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Description

“The dead don't talk. I don't know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in... read more

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Memorable Quotes

  • “The Egg is art.”
    Odd Thomas

First Sentence

My name is Odd Thomas, though in this age when fame is the altar at which most people worship, I am not sure why you should care who I am or that I exist.

Glossary

  • Bodach: Shadowy beings that are invisible to most with the exception of Odd. These beings have been observed to follow people who will commit multiple murders in the near future.

Series

This is book 1 in the Odd Thomas series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Dean Koontz (Author)
 

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