Forever odd

by Dean Koontz

364 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2005 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-553-58826-2

(29 reviews)

The follow-up novel to Odd Thomas, from worldwide bestselling author, Dean Koontz.Odd Thomas, that unlikely hero, once more stands between us and our worst fears.Odd never asked to communicate with the dead – they sought him out. As the unofficial goodwill ambassador between our world and theirs, he has a duty to do the right thing. That’s the way Odd sees it, and that’s why he has already won over hearts on both sides of the great divide. For though Odd lives in the small desert town of Pico Mundo, he stands between two worlds, and for him the heroic and the harrowing are everyday occurrences.A childhood friend of Odd’s has disappeared and the worst is feared. But as Odd applies his unique talents to the task of finding the missing person, he discovers something worse than a dead body.New allies and new enemies gather around Odd, some living and …

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Stephen Hayes reviewed FOREVER ODD by Dean R. Koontz (Odd Thomas Series (2))

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3 stars

A crime story with a spooky flavour and some weird theology.

Odd Thomas sees dead people, though he can't communicate with them, so when his neighbour and best friend's father's ghost appears to him he goes over to their house and finds the father dead and the son missing. He notifies the police, who can't find the perpetrators, and then gets the idea that he must pursue them on his own.

It has similar ingredients to the "supernatural thrillers" of Charles Williams, but mixed in the wrong proportions, with rather repetitious crudely physical action, and rather shallow and unconvincing villains.

The Gnome King reviewed Forever odd by Dean Koontz

Review of 'Forever odd' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Odd's first book was amazing, his second adventure is a bit silly at times. Odd's childhood friend is missing so Odd decides to investigate and using his ability to wonder around until he finds what he is looking for, it is not long before he locates his friend. Then the bad guy, in this case lady, enters the story and things get a bit crazy.

The book is well written the issue is the plot is a bit weak, although the ending of the book sets things up nicely for book 3.