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Sep 24, 2015writermike rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Putatively the last of the otherwise terrifically entertaining Odd Thomas stories, this series closer is, sadly, a pedestrian effort. Previous entries in the canon had young fry-cook Odd (“I see dead people”) Thomas battling all manner of supernatural beings, alien entities, mad scientists, and trans-dimensional beings as he wends his way through a very spooky Southern California that only he and very few others can see. But the politely-spoken Odd becomes a cipher in this entry, which is no more than a very ordinary hero-versus-black hats mystery. (No “Mr. Hitchcock” or “Mr. Sinatra” to provide some enjoyable asides – fans will know.) In fact, there’s not much to enjoy about Saint Odd, with a rickety plot, puzzling action-stopping flashbacks, and prose that reads as though the author grudgingly radioed it in to fulfill a publishing-contract obligation. By all means, read all of the other Odd Thomas stories. But this one is strictly for die-hard fans.