"When it was Puggy's turn to vote, he gave his name, per instructions, as Albert Green, which he spelled 'Allbert Gren.' The real Albert Green was a person who had died in 1991 but still voted often in Miami."
Chapter 1, p. 13

"Snake was making his fourth attempt to stomp Puggy's face when there was a ringing 'bong' sound and Snake went down. This was because the bartender had hit him in the head from behind with an aluminum softball bat."
Chapter 1, p. 16

"The killing was done with squirt guns. For the kill to be legal, you had to squirt your victim in the presence of one witness—but only one witness."
Chapter 1, p. 28

"As it happened, Arthur Herk, in addition to being an abusive alcoholic, was a fool. To pay off a gambling debt, he had embezzled $55,000 from Penultimate. Unbeknownst to him, his bosses, experts in the...