How does Harlan Coben use imagery in Deal Breaker?

Imagery:

"Otto Burke was the snake-infested high grass with buried land mines" (Chapter 1, pg. 4.)

"Christian's room looked more like a 1950s sitcom set than a modern-day campus dorm room. Myron felt as if he'd just stepped into Wally Cleaver's dormitory" (Chapter 2, pg. 14.)

"Leather bookmarks in porno magazines. Like cigarettes in an aerobics class" (Chapter 10, pg. 89.)