, ever more formidable and seemingly indestructible. He must use his journalist’s skills to figure out not only exactly what this thing is and where it has come from, but more importantly why it has been sent after him. And he has just nine hours before the arrival of dawn to do so…
What readers are saying about Ticktock:
‘Delightfully quirky…Part screwball comedy and part horror story, it will make you laugh and it will make you want to keep the lights on’
‘Filled with rapid, quick fire repartee and lots of non-stop action, I read it in one sitting‘
‘Tick Tock is a superb, fast flowing book with thrills on each page’
Horror and hilarity combine to make an unforgettable thriller in Dean Koontz’s Ticktock. Perfect for fans of Richard Laymon and Harlan Coben.
‘Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler’ – The Times
When Tommy Phan discovers a mysterious rag doll on his doorstep one day, he’s curious but tries to dismiss it. However, the thing seems ominously foreboding – a feeling borne out when he hears a sound from it that evening. When he picks up the doll, its heart actually appears to be beating. Then the threads of its eyes unravel, and a strange green eye appears – and blinks.
Before long, Tommy is forced to flee an adversary that becomes larger, ever more formidable and seemingly indestructible. He must use his journalist’s skills to figure out not only exactly what this thing is and where it has come from, but more importantly why it has been sent after him. And he has just nine hours before the arrival of dawn to do so…
What readers are saying about Ticktock:
‘Delightfully quirky…Part screwball comedy and part horror story, it will make you laugh and it will make you want to keep the lights on’
‘Filled with rapid, quick fire repartee and lots of non-stop action, I read it in one sitting‘
‘Tick Tock is a superb, fast flowing book with thrills on each page’
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Reviews
Koontz's art is making the reader believe the impossible... sit back and enjoy it
Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose... "Serious" writers might do well to examine his technique
Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler
In every industry there exist 'artists' that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz... is among these artisans
Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth
Lyrical writing and compelling characters... Koontz stands alone
[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match
Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America... novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good... [and that] entertain vastly as they uplift