Deeply Odd

Odd Thomas, Book 6

By: Dean Koontz

Narrated by: David Aaron Baker

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

The pistol appeared in his hand the way a dove appears in the hand of a good magician, as if it materialized out of thin air. "You think I won’t do it right here in the open. But you’d be surprised.... You’ll drop before you get the breath to scream." The truck driver is decked out like a rhinestone cowboy, only instead of a guitar he’s slinging a gun - and Odd Thomas is on the wrong end of the barrel. Though he narrowly dodges a bullet, Odd can’t outrun the shocking vision burned into his mind...or the destiny that will drive him into a harrowing showdown with absolute evil.

How do you make sure a crime that hasn’t happened yet, never does? That’s the critical question facing Odd Thomas, the young man with a unique ability to commune with restless spirits and help them find justice and peace. But this time, it’s the living who desperately need Odd on their side. Three helpless innocents will be brutally executed unless Odd can intervene in time. Who the potential victims are and where they can be found remain a mystery. The only thing Odd knows for sure is who the killer will be: the homicidal stranger who tried to shoot him dead in a small-town parking lot.

With the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock riding shotgun and a network of unlikely allies providing help along the way, Odd embarks on an interstate game of cat and mouse with his sinister quarry. He will soon learn that his adversary possesses abilities that may surpass his own and operates in service to infinitely more formidable foes, with murder a mere prelude to much deeper designs. Traveling across a landscape haunted by portents of impending catastrophe, Odd will do what he must and go where his path leads him, drawing ever closer to the dark heart of his long journey - and, perhaps, to the bright light beyond.

©2013 Dean Koontz (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Koontz gives his character wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanity - and moral outrage." ( USA Today)

maybe the best Odd yet.

its been awhile since my last Odd read/listen and I am glad to be back. next stop, the next Odd book.

Great story, fair narration

The story is excellent . Narrator shouldn’t attempt to mimic females voices as he’s just terrible at that and it greatly detracts from the audiobook .

Oddly Excellent!

What does an exploding cantaloupe and a simile equating perfect hash browns to driving speed have to do with the new Odd Thomas installment? You’ll have to listen to find out. The plot is laid quickly, Odd finds himself going head-to-head with a maniacal trucker who tries to kill him not ten minutes in and the vision of what he is bound to do is grizzly. Even though the mission is somber, like all adventures, Odd is full of metaphors and witticisms as usual. Odd keeps collecting folks and Edie will charm your shocks off.

The great thing about the Odd Thomas stories is how deeply sincere and amusing the character is. I love how self-effacing and humble he is; and, with each story we learn more and more about him and his journey. You would think that this would get old given we’ve been we Odd through heartbreak and triumph and pretty much think we know him. But Koontz continues to unravel us a little more each time as he writes another one of these stories. He not a FBI agent of a Forensic Scientist from a Lincoln Child or Patricia Cornwell – he is simple Fry Cook, a very, very interesting Fry Cook.

This is book seven for David Aaron Baker who is now the voice off Odd Thomas. His narration fits the quirky nature of Odd Thomas and very much like his easy going narration.

I love these series! My heart still aches for him and Stormy Llewellyn way back from book one. Koontz has managed to tap into a vein with the Odd Thomas stories that keep you reading and wanting more. Perhaps it is the simplicity that surrounds the deeply complex Odd Thomas as his enigmatic cast. I highly recommend this installment of Deeply Odd – please give it a listen.

Best Odd Since #1

This is not quite as good as the first Odd Thomas book, but it is better than all the others. Deeply Odd captures the best aspects of Koontz and Odd Thomas. After the loss of Stormy, books 2-5 had the humor and quirkiness of the first book, but were missing some of the family feeling that I enjoy in most Koontz books. This book may have the best human ghost of the series (Alfred Hitchcock), a great eccentric spontaneous family, a good dog, and a nice story that does not over do it. Annamaria makes only a cameo appearance in this book (which was OK with me).

The narration is just about perfect, capturing the Oddness of all the characters (and he does a respectable Hitchcock).

Best Yet

Book 6 is the best story of the series besides the very first one that got me hooked of course. The ending makes me anxious for the next one. Loved it.

Love Odd Thomas

This is one of the most unique characters I've had the pleasure of getting to know. A lot of books, no matter the genre, seem to follow a template. There is a sameness to the characters and the plot in a lot of books that just frustrate me. You won't have that in any of The Odd Thomas books.
By the end of each book you love or hate the characters. And some of them you want to call and see how they are. These days, with self publishing, anyone can write a book. It takes someone special to make characters live and breathe in the mind of the reader

David Aaron Baker is the perfect voice of Odd

I really enjoy the Odd Thomas books. David Aaron Baker as the narrator has the perfect Odd Thomas voice. When I switched from reading them to listening to them, his voice was exactly what I expected Odd Thomas to sound like. This book was really wonderful with a lot of suspense, a lot of pure evil, demons, an alternate reality but at the same time it had a lot of humor with his benefactor who hires him to be his limo driver and the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock. There are some wickedly funny moment throughout the suspense and horror of Odd's story.

Another Great Adventure

Thoroughly enjoyed this book as with the other Odd Thomas books I have listened to.

One if not the best book I've read/listened to.

It's amazing, Alfred Hitchcock said in the book, what must be, will be. Regardless of whether you like Dean's books, this one will change your mind. Brilliant!

Yes and No

Would you consider the audio edition of Deeply Odd to be better than the print version?

I like being able to listen while doing other things, BUT ended several dozen miles up the wrong road with little gas and no map in the middle of the night once so intent were we both listening.

Any additional comments?

I liked the book, but my husband did not although he likes the series better than I. This book is a bit crazier than those that came before . . . and the series is a bit nutty already.