What is the author's style in Kildee House by Rutherford G. Montgomery?

Kildee's House is written in a simple language and in a straight-forward manner. There is not an overabundance of subtext that points to subtle themes or hidden meanings. Rather, the book is written in an open and honest way. The one mystery that remains throughout the book is discovering what about Jerome Kildee's background caused him to have a reclusive nature. When Kildee is first introduced, he is seen as a hermit-like character who has chosen to live deep in the heart of a remote and rugged redwood forest in California. The question lingers throughout the story: what drove Kildee away from people and civilization?