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Odd Thomas can see the dead, though they don't talk, and occasionally he uses this to help the police solve murders. Odd is a short order cook and completely in love with Stormy. A customer comes into the restaurant where Odd works and is surrounded by bodachs, evil beings who seem to be attracted to future tragedies. Odd sets out to try to stop whatever horror is about to occur. A suspenseful book that also made me cry, I didn't expect the crying from a Koontz book. I will be continuing the ser
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The first book of the 4 series about Odd Thomas, an ordinary guy with extraordinary powers who makes it his mission to save Pico Mundo, that little world he lives in, with the help of his friends, both living and dead.
With Odd Thomas as the narrator, the book shows yet another side of Dean Koontz's masterful storytelling. The humor is great and the twist towards the end of the story about Odd's soulmate, Stormy, really had me. I just don't like the concept of Satanism to be the reason behind all ...more
With Odd Thomas as the narrator, the book shows yet another side of Dean Koontz's masterful storytelling. The humor is great and the twist towards the end of the story about Odd's soulmate, Stormy, really had me. I just don't like the concept of Satanism to be the reason behind all ...more
Interesting and at times heart breaking.
Interesting characters and very creepy!
Oct 27, 2012
Cora
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1st-in-series,
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fantasy,
suspense,
paranormal,
ghosts
