Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. The series debut novel, Odd Thomas, was made into a movie of the same name, with Anton Yelchin in the lead role and Willem Dafoe as the town sheriff."Koontz forges the kind of sweeping melodrama complete with screwball laughs, nail-biting moments, and surprises that is the bedrock of American narrative fiction." -Booklist
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “America’s most popular suspense novelist”, Dean Koontz is an abundant writer of fiction and screenplays, with many #1 New York Times best sellers to his credit. I then decided to go back to the audiobook version and the enjoyment was back!” I then bought the paperback version of the next two in the series and was a bit disappointed - they just weren’t as charming. Here’s a listener comment: “I listened to Odd Thomas and absolutely loved it. Narrators like Baker can make a successful series.
It takes a special narrator to embody Odd Thomas, and David Aaron Baker renders the unassuming young fry cook’s simplicity with an innocent, unaffected style. From acclaimed master of suspense Dean Koontz, this series stands out for its “curious mixture of whimsy, gentle humor, and horror” ( The New York Times). And occasionally, he gets to prevent a catastrophe from happening. So, in between slinging hash at the Pico Mundo Grill and mooning over the beautiful (and very much alive) Stormy Llewellyn, Odd passes along otherworldly crime-solving tips to the town’s sympathetic police chief. They don’t talk, but they do try to communicate with him. A gentle and genuinely caring young man, Odd Thomas can’t help but get caught up in the problems of other people - including dead people. Meet Odd Thomas, a 20-something short-order cook in a small desert town who sees dead people and does his best to serve the silent souls who seek him out.
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