I'm the author of four books, the most recent of which is "Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country," which the New York Times called "compulsively readable." My other books include "The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid," which as far as I know is the only book ever classified as "True Crime/Gardening."