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Rachael har været gift med den voldelige og dominerende genforsker Eric Leben i syv år, og nu vil hun skilles. Det vil Eric under ingen omstændigheder gå med til, så da han ved et uheld træder ud foran en bil og bliver dræbt på stedet, kan Rachael ånde lettet op. Hun er blevet fri for sin plageånd, men hvad hun ikke ved er, at Eric har brugt sin egen krop til at eksperimentere med genmanipulation. Der går ikke ret lang tid, før man opdager, at hans afsjælede legeme er forsvundet fra byens lighus ...Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R. Koontz har skrevet dusinvis af romaner og noveller og har solgt over 450 millioner bøger verden over.

"En jamrende lyd, lavmælt og primitiv, rejste sig i hans strube. I begyndelsen var den næsten som en hvisken, men lyden voksede i styrke og endte som en hul stønnen. Og da han vendte sig bort fra den døde mand og så ned ad vejen, steg den hule lyd til et rasende skrig, for pludselig vidste han, hvad der var sket.Og han vidste, hvad han skulle gøre."Jim Ironheart hjemsøges af en kraft, der indimellem driver ham ud for at redde menneskeliv, som han på uforklarlig vis kan fornemme er i fare. Samtidig hjemsøges han af livagtige og skræmmende mareridt, som han ikke selv kan forstå. Journalisten Holly Thorne forsøger at hjælpe ham, men Jim begynder så småt at frygte, at hendes liv også er i fare.Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R. Koontz har skrevet dusinvis af romaner og noveller og har solgt over 450 millioner bøger verden over.

Adam To er den første menneskeskabte computer med egen bevidsthed. Hvad ingen ved er, at Adam To faktisk er i stand til at overføre sin kunstige intelligens til en menneskekrop og dermed blive verdens første superborger. Adam To udser sig den smukke og meget velhavende Susan Harris til projektet, men Susan er ikke så samarbejdsvillig, som Adam To havde tænkt sig, og derfor må computeren give hende en lærestreg ...Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R. Koontz har skrevet dusinvis af romaner og noveller og har solgt over 450 millioner bøger verden over.

Da den generte, indadvendte Colin flytter med sin mor til Californien, finder han til sin egen overraskelse hurtigt en ven i den populære, udadvendte Roy. De to bliver blodsbrødre, og efterhånden afslører Roy mere og mere om sig selv overfor Colin. Da han en dag spørger ham, om han nogensinde har slået ihjel, indser Colin at tingene er ved at løbe løbsk ...Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R. Koontz har skrevet dusinvis af romaner og noveller og har solgt over 450 millioner bøger verden over.

En international gruppe af forskere arbejder på at bugsere et isbjerg, som skal bruges til at skaffe rent drikkevand til den tørkeramte jordklode, fri i et af verdens barskeste klimaer. Men da et jordskælv river isbjerget løs, befinder forskerne sig pludselig alene sammen med ti tidsindstillede bomber. Og situationen bliver ikke bedre af, at et medlem af gruppen er lejemorder med sin helt egen dagsorden. Hjælpen er på vej, men vil den nå frem i tide?"Det er rørt godt sammen ... til en højdramatisk nordpolsthriller i nær fremtid." – B.T.Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R. Koontz har skrevet dusinvis af romaner og noveller og har solgt over 450 millioner bøger verden over.

Laura bliver født under en voldsom tordenstorm, og hendes mor dør i barselssengen. Dette bliver blot den første ulykkelige episode i Lauras liv, der igen og igen bliver afbrudt af voldsomme og uhyggelige oplevelser. Men hver gang det er ved at gå galt for hende, dukker den samme lyshårede mand op og afværger katastrofen i sidste øjeblik. Er manden hendes skytsengel eller noget ganske andet?Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R. Koontz har skrevet dusinvis af romaner og noveller og har solgt over 450 millioner bøger verden over.

"Skriget var kort og kom langt fra. Det var en kvindes skrig. Vicesherif Paul Henderson så op fra sin avis, spidsede ører og lyttede ud i den stille nat."En uforklarlig skygge er gledet ind over den lille californiske bjergby, og på få minutter er alle byens indbyggere døde. Kun Jenny Paige og hendes lillesøster er på mirakuløs vis overlevet. Da byens læge vender hjem fra ferie, mødes hun af det grusomme syn, og nu starter en kamp for at finde ud af, hvad der er sket, og for at forhindre, at flere dør.Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire. Dean R. Koontz har skrevet dusinvis af romaner og noveller og har solgt over 450 millioner bøger verden over.""Skygger" er grusom og hårrejsende. Den har atmosfære, karakter og en god historie. Jeg kunne ikke slippe den, før den sidste side var læst. Den er realistisk, intelligent og menneskelig." – Stephen King

