Forever Odd (Odd Thomas, #2)

by Dean Koontz

Switching on the flashlight, handing it to him to hold, matching his whisper, I said, “Why didn’t you tell me what a lunatic she is.” “Do you ever listen to me? I told you she was crazier than a syphilitic suicide bomber with mad-cow disease!” “Yeah. Which is as much of an understatement as saying Hitler was a painter who dabbled in politics.”