Koontz, Dean R

Before he died, Josef Tock spoke an unusual and frightening prophecy that his grandson Jimmy, who was born the same night, would have to endure five dark days in his life beginning in his twentieth year and ending in his thirtieth.

Relates the adventures of two creatures which have escaped from a secret, sinister government laboratory where experiments in genetic engineering are conducted.

When children begin disappearing in the small town of Moonlight Bay, the police turn a blind eye and refuse to help look for the children, so Christopher Snow sets out to find them, and he discovers a secret that the entire police force will kill to keep quiet.

Detectives Bobby and Julie agree to watch over Frank after he wakes up in a motel to find his hands covered with blood and strange objects in his pockets.

Four people are drawn together when they come to investigate strange deaths and discover dark secrets at Moonlight Cove.

Odd Thomas has a unique talent for communicating with the dead, but when he is summoned to help find his missing friend by Dr. Jessup, it is Odd who becomes the quarry.

Searching for peace after the death of his girlfriend, medium Odd Thomas leaves his home in Pico Mundo, California, and travels to St. Bartholemew's Abbey, where he encounters and must stop evil spirits who have intentions of harming the handicapped children who reside in the monastery.

Thirty-four-year-old Internet entrepreneur Ryan Perry, diagnosed with incurable cardiomyopathy, is lucky to receive a heart transplant in time to save his life, and things are just starting to return to normal when he begins receiving unmarked gifts and messages from a mysterious stalker who claims the heart is hers.

Relates the adventures of two creatures which have escaped from a secret, sinister government laboratory where experiments in genetic engineering are conducted.