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Reminds me in some ways of King's Firestarter. All the holes in the story create a good deal of suspense, wanting to know more.

"It wasn't that the Mustang was the fastest car ever built, but the muscle behind a 4.6-liter 32-valve V-8 engine beat out the majority of the competition on the roads. He'd spent a good deal of time and money on modifications [ed. long-ass list follows, which I'm skipping]. All-in-all, it gave his six-speed trans an approximate horsepower of 720..."

What am I reading. JFC. I should just wear a hair shirt instead.

"There was no question what cut of beef Li was trimmed from. His abs were a tightly formed six-pack made of mahogany and steel, and his broad chest looked as though it could withstand a blow from a sledgehammer."

The whole book is like this. I feel more like I'm rubbernecking than reading.