
In a world teetering on the edge of atomic annihilation, a frantic radio broadcast warns of unseen bombs ticking toward every city. The narrator’s voice fades into a sudden, ominous silence, and the listener is thrust into a living room where fear has become as ordinary as the ticking clock. Amid this dread, a mysterious figure named Toffee claims to have a plan—and a touch of magic—that might turn the tide.
Marcus Pillsworth and his sharp‑tongued wife Julie are caught in the everyday terror of a society that has turned factories into death factories. Their domestic quarrel over a cursed radio hints at a darker force at work, and Toffee’s cryptic promise offers a glimmer of hope. As the couple grapples with paranoia and looming catastrophe, they must decide whether to trust a stranger whose very name sounds like a sweet treat, or surrender to the relentless march of terror.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (140K characters)
Series
Toffee
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2021-04-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1920–2006
Best known for the chilling novel that became What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, this American writer built a career around dark suspense, sharp psychological drama, and stories that Hollywood eagerly adapted.
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