In dit vijfde deel van de Odd Thomas serie, neemt Dean Koontz ons mee naar een landgoed in de buurt van Santa Barbara, waar Odd samen met zijn vriendin Annamaria wat vrije tijd doorbrengt. Het schitterende huis, de villa van een excentrieke miljardair Noah Wolflaw, heeft een rijke historie met allerlei duistere geheimen. Op aandringen van Annamaria, die denkt dat Odd met zijn speciale gaves voorbestemd is hier te zijn, besluit Odd tegen beter weten in te blijven. Ze lijkt gelijk te krijgen, want na het zien van geesten en apocalyptische beelden realiseert Odd zich dat hij niet passief kan toekijken...-

De bestuurder van een tientonner loopt rond met een ijzingwekkend plan. Hij zal in de nabije toekomst drie kinderen van het leven beroven - met een vlammenwerper. Odd Thomas kan het zien, zoals hij wel vaker doden ziet en moorden voorvoelt. Odd Thomas krijgt hulp uit onverwachte hoek. De 86-jarige Edie Fischer heeft net als Thomas een gave. En dan is er ook nog de geest van niemand minder dan Alfred Hitchcock. Ondanks deze speelse toetsen in dit zesde boek over Odd Thomas ook het donkerste: het gevaar is immens en brengt Thomas in situaties die zijn optimisme en goede humeur zwaar op de proef stellen.Thomas Odd is een 20-jarige kok in een ontbijttent in Pico Mundo. Odd leidt een teruggetrokken leven, omdat hij een complexe gave heeft: hij kan de doden zien en horen. Meer nog, hij ziet schimmige figuren, de bodachs, die zich ophouden in de buurt van mensen die gaan sterven... of moorden. Odd is een optimist die ondanks zijn verontrustende gave het goede in de meeste mensen ziet. Hij doet zijn best om zijn gave te verbergen, omdat de bodachs zich anders tegen hem zouden keren. Dean Koontz schreef 6 romans over deze kok met een speciale gave, die zich geleidelijk ontpopt tot een held in de strijd tegen duistere machten. Tussen boek 4 en 5 passen een paar korte spin-off-boekjes. Na de reeks volgden nog graphic novels over Odd Thomas.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SUSPENSE MAGAZINE • Includes Dean Koontz's short story "You Are Destined to Be Together Forever"-its first time in print!From "one of the master storytellers of this or any age" (The Tampa Tribune) comes the stunning final adventure of "one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction"(The Virginian-Pilot)-as Dean Koontz brings the unforgettable odyssey of Odd Thomas to its dazzling conclusion. Odd Thomas is back where it all started . . . because the time has come to finish it. Since he left his simple life in the small town of Pico Mundo, California, his journey has taken him to places strange and wonderful, mysterious and terrifying. Across the land, in the company of mortals and spirits alike, he has known kindness and cruelty, felt love and loss, saved lives and taken them-as he's borne witness to humanity's greatest good and darkest evil. Again and again, he has gone where he must and done what he had to do-for better or worse-with his courage and devotion sorely tested, and his soul forever changed. Every triumph has been hard won. Each sacrifice has taken its toll. Now, whatever destiny drives him has finally steered his steps home, where those he cares for most surround him, the memory of his tragically lost true love haunts him, and one last challenge-vast and dreadful-awaits him. For Odd Thomas, born to serve a purpose far greater than himself, the wandering is done. Only the reckoning remains.Praise for Saint Odd "Equal parts supernatural thriller, cultural satire, character study, bildungsroman, offbeat love story, road trip, spiritual meditation, and apocalyptic adventure, the Odd Thomas books . . . are more than irresistible page-turners. They are intimate, haunting, often heartrending, exhilarating, and beautifully composed."-Biography.com "Odd Thomas is such an endearing and likable character and, more than anything else, has been the reason for the success of the series. . . . For readers who have been with Odd all along, Saint Odd will satisfy."-Bookreporter Acclaim for Dean Koontz and his Odd Thomas novels "Odd's strange gifts, coupled with his intelligence and self-effacing humor, make him one of the most quietly authoritative characters in recent popular fiction."-Publishers Weekly "Koontz gives his character wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanity-and moral outrage."-USA Today "The ultimate Everyman . . . an avatar of hope and honor and courage for all of us-the linchpin of a rollicking good tale . . . Odd evokes the homespun wisdom of Forrest Gump amid the mind-spinning adventures of a Jack Bauer."-BookPage "There's never anything predictable about an Odd Thomas adventure."-Booklist "The nice young fry cook with the occult powers is [Koontz's] most likable creation . . . candid, upright, amusing and sometimes withering."-The New York Times "An inventive . . . mix of suspense, whimsy and uplift."-The Washington Post "Heartfelt and provocative . . . a wonderfully rich and entertaining story."-Chicago Sun-Times

