Product Description

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...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58536 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Dean Koontz was born into a very poor family and learned early on to escape into fiction. His novels have sold over 200 million copies worldwide and more than thirty have
appeared on national and international bestseller lists. He lives in southern California with his wife, Gerda, and a vivid imagination.

Customer Reviews

WONDERFULLY WACKY AND WILD...
This book is delightfully quirky and a quick read. 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, as I simply could not put it down, even though it was not at all what I expected.

Tommy Phan is a successful novelist of detective stories. Unfortunately, his Vietnamese mother doesn't see quite it that way. She feels that he is turning his back on his Vietnamese roots, as he has Americanized his name from Tuong to Tommy. He did not wish to become a doctor or work in the family business, as did the rest of his brothers. Tommy is living the American dream, which his mother simply will not accept.

One evening, shortly after returning home, his doorbell rings. When Tommy answers it, there is no one there. He does, however, find a homemade rag doll on his porch, which bewilders him, as he cannot imagine who would leave him such a thing. Taking the doll into his home, the doll's stitches start popping, and so the fun begins.

It is a little more fun than Tommy bargained for, and he flees his home with something evil in pursuit. Ultimately, he runs into Deliverance Payne, a beautiful seemingly intuitive blonde waitress, who gives him a hand in evading his demonic pursuer. She is certainly more than a sum of her parts and is not what she initially seems. Let the games begin! Tommy's life will simply never again be the same.

Another brilliant Koontz novel
Yet another good book by Dean Koontz! I really enjoyed this it was fast paced and suspencefull and had great charactors that were very likeable! Quite scary in places but also a lot of funny bits. The two themes combine very well and the humour does not take away from the thriller parts and vice versa.

Definatly recomended to Koontz fans (if you havnt read any of his books before, this is a good place to start) especially if you enjoyed Life Expectancy which was quite similar to this book.

Loving Koontz's style!
Koontz really gets his teeth into this book, mixing some of his famous styles together and creating a new sub genre for his fans to enjoy.

The story is unlike any Koontz book I've read before, and although there were a few pages where I didn't understand why some deep desciptions were needed, the last quarter of the book had me gripped!

It isn't as 'dark' as some other Koontz stories, but this has a thought provoking storyline. I like it personally because it keeps with the same character, unlike some Koontz books were there are as many as 3 narratives/strong stories/major character plots in one book.

I'd recommend this to horror fans and Koontz fans especially, more so because of the unique blend of characters/themes and the thick plot.