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)

Odd is almost back to normal!

Would you listen to Deeply Odd again? Why?

Yes. There are always a detail that one misses the first time through the audio.

What other book might you compare Deeply Odd to and why?

It is more like the first few Odds. The last book - Odd Apocalypse- was not my favorite. It was not a typical Odd Thomas!

Have you listened to any of David Aaron Baker’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Love to listen to David Baker's voice...almost as much as Frank Muller.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

I hope Odd is back to his usual self in the next book. Still not like the first three that I could listen to over and over but it is getting there.

Love the book

good book. love the Odd Thomas series. Dean Koontz is a great writer. Like all of his books.

Another win for Odd Thomas

Odd is one of my all time favorite characters. His supernatural adventures are always entertaining.

Another great adventure from the mind of Koontz

so well written it almost seems like a short story. I can't wait for the next story to start so I can find out more about Odds world.

Good book

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

Yes I get good understanding of what the writer is saying without having to reread it.

What other book might you compare Deeply Odd to and why?

The dark tower by Stephen King

Have you listened to any of David Aaron Baker’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

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this series was one of my favorites. I will miss the excitement of listening to David Aaron Baker telling me a new odd Thomas story.

Could not but it down

Wow BEST Odd book yet, I could not put it down at all. Very impressed

acutely riveting keeps you hanging on every moment

every single book in The Odd Thomas series is amazing I'm so glad he is still writing them way to go Dean

awesome addition to the series

I enjoyed listening to the narrator. this addition to the series helped me ro understand the depth of Oddy