Odd Hours is the fourth novel in the “Odd Thomas” series by horror/suspense writer Dean Koontz, and like the others, this book doesn’t waste time in taking the reader straight into the heart and soul of a young man who’s both a fantastic short-order cook and a gifted psychic who’s able to see the dead as well as horrendous events that are about to occur.
This time around, Odd Thomas is in Southern California’s small coastal community of Magic Beach. To make ends meet, he’s working as a cook and companion to retired movie actor Lawrence Hutchison. Everything is going good (except for his dreams of an impending disaster) until he meets a young, pregnant girl named Annamarie (one word), who seems to have unusual psychic abilities, too; but, even worse, is marked for death by a group of local thugs who are working for a terrorist network, bent on setting off nuclear devices in major cities around the country. After saving her life and evading the thugs, Odd soon finds out that his dreams are really premonitions and that it’s going to be up to him and the compelling Annamarie to keep America safe…that’s if the thugs or the police don’t get to them first. You see, Odd has been framed for a murder he didn’t commit and the police are in on it. With only four hours to keep a catastrophe from happening, our young hero is going to have his hands full as he tries to figure out what to do and whom to trust.
In Odd Thomas, the author has created perhaps the best character of his career. Like me, millions of readers can’t seem to get enough of this fantastic protagonist with his gentle soul and goodwill and who chooses to fight evil in order to save the innocent. This may be a fictional character, but Odd gives hope to all who read his stories. A great read that is highly recommended!
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