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Tommy Phan, a 30‑year‑old Vietnamese‑American detective and novelist who lives in Southern California, is chasing the American Dream in his brand‑new Corvette when he finds a strange white cloth doll on his doorstep. The rag doll, with no face or hair, has crossed black stitches where the eyes and mouth should be. The night after finding it, Tommy hears a popping sound and sees the stitches over the doll’s heart unraveling to reveal a blinking green reptilian eye. When he picks up the doll, he feels something pulsing in its chest. The creature escapes into his house and evolves from a small, terrifying minikin into a hulking, formidable opponent determined to kill him. A tense, suspenseful thriller follows Tommy as he battles the relentless, shape‑shifting predator.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Dean Koontz
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