In Odd We Trust
Dean Koontz and Queenie Chan

Odd Thomas is a regular nineteen year old with an unusual gift: the ability to see the lingering spirits of the dead. To Odd, it's not such a big deal. And most folks in sleepy Pico Mundo, California, are much more interested in the irresistible pancakes Odd whips up at the local diner. Still, communicating with the dead can be useful. Because while some spirits only want a little company... others want justice.
When the sad specter of a very frightened boy finds its way to him, Odd vows to root out the evil suddenly infecting the sunny streets of Pico Mundo. But even with his exceptional ability - plus the local police and his pistol packing girlfriend, Stormy, backing him - is Odd any match for a faceless stalker who's always a step ahead... and determined to kill again?

As those of you who have read the other Odd Thomas books probably know, this book takes places before the original Odd Thomas novel. You can tell that because of a certain character that's mentioned in the description of the book.

While I'm a huge fan of Odd Thomas and really don't mind graphic novels / manga, this was a disappointment to me. Yes, I'll be reading the other two manga novels that are out there, but only because I'm a HUGE fan of anything Odd Thomas.

The story is all right, nothing special and nothing horrible, however because it's in manga form, it loses all of the amazing descriptiveness of a Dean Koontz novel and is purely dialogue. While it's an amazingly quick read because of this, it also loses the feel of a real Odd Thomas book because it doesn't have that Koontz touch to it. Though I suppose that was the best he could have done with that format.

Chan's drawings are also all right. I wouldn't say spot on. I had envisioned some of the characters in very different ways.

All in all, I found this to be a disappointment and would only recommend to a die hard Odd Thomas fan.

My rating: Three out of five snails.