Another Koontx book that feels rather like he typed it up on the weekend, glanced over it once and thought "she'll be right". Like the previous Odd books, this contains some clever language and some rather entertaining non-cliches in Odd's thoughts. This is probably its saving grace. But, also like other Koontz novels, this contains bad guys with poorly explained motives, a pretty weak plot and despite what the "Observer" review says on the back, does NOT contain a "terrific final twist" or if it did, I blinked and missed it.

Oh, and there's a golden retriever in it. I can understand that Koontz is very fond of dogs and the loyalty they provide. But does that mean that one needs to be inserted into every story? Boo the ghost dog is pretty neat, do we really need a mortal dog along for the ride? And what's with the pregnant woman? How's she related to Stormy, if at all? Well, don't go reading this book looking for answers. 'Cos you won't find them unless they're hiding between the lines (and quite frankly, I was in too much of a hurry to get the dratted thing finished to go looking for it).