Brother Odd
""… has all the originality, naivety and altruistic nature embodied by its eponymous central character to make this book very appealing." "
Synopsis:
St. Bartholomew's Abbey sits in majestic solitude amid the wild peaks of California's high Sierra, a haven for children otherwise abandoned, and a sanctuary for those seeking insight. Odd Thomas has come here to learn to live fully again. Among the eccentric monks, their other guests and the nuns and young students of the attached convent school he has begun to find his way. The silent spirits of the dead who visited him in his earlier life are mercifully absent, save for the bell-ringing Brother Constantine and Odd's steady companion, the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
But trouble has a way of finding Odd Thomas, and it slinks back onto his path in the form of the sinister bodachs he has met previously, the black shades who herald death and disaster, who come late one December night to hover above the abbey's most precious charges. Odd is about to face an enemy who eclipses any he has yet encountered as he embarks on a journey of mystery, wonder and sheer suspense that surpasses all that has come before…
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Review:
My favourite Koontz character returns in his third novel, Brother Odd. Again, Koontz has mixed the supernatural with an element of crime and suspicion and has written yet another book which I was unable to put down. Whilst, in my opinion, the actual storyline for Brother Odd was not quite on a par with the original Odd Thomas, it has all the originality, naivety and altruistic nature embodied by its eponymous central character to make this book very appealing. A definite must for all Odd followers, but I would definitely recommend reading the previous books in the series before reading this one to fully appreciate the main character.