Everything about this book feels right - the tone, the language, the length of the story, the spare prose, the typeface, the cover design, the characters. The story is super, and we're told it from Eddie's point of view, so we don't find out more than he knows or can find out. Eddie has an innocence about him, and so he tells us only so much, and is quite a likeable character. It's nice to read a book where there is plenty left for the imagination of the reader to fill in if he/she choses; where the book contains enough material (not too little, or too much). The plot has plenty of twists and turns. This book rewards patience and does not deserve to be rushed, even though it is quite short. There are times of action, and times of waiting and preparing for action, and the writing seems to reflect that. Eddie loves driving first, and cars second, and adores his 1955 Thunderbird. He is really dedicated. This permeates the whole book. This book/story is really well written, and I shall have to make a note to look out for other books by this author.