big sixteen-wheeler (pg. 218) -- I cannot visualize the wheel arrangement on that.
W.R. Burnett's Dark Hazard (pg. 268) -- A book Tom is reading on the train. It's about a man with a gambling problem. His racing dog is the title character. Edward G. Robinson was in the movie, in 1934.
Icepick, Long Island (pg. 293) -- Refers to the state mental hospital in Islip.
Toyota Chemistra (pg. 293) -- Huh, I don't remember that model.
bar of magnesium is welded (pg. 413) -- Turns out you CAN weld magnesium.
Pontiac Prix Fixe (pg. 418) -- What a minute...
Datsun S.E.X 69 (pg. 418) -- Now I think Westlake is having fun with us.
Her left hand pretend-smoked, fiddling with an imaginary cigarette, flicking ghost ashes on the floor, something she hadn't done since just after she quit. (pg. 3)