Tick-Tock

Reviewed by: C.V. Clark

Product Details

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Bantam (October 3, 2000)
Language: English

ISBN-10: 0553582925
ISBN-13: 978-0553582925
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches

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Summary:

A Vietnamese-American author of detective books Tommy Phan otherwise known by his family as Tuong Phan, finds himself eating at a fast food joint after turning down a dinner invitation from his mother. Filled with guilt about skipping out on dinner with his mother, the disappointment of his family which has for the most part shunned him and his American ways and greasy food he makes his way home. Only to find a strange little doll on his door step with a note tacked to its hand.
Intrigued he brings it in the house, by the little doll with x’s stitched in for its eyes, mouth, and over the heart. He reads the note that say’s “The deadline is dawn. Tick Tock” this sets the tone for the rest of the book. As the stitches over the heart begin to break the terror of the night begins to take shape for Tommy and he soon realizes he’s nothing like the main character from his detective series and struggles just to survive.
His only hope is the strange waitress from the burger joint, who seems to know more of life then she lets on, but his only hope for survival.
 

Review:

Charmingly funny and terrifying at the same time; this novel starts off a bit slow but picks up the pace quickly it took me two evenings to read it, which is a record for me since I tend to take my time with reading. When I was away from it which was solely due to necessity I begged and pleaded with time to hurry so that I could get back to it and find out what would happen next. Tick Tock is another Kick butt, page turning horror story from one of the master’s of the macabre. As always an easy read with its short chapters, easy to follow plot line, and character’s you can help but identify with you’ll never want to put it down.
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