How Lucky

The author bases their main character on their friend's son who has spinal muscular atrophy. I appreciate how positive the writer shows this young man to be. They do show police to be incompetent as they usual seem to be in real life which was good but the end was very cinematic and I didn't quite like that. Otherwise a great slow burn thriller!

A novel reminiscent, in some ways, of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time". Diagnosed as a child with spinal muscular atrophy much of the book is preoccupied with the effects this has and continues to have on the protagonist's life. This was also the aspect I enjoyed the most.

Though, overall, a relatively enjoyable and readable book I found the ending too abrupt and quite meh, with the "mystery" driving the plot uninteresting and lacking a satisfactory dénouement.

I had forgotten what the blurb said it was about, so I approached it blind – and was rewarded with an interesting protagonist, a fast-paced mystery, and fun/ny writing. In short: a perfect listen for a roadtrip. It was zippy enough to hold my attention, but not so complicated that I would need to rewind if I focused on traffic. I'd read more by Will Leitch.