Product Description

The new bestselling thriller from Dean Koontz, one of the most acclaimed and popular authors of modern times. In Odd Thomas he has created a character whose unique voice will live for generations to come.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #510 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-16
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Odd Thomas is one of Dean Koontz's more heavily moralised horror thrillers, but is nonetheless charming and terrifying. Odd is an adolescent on the brink of adulthood who sees dead people and has a worryingly precise moral sense; the police chief of the small town of Pico Mundo--little world--relies on him heavily. Hardly has the book opened before a dead teenager leads Odd to her killer--and we are given to understand that this is the sort of thing that happens all the time. He does not just see the dead, however; he sees the thrill-seeking dark spirits that hang around unpleasant events, and he notices, on this particular day, that there are a lot more of them about than usual. Odd is haunted by dreams of dead bowling-alley staff and he wonders whether this might just be the day when the bowling-alley massacre takes place.

The tone of voice here is almost saccharine, almost sinister--Odd and his friends and his sweetheart are vivid, cute and self-righteous. This is a bizarrely paced thriller because it follows the vagaries of an eccentric with his own ways of investigating things--it is as odd as its hero's name. --Roz Kaveney

The Times
'Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler'

The New York Times
'Psychologically complex, masterly and satisfying.'

Customer Reviews

Gentle in an ominous way
This is the first Dean Koontz novel I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found the characters very eccentric, occassionally unbelievable, but very well presented by Koontz and thought the quality of the plot and writing was top notch. I also never expected to be quite so moved, for numerous reasons, at the end of the novel and thought that this made the book much more 'human' in tone and style. The gentleness of 'Odd's' narrative was also a good touch as allowed me to really engage with him as a character and ultimately feel a great deal of sympathy towards him.

Very good book with snappy and atmospheric, but very often gentle writing and great characters, I will be reading the follow up.

4/5

Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas (the first in a series about the same character who can see , but not talk to , dead people) is the best. The book is enjoyable , and the story is gripping and certainly had me turning the pages just to see what happens next. However , like some DK books Ive read there are some un answered questions and parts to the book. In one such case , Odd vists a house , which has a room in it which was pitch black , expect for a small red dot coming from it. When Odd enters the room , he see himself entering the room , before being throwen back out on to the cooridoor. When Odd leaves the house , the character doesnt go back or find out what this is , which left me disappointed ! A good read however

Brilliant book
This is my favourite book without a doubt, not much makes me cry(dropping a hammer on my toe etc.) but the end of this book did and thats because the author has created instantly loveable characters and you go through the high & lows of the book & become attached, The premise lives up to its name, and has got humour. What more could you want.