"Mickey had named him after Wahoo McDaniel, a professional wrestler who'd once played linebacker for the Dolphins. Mickey's son often wished he'd been called Mickey Jr. or Joe or even Rupert—anything but Wahoo, which was also a species of saltwater fish."
Chapter One, p 1-2

"Watching the cab speed off, Wahoo's father looked forlorn. 'It's like she's leaving us twice,' he remarked.
"'What are you talking about, Pop?'
"'I'm seein' double, remember? There she goes—and there she goes again.'"
Chapter One, p. 6

"Mickey got chomped all the time; it was an occupational hazard. His hands were so scarred that they looked fake, like rubber Halloween props."
Chapter One, p. 6

"He arrived on the Everglades set just as Derek Badger was emerging from the air-conditioned motor coach that served as a dressing room. The vehicle was jet-black and as big as a...