Brother Odd - Dean Koontz

There are times in your life that you do not take your own advice. You said that you would never go skiing, but you did and now your leg is broken. You said that next time you went out you would not get tipsy and ask out your ex again, you did and once more you are going to have to slink out of the relationship. Mistakes that could have been avoided if only you had listened to the voice in your head and this was not a small voice, but a big booming one saying No! Well my voice told me to stop reading novels by Dean Koontz. Having read about 6 or 7 of them I was becoming angry every time I got about 50 pages in - they are all the same and are far too long! I ...  Read the complete review

The third novel in Koontz's ever popular ODD THOMAS series sees Odd retiring to a remote monastry in search of peace and seclusion following the events of the previous two novels. Odd, you will remember, is visited by the lingering spirits of the dead who seek retribution and justice for their deaths and though they cannot speak for reasons we can only speculate, still they seem to manage to make their desires known. Odd's most recent adventures have come at great personal cost and have put the lives of those closet to him at jeopardy so, by removing himself from his sleepy home in Pico Mundo, Odd hopes to remove himself fropm any situation that might endanger either him ...  Read the complete review

Dean Koontz - Brother Odd After batting the demons in sleepy desert town Pico Mundo in the previous two books, "Odd Thomas" and "Forever Odd," Odd seeks refuge and recluse in a Catholic Abbey in this, the third book in the series. For those few who are not aware, Odd sees the lingering dead and uses his powers to defeat the numerous villains which enter his life in Pico Mundo. The latest book is set a number of months after the conclusion of Forever Odd when Odd sees the mysterious followers of doom which he calls 'bodachs' lingering around the Abbey. Odd sets about preparing the Abbey to face the forthcoming tragedy. That's ...  Read the complete review

After battling demons in his home town of Pico Mundo Odd Thomas has gone to stay at a Catholic Monastery. For those of you that do not know Odd Thomas, he is a special young man who sees the lingering dead. He often helps them on their way to the afterlife and they also tell him things about crimes etc. This is the third book in the Odd Thomas series after Odd Thomas and Forever Odd. This book tells the story of Odd at the Monastery when one day he sees a bodach (Slivery shadowy things that tell of violence that is to come. The more there are the more the violence). As he investigates he comes across more and they are hanging around the ...  Read the complete review

Well after being shocked at the ending in (Odd Thomas) and then disappointed by (Forever Odd) I didn't know what to expect with this one and I'm pleased to say it was Dean Koontz back on form! Brilliant story line, excellent characters and kept me guessing! The story of Odd Thomas continues as he leaves his home town and seeks refuge in an isolated abbey that also provides a home for children with special needs (sounds like a good setting for a horror already!), for those of you that haven't read the first two stories (you don't need to but I'm glad I did), Odd can see the dead, he has the spirit of Elvis who is a companion and a constant puzzle as ...  Read the complete review