In Odd We Trust - Dean R. Koontz

Odd Thomas is a well known fry cook in the quiet unassuming town of Pico Mundo known well for his fabled ability to make perfect pancakes. Simple enough; until of course we learn that he sees ghosts of the dead and has recently enjoyed spending time with Elvis Presley and President Johnson. However it isn't all fun and laughs as soon Odd is tasked with chasing down a new evil in town as the unsettled spectre of a small boy appears to him seeking justice. But with little evidence and nothing to rely on but his unique yet vague sixth-sense; a clueless, minute police force; and a reckless girlfriend, will he be able to stop this menace before he gains another 'unique' ...  Read the complete review

Odd Thomas is just a fry cook in the sleepy town of Pico Mundo. Well, I say that but he is actually a fry cook who can see dead people. It therefore becomes his mission to track down the child killer who has descended about the town. With the help of a dead child and his girlfriend Stormy, Odd is on the hunt for the killer before he can strike again. "In Odd We Trust" is a Dean Koontz collaboration with illustrator Queenie Chan which makes this Koontz's first graphic novel. Billed as a pre-cursor to the "Odd Thomas" series of novels, "In Odd We Trust" is a strange blend of Japanese style anime and Western/American writing. ...  Read the complete review

Set a year before ODD THOMAS, IN ODD WE TRUST is a graphic novel drawn in the Manga style of Japanese Anime featuring Dean.R.Koontz's best-loved character from his self-titled best-selling series. So far, we are up to book number 4 in Koontz's series and we are promised another two books before it's conclusion, so to get a prequel is, to most fans, a dream come true. Unfortunately, this latest offering delivered in a new medium for the series, offers little of anything new for the discerning ODD fan. It's likeable enough and it's plot is better than some of the official ODD THOMAS sequels penned by Koontz himself, but the whole thing has the faint odour of a ...  Read the complete review