I recommend Brother Odd. 
 ...for the love of all things terrifying..! I cannot believe I waited three months to pick Odd Thomas again and read his story about his stay at St. Bartholomew's. But I'm so giddy! I read Brother Odd late at night, and how I relished Koontz' unbelievable talent to scare me out of my wits (well, what's remained of them, anyway). This is my favorite Odd Thomas installment so far. :D 
 Odd chose to exile himself into seclusion at the monastery. What started out as a quest to find peace after such troubled months turned out to be the most hair-raising encounter with both the supernatural and unnatural in Odd's already strange life. 
 For such a gloomy character, Odd is hilarious. His bizarre conversations with the Russian are the highlights for me. It looked harmless, but Odd is actually already fishing out information from the suspicious guest of St. Bartholomew's. :D 
 Usually when I read a Dean Koontz book, I tell myself that there are rational explanations on the otherwise surreal experiences by his main characters. Odd is no different. I felt the horror and the impossiblity of the things Odd faced here, but Odd constantly berated himself (and me, too) that it is less than supernatural than unnatural to him. Whatever that means - but I get it. 
 Brother Odd is dreadfully amazing. The unnerving feeling I get from reading Odd Thomas adventures is not evident on my gleeful state despite being frightened to new heights, but it's there. I just ignore it and revel instead in Koontz' twisted tales. 
 It would take months for me to pick up the next book, Odd Hours. Just.. let me breathe normally for a while. 
 4.5/5 stars