Stalking the Angel vs Ticktock: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: California, Private investigators, Fiction
Stalking the Angel
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Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up. The blonde who walked into Cole’s office was the…
Ticktock
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Tommy Phan is a 30-year-old Vietnamese-American detective and novelist living in Southern California, and a chaser of the American Dream. He drives home his brand-new Corvette one day to discover a strange doll on his…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Stalking the Angel highest: Stalking the Angel 4.0 · Ticktock 3.8.
- Ticktock has the widest readership — 36396 ratings behind its score.
- Ticktock runs the darker storyline; Stalking the Angel stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Stalking the Angel | Ticktock | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (36396) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (36) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (22) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (975) | 4.5 (123) |
Reception
| Stalking the Angel | Ticktock | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 975 | 36396 |
| Editions | 5 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 11050 |
| Reading it now | — | 986 |
| Written reviews | — | 1480 |
| Wikipedia attention | 127 | 364 |
| Pages | 256 | 318 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Stalking the Angel or Ticktock?
Stalking the Angel has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Stalking the Angel 4.0/5, Ticktock 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Stalking the Angel or Ticktock?
Stalking the Angel is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Stalking the Angel (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); Ticktock (318 pages, ≈ 5 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Stalking the Angel or Ticktock?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Stalking the Angel: Moderate; Ticktock: Moderate.