Jimmy Tock comes into the world on the very night his grandfather leaves it, as a violent storm rages outside of the hospital. At the very height of the storm's fury, Josef Tock suddenly sits up and speaks for the first and last time since his stroke. What he says turns out to be a prediction of Jimmy's years to come - that there will be five dark days in his grandson's life - five dates whose horrible events Jimmy will have to prepare himself to face. Jimmy's father, Rudy, is all too ready to discount his father's last words, until he finds out that Josef also predicted other facts about his grandson: Jimmy's birth down to the minute, as well as his exact height and weight, and the fact that he was born with a physical deformity on his foot. Suddenly, the dying man's prediction takes on a chilling significance. What terrifying events await Jimmy on those five days? As the novel unfolds, picking up Jimmy's story at each of these crisis points, the path he must follow will leave you wondering how it will all end.Disclaimer: If you have a fear of clowns, you might want to skip this book. Take my word for it.
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