Odd Thomas, that unlikely hero, once more stands between us and our worst fears. Odd never asked to communicate with the dead--they sought him out. As the unofficial goodwill ambassador between our world and theirs, he has a duty to do the right thing. Thatïs the way Odd sees it, and thatïs why he has already won over hearts on both sides of the great divide. For though Odd lives in the small desert town of Pico Mundo, he stands between two worlds, and for him the heroic and the harrowing are everyday occurrences. A childhood friend of Oddïs has disappeared and the worst is feared. But as Odd applies his unique talents to the task of finding the missing person, he discovers something worse than a dead body. New allies and new enemies gather around Odd, some living and some not. But the enemy he encounters is unspeakably cunning. Every sacrifice is needed to tip the balance between despair and hope, as a life-changing revelation rushes towards us. In the battle to come, there can be no innocent bystanders ...