Brother Odd

An Odd Thomas Novel

By: Dean Koontz

Narrated by: David Aaron Baker

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

No one could have imagined Odd Thomas ever leaving the perfect, quirky comfort of Pico Mundo, least of all Odd himself. The little desert town that nurtured Odd all his life is the locus of everything he holds dear: his loyal friends, his ghostly confidants, and the place where he loved and lost his soul mate, the irreplaceable Stormy Llewellyn. Yet leave it he has, to embrace the solitude and peace of an isolated monastery high in the western mountains as he tries to find a way to live fully again.

But Odd has a knack for finding himself in the path of trouble no matter where he goes — even among the eccentric monks in their sanctuary and with his steady spirit companion, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, at his side. For a killer is stalking the ancient holy halls, and Odd is about to meet an enemy who eclipses any he has yet encountered.

Odd number: don't miss the first two audiobooks in this series, Odd Thomas and Forever Odd.

©2006 by Dean Koontz (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The nice young fry cook with the occult powers is Koontz's most likeable creation." (The New York Times)
"An irresistibly offbeat mix of supernatural horror and laugh-out-loud humor." (Publishers Weekly)

WOW

I love you Dean Koontz!! You are my favorite author. There has not been one book I haven't enjoyed!!

Another Fun Experience

I’m so happy to have rediscovered Mr. Koontz as I had not read any of his work many years. I saw an Odd Thomas story in my included selection a few months ago. I recall reading a novel maybe 20 years ago I have forgotten the title but it was most enjoyable. I’m several Odd Thomas books into the series and I’m just as pleased as I can be. The characters are fun the writing is gripping and the narration is exceptional. David Aaron Baker is perfect for these books. I have far more nonfiction in my library. I did read Michael Connelly but no longer he brings to much “wokenes” for my tastes and will never purchase anymore of his work. I hope Mr. Koontz doesn’t take such a path as I continue through this series this is 2006 work and I hope it doesn’t creep into things that bother me. Who wants to pay to get distracted and upset when you’re reading a book when it plays no significant part of the story. So far so good love the series very much. I recommend Odd Thomas highly.

3rd time through the series

Cannot get enough Odd Thomas. This is my 3rd time listening to the entire series.

The author redeemed himself

Ok. Redemption. This book was much better than book 2, which I had to return. I gave this one a try and I’m glad I did because I really liked book 1 and the characters therein. You really could skip book 2 and not really miss anything. Maybe book 4 will tell us what went down at the mall shootout and what all was involved in that. Why were our characters involved? That’s a chunk of info missing that needs to be explained. I don’t understand why it wasn’t explained in books 2 or 3. Anyway, this storyline was much better and stayed interesting. I enjoyed the story and the new characters. The narrator does a great job with his performance as well.

Always a pleasure.

I so enjoy thr character of Odd. This was a other great story in the series that I would recall highly to most anyone.

Odds are you will LOVE this book!!!

I am an avid Dean Koontz reader & fan. So of course I have already read the first & second “Odd” books. I liked them & considered them to be entertaining though I was not necessarily a big “Odd” fan.

BUT!...This 3rd book in the series was absolutely wonderful. There are several passages that are nothing less than poetic prose; not sappy or gratuitous but enchanting. Odd was much more genuine & witty in his humor & in his observations. Though very good at figuring out where things are going, the last few chapters strayed from the assumed path & captured my complete attention to the immediate written word. During this time I was not thinking ahead to what, more than likely, was going to happen.

This book is more about the humanity of people than the inhumanity of Dean Koontz’s monsters. He has transcended his “formula” & expanded his range. For this I am very grateful. I can not wait to see more of this from him.

To put it simply....Brother Odd Thomas & Dean Koontz’s writing made me feel really, really good! Lighter in heart & spirit as well.

Lori
White Sulphur Springs, WV

This one is my favorite in the series

Great voice work, great mystery. Interactions between characters keeps everything suspenseful. Description in imaginations of characters paints a heartfelt story.

Another good listen

I really like the Odd Thomas series. I took the other reviewer’s advice and skipped book 2. The story was intriguing and the banter between the characters was amusing. Will definitely get another book from this author.

Gotta' love The Odd Thomas

Odd Thomas has been one of my favorite series to sit back and enjoy listening to. The series is light enough to casually listen to but interesting enough to hold my attention.

I love the story about brother Odd

And went to Catholic school with nuns and it really took me back I really like the bone creatures those were really cool