In this second installment Odd is still reeling from the events of book one, mainly Stormy's death. A good friend is kidnapped and it is up to Odd to search and rescue him before it is too late.
Because I was reading this book as a side book to my book club books I could read at my own pace when I had time. That being said I seemed to fly through it. As usual Koontz's writing is solid and the characters are well developed and maintain the same level of believability that they did in the first book. The main baddie is a wealthy psycho named Datura, who thinks Odd has the power to let her see ghosts, I'm sure if Odd had that power he would share without having a good friend threatened. The book is still set in Pico Mundo and we get a lot more history of the area around the town. I think Koontz thought this story through more as a part of a series than as a stand alone like the first book. I should have written my review before I started the next one in the series, because I can see the set up for the next book so clearly and the two kind of blend. It was a super quick read and easy to follow. There wasn't any shocking endings or crazy mass murders and I missed the Bodach's presence. But there were some pretty strong poltergeist, and nice set up for book 3. It wasn't as good as the first but, still good.
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