The other two are the local police chief (Wyatt Porter) with whom Odd helps solve crimes from time to time and a local reclusive and eccentric author friend (Little Ozzie ) that he has. He has his girlfriend Stormy Llewllyn, and is one of three people who know about his gift. His odd name is an error that found it’s way onto his birth certificate he was supposed to be named either Dodd or Todd, just like his uncle who Odd has never met. Besides having a unique gift to see spirits, he also has some writing ability. And over the course of the novels, he even talks to different dead celebrities like Alfred Hitchcock, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra. 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.At times, the spirits that talk to odd want justice for something that happened long ago. 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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