Lindsey Taylor

In Art in Flower, Lindsey Taylor introduces an original take on floral design that teaches us to see the world anew Based on Lindsey Taylor's popular Wall Street Journal column, Flower School, on its surface this book demonstrates how Taylor creates stunning but achievable floral arrangements inspired by works of art. Riffing on works by a diversity of artists across mediums, periods, and styles, including Alice Neel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julie Mehretu, Sheila Hicks, Willem de Kooning, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frank Stella, Salman Toor, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Kerry James Marshall, among many others, Taylor inspires readers to interpret the palettes, compositions, brushstrokes, and mood of the art in flowers, and shares florists' trade secrets for building beautiful arrangements. Through this meditative practice of looking intently at art and nature, readers learn, in the words of David Hockney, "to really look," and to really see the world.

The only witness to the drive-by shooting of a crack dealer identifies hedge fund manager Jonathan Hendricks as the killer. When Hendricks is questioned by Det. Arnold, who is investigating the murder, Hendricks denies everything - he was at home with his picture perfect wife at the time and the witness must be the same as the victim - just another crackhead. Later, Arnold and his fianc e, lawyer Melinda Devereaux, learn from country club barfly Martha Elizabeth Bennett Johnson von Brandenburg Savoy that Hendricks is the club's coke supplier and that his hedge fund is having serious problems. As Arnold tries to connect Hendricks to the murders, DEA agents Allen and Brady are investigating Hendricks' drug dealing and pop up at inopportune moments to find out what Arnold knows. In the meantime, Melinda has her own problems. Melinda's department chair has it in for her after Melinda snags a major client the chair wanted for herself. While Arnold is trying to solve the murder, Melinda has to juggle office politics, wedding planning, and avoiding Allen and Brady.

Golden Touch Natural Anti-Dandruff Shampoo was the best selling dandruff shampoo in the country. Unfortunately, it was also a fraud, leading to one of the largest class-action settlements ever, with a fight over the attorneys' fees to match. When the fee dispute is settled after one troublemaker is found with a bullet in his head and another is dumped in the Passaic River, no one particularly cares who was responsible except the investigating detectives, and whoever has other scores to settle. As the body count continues to pile up, Det. Arnold tries to locate the killer, solidify his relationship with his lawyer girlfriend, the beautiful Melinda Deveraux, and deal with his family through the holidays.