Review: Oddly enough, this is a lackluster tale from a stella author. Try again.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2013
Let me preface this by saying I'm a HUGE fan of Mr. Koontz, whose stories have always kept me on the edge of my seat. I especially love that he breaks all the so-called rules of writing by including a Prologue, using words other than Said in dialogue, and has began a couple of novels with the weather.  Where would bestselling author Madeleine L'Engle be if she had listened to those rules instead of beginning her multiple-award winning classic novel "A Wrinkle in Time" in any way other than, "It was a dark and stormy night"?Back to Odd Interlude #1.....As much as I love all the Odd Thomas tales, I just felt this one was lacking & possibly something done in a rush to keep readers busy between his other novels.  Dean Koontz remains a best selling author for good reason and I hope he doesn't begin resting on his laurels like some former BS authors are doing (Janet Evonovich, for one). There are too many Indie authors on the scene now and these up n coming folks are writing some amazing literature in all genres, including suspense and terror.I kinda felt this was a bait and switch from this terrific author, and when I read that others read it overnight, I wasn't surprised. It was a short story, not a full novel:(  Where the heck was the Elvis sighting?  I'm still upset over that!  Odd Interlude ran out of steam quickly and the end left me pondering whether or not this novella was ghost written.If you are new to the works of Mr. Koontz, I suggest almost any of his former novels, especially Intensity or Tick Tock.Odd Interlude did not put me in a Harmony Corner, but as a mega Koontz fan, I've got to say that I just begun reading Odd Apocalypse and the first chapter has me hooked.