The climax of the first novel is a masterclass in suspense. Odd realizes a shopping mall is about to become a slaughterhouse. The Bodachs are so thick they turn day into night. Odd has no gun, no police badge, and no ghost trap. He only has his knowledge of the mall’s ventilation system, a borrowed security uniform, and the ghost of a dead Elvis Presley (yes, really) giving him bad advice.
En español, la traducción es comercialmente atractiva, pero ligeramente inexacta. Odd no caza fantasmas por deporte o por rencor. Él los pastorea. Es más un ángel de la guarda terrenal que un exterminador. Odd Thomas- Cazador de Fantasmas
The most important thing to know about Odd Thomas is that he fails. He is a tragic hero. In the first book, despite his best efforts, he cannot stop the massacre completely. He saves hundreds, but he loses the one person who matters most to him: Stormy. The climax of the first novel is a masterclass in suspense
La serie "Odd Thomas" consta de 7 novelas publicadas entre 2001 y 2015. A continuación, se presentan las novelas de la serie en orden cronológico: Odd has no gun, no police badge, and no ghost trap
In a genre obsessed with tortured, gothic anti-heroes, Odd is refreshingly kind . He is terrified of his gift. He has panic attacks. He vomits after seeing Bodachs. He knows that being a “ghost hunter” means he will never have a normal life, yet he refuses to become cynical.