The Odic Touch

by Roy Hudson

Recent widower Dusty Foster learns a dark secret about himself and his family when he is taken to his uncle’s community hall, the Odic Center. Dusty learns that he is one of the special individuals with the ability to draw life energy from another, which upsets him to the point of calling himself a vampire. Dusty places on himself blame for the deaths of his wife and their infant son Billy, who had died from SIDS twelve years prior. He is slowly befriended by his uncle’s peers, including the beautiful Shiranda Rivell, and tries to adapt to this new life, even with new dangers lurking.
Equal parts thriller and urban fantasy, the central conflict of The Odic Touch comes from dual the serial killer called the Lake Olmstead Leech, who drinks his victims’ blood and deposits their corpses into local bodies of water; and Lieutenant Harold Argo, who is so convinced of Dusty’s guilt that proving this theory becomes the detective’s psychotic obsession.

348 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 4, 2011

Reviews

[Brenda Hastings · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Odic Touch is an intriguing blend of supernatural fantasy and crime drama. From the get go I found myself lost in the story. With every page turn, I was aching to learn more and was asking that age old question of who done it. Never have I read a supernatural crime that was successful in capturing and keeping my attention as this book has.

I enjoyed this book so much, I am hoping this is not the last we will see of the topic.

Many kudos to Roy Hudson!!!

[Danielle Zwissler · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Odic Touch was a great book. I was surprised that I liked it, since I'm not a huge fan of the chosen genre. I took a chance on this one because hey, it was Roy Hudson! I'm glad I did. Roy has a way of telling a story without over-describing inane details. I like that. He gets to the point without dragging you through nonsense and gets down to the core of the story. Read it. You'll enjoy every moment of it.

[Heidi Angell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this recently and it is a very interesting storyline. This is the author's first full-leength novel to be published and there was a bit of filler. He certainly shows promise! To see a full review check out my write up at http://books4linda.blogspot.com/2012/...