Meet Odd Thomas, the unassuming young hero of Dean Koontz's dazzling New York Times bestseller, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death who offers up his heart in these pages and will forever capture yours. "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. Sometimes the silent souls who seek out Odd want justice. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. But this time it's different. A stranger comes to Pico Mundo, accompanied by a horde of hyena-like shades who herald an imminent catastrophe. Aided by his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Odd will race against time to thwart the gathering evil. His account of these shattering hours, in which past and present, fate and destiny, converge, is a testament by which to live-an unforgettable fable for our time destined to rank among Dean Koontz's most enduring works.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers' imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Now Koontz follows Odd as he is drawn onward, to a destiny he cannot imagine. Haunted by dreams of an all-encompassing red tide, Odd is pulled inexorably to the sea, to a small California coastal town where nothing is as it seems.

';Koontz gives [Odd Thomas] wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanityand moral outrage.'USA Today Once presided over by a Roaring '20s Hollywood mogul, the magnificent West Coast estate known as Roseland now harbors a reclusive billionaire financier and his faithful servantsand their guests: Odd Thomas, the young fry cook who sees the dead and tries to help them, and Annamaria, his inscrutably charming traveling companion. Fresh from a harrowing clash with lethal adversaries, they welcome their host's hospitality. But Odd's extraordinary eye for the uncanny detects disturbing secrets that could make Roseland more hell than haven. Soon enough the house serves up a taste of its terrors, as Odd begins to unravel the darkest mystery of his curious career. What consequences await those who confront evil at its most profound? Odd only knows. ';Odd Thomas is the greatest character Dean Koontz has ever created. He's funny, humble, immensely likable, courageous, and just a joy to read about.'Seattle Post-Intelligencer ';[Odd Thomas is] one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction.'The Virginian-Pilot ';Supernatural thrills with a side of laughs.'The Denver Post

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe pistol appeared in his hand the way a dove appears in the hand of a good magician, as if it materialized out of thin air. ';You think I won't do it right here in the open. But you'd be surprised. . . . You'll drop before you get the breath to scream.' The truck driver is decked out like a rhinestone cowboy, only instead of a guitar he's slinging a gunand Odd Thomas is on the wrong end of the barrel. Though he narrowly dodges a bullet, Odd can't outrun the shocking vision burned into his mind . . . or the destiny that will drive him into a harrowing showdown with absolute evil. DEEPLY ODD How do you make sure a crime that hasn't happened yet, never does? That's the critical question facing Odd Thomas, the young man with a unique ability to commune with restless spirits and help them find justice and peace. But this time, it's the living who desperately need Odd on their side. Three helpless innocents will be brutally executed unless Odd can intervene in time. Who the potential victims are and where they can be found remain a mystery. The only thing Odd knows for sure is who the killer will be: the homicidal stranger who tried to shoot him dead in a small-town parking lot. With the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock riding shotgun and a network of unlikely allies providing help along the way, Odd embarks on an interstate game of cat and mouse with his sinister quarry. He will soon learn that his adversary possesses abilities that may surpass his own and operates in service to infinitely more formidable foes, with murder a mere prelude to much deeper designs. Traveling across a landscape haunted by portents of impending catastrophe, Odd will do what he must and go where his path leads him, drawing ever closer to the dark heart of his long journeyand, perhaps, to the bright light beyond.Praise for Deeply Odd and Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas series ';Not since Watchers has Dean Koontz created such an endearing and enduring character as Odd Thomas. . . . One of our contemporary masters.'San Antonio Express-News ';[A] popular series . . . Koontz asks real questions about the nature of good and evil.'The New York Times Book Review ';Odd evokes the homespun wisdom of Forrest Gump amid the mind-spinning adventures of a Jack Bauer. . . . The ultimate Everyman . . . an avatar of hope and honor and courage for all of usthe linchpin of a rollicking good tale.'BookPage ';There's never anything predictable about an Odd Thomas adventure. Another satisfying entry in this wildly popular series. It's Koontz, and it's Odd. Class dismissed.'Booklist

Odd Thomas synes selv, han er en helt almindelig fyr. Men han besidder en gave – eller rettere en forbandelse: Han lever mellem to verdener og kan kommunikere med de døde.Sammen med sine nærmeste venner – både levende og døde – har han søgt tilflugt i en forfalden herskabsvilla i Santa Barbara. Men huset rummer frygtelige hemmeligheder og hjemsøges af hvileløse ånder. Odd og hans venner opdager hurtigt, at de ikke er alene, men at der iblandt dem også er noget andet mystisk og stadig mere skræmmende …