I put "polished" because none of the other Tones really fit. Mysterious would be a Tone, perhaps Colorful or Descriptive. This is an excellent piece. Reader Matthew Morgan captures the tone perfectly. The reading quality is that of a good audiobook, exceptional voice acting. Hiaasen's writing is compelling and captures you right away. Apparently, the series runs in 30 minutes pieces, meaning that if you have 30 minutes somewhere, this piece will fit. It's aimed at boys and young men, but I don't think the stories are only for them. The topics and perspective is from high school, but that's somewhere we've all been.