Brother Odd Koontz, Dean

Odd Thomas has traded desert heat for mountain snow, hiding out in a monastery high in the Sierra Nevadas. He's seeking peace, trying to escape his gift for seeing the dead and the chaos that follows him everywhere. But peace doesn't last long when you're Odd. The monastery harbors something dark in its depths — something that shouldn't exist, something that wants out. Between cryptic warnings from lingering spirits, a blizzard that traps everyone inside, and monks who know more than they're saying, Odd realizes he's walked straight into another nightmare. Koontz leans into Gothic atmosphere here, trading his usual sun-baked California for snowbound dread and ancient stone corridors. The third book in the series keeps the humor and heart intact while upping the supernatural stakes. For fans of Constantine-style supernatural thrillers with actual warmth and wit, or anyone who likes their horror served with a side of hope.