“the Dead Don't Talk. I Don't Know Why.” But They Do Try To Communicate, With A Short-order Cook In A Small Desert Town Serving As Their Reluctant Confidant. Odd Thomas Thinks Of Himself As An Ordinary Guy, If Possessed Of A Certain Measure Of Talent At The Pico Mundo Grill And Rapturously In Love With The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Stormy Llewellyn. He Tries To Do His Best By The Silent Souls Who Seek Him Out. Sometimes They Want Justice, And Odd’s Otherworldly Tips To Pico Mundo's Police Chief, Wyatt Porter, Can Solve A Crime. Occasionally They Can Prevent One. But This Time It's Different.
a Mysterious Man Comes To Town With A Voracious Appetite, A Filing Cabinet Stuffed With Information On The World's Worst Killers, And A Pack Of Hyena-like Shades Following Him Wherever He Goes. Who The Man Is And What He Wants, Not Even Odd’s Deceased Informants Can Tell Him. His Most Ominous Clue Is A Page Ripped From A Day-by-day Calendar For August 15.
today Is August 14….
the New York Times
while Still Sustaining The Requisite Level Of Creepiness, Mr. Koontz Manages To Tell A Breezy, Overtly Inspirational Story That Should Attract A Few Fans Of Its Own … odd Thomas Walks A Very Thin Line Between The Exploitation Of Horror And The Feel-good Religious Optimism That Transcends The Darkness -- And Will Be One Of This Book's Main Selling Points. … janet Maslin
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Bantam
Author : Koontz, Dean
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2004-10-26
Number Of Pages : 496
Binding : Mass Market Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0553584499
ISBN-13 : 9780553584493
Item weight : 0.55 lb
Dimensions : 1.3 in x 4.2 in x 6.9 in
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