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'A slice of scary, escapist fun' Observer
'The twists and turns are never-ending' Daily Mail
'An unnervingly plausible and scintillatingly paced thriller' Radio Times
'A phenomenal thriller, meticulously plotted and brilliantly realised' Clare Mackintosh, Books of the Year
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If you can hear it, your time is running out.

Teacher Kit Chaplin can't understand why some students at his north London school are experiencing an extreme ticking noise in their ears. Perhaps it's just a severe form of tinnitus? But only days later, it spreads to more students - and starts leaving bodies in its wake.

Eminent vaccinologist Lilly Slater has never seen anything like this before. She must race against the clock to work out what is happening - and to find a cure.

But their investigation throws up more questions than answers until they realise the mystery behind the illness is even bigger than they could have imagined...

Will the truth behind this catastrophe become clear before it's too late?
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Readers are loving Tick Tock

'Well, BBC Radio presenter Simon Mayo sure can write a darned good thriller!'
'An excellent conspiracy theory thriller, it's exciting, full of danger... it's riveting and hard to put down'
'I was utterly gripped and read this in one sitting! I could feel the tension and fear in every page - loved it!'
'Never has there been a more timely thriller! I was gripped from the first page. I was so immersed, I read it in one night.'



Trade Review
Tick Tock is an unnervingly plausible and scintillatingly paced thriller * Radio Times *
Thrilling * Shots Magazine *
Cracking * Peterborough Telegraph *
The characters are well observed, the dialogue effortless and the twists and turns never-ending * Daily Mail *
Mayo spools out his many twists and turns skillfully. A slice of scary, escapist fun * Observer *

Tick Tock: A Times Thriller of the Year

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      Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
      Publication Date: 20/07/2023
      ISBN13: 9781804991091, 978-1804991091
      ISBN10: 1804991090

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'A slice of scary, escapist fun' Observer
      'The twists and turns are never-ending' Daily Mail
      'An unnervingly plausible and scintillatingly paced thriller' Radio Times
      'A phenomenal thriller, meticulously plotted and brilliantly realised' Clare Mackintosh, Books of the Year
      _______________________________

      If you can hear it, your time is running out.

      Teacher Kit Chaplin can't understand why some students at his north London school are experiencing an extreme ticking noise in their ears. Perhaps it's just a severe form of tinnitus? But only days later, it spreads to more students - and starts leaving bodies in its wake.

      Eminent vaccinologist Lilly Slater has never seen anything like this before. She must race against the clock to work out what is happening - and to find a cure.

      But their investigation throws up more questions than answers until they realise the mystery behind the illness is even bigger than they could have imagined...

      Will the truth behind this catastrophe become clear before it's too late?
      _______________________________

      Readers are loving Tick Tock

      'Well, BBC Radio presenter Simon Mayo sure can write a darned good thriller!'
      'An excellent conspiracy theory thriller, it's exciting, full of danger... it's riveting and hard to put down'
      'I was utterly gripped and read this in one sitting! I could feel the tension and fear in every page - loved it!'
      'Never has there been a more timely thriller! I was gripped from the first page. I was so immersed, I read it in one night.'



      Trade Review
      Tick Tock is an unnervingly plausible and scintillatingly paced thriller * Radio Times *
      Thrilling * Shots Magazine *
      Cracking * Peterborough Telegraph *
      The characters are well observed, the dialogue effortless and the twists and turns never-ending * Daily Mail *
      Mayo spools out his many twists and turns skillfully. A slice of scary, escapist fun * Observer *

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