Images of Palm Beach and Paris

"The commercial center of Palm Beach is Worth Avenue. It consists of one long block, where all of the finest and most expensive boutiques in the world are represented." (Prologue)
"When Oliver awoke in his Palm Beach residence on the morning of his 52nd New Year's Eve, the weatherman was reporting that the temperature had already climbed to well over 80 degrees." (page 3)
"Unfortunately for Oliver, his shop was not located on Worth Avenue. Instead, one needed to walk to the very end of the block and then turn right to find it just next door to the Seminole Men's Barbershop." (page 4)
"Mrs. Van Buren's only year-round companion in her home was her three-pound dog, a Yorkshire Terrier bitch who was known as Champion Dame Agatha the Superbad Yakuza in dog show circles and Daisy everywhere else." (page 10)
"Private clubs are at the heart of Palm Beach culture." (page 13)
"Oliver and Bernard were booked on Air France flight 95, which was scheduled to leave from Miami International Airport at 5:05 p.m. and land at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris the following morning at 6:25." (page 57)
"'I will be staying at a chic and lively hotel on the Right Bank, near all of the most glamorous antique shops. The name of my hotel is the Roi du Luxe.'" (page 70)
        "'What exactly were you doing last night, monsieur?'
        Oliver's anger was mounting. 'I flew in from Miami on your Air France. At least they were not on strike!'
        'They are today, monsieur.'" (page 72)
"Oliver's jaw dropped as his taxi pulled up outside the Hotel Ritz." (page 78)
"While Oliver napped, Bernard wandered the streets of Paris, avidly exploring his homeland’s capital. He walked through the courtyard of the Louvre and the Jardin des Tuileries, down the Champs-Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe, across the Seine to the Eiffel Tower, along the riverbank to the Musée d’Orsay, and then back across the Seine to Notre Dame, where he boarded the Metro to St.-Ouen." (page 81)
"He had wandered in and out of numerous antique shops and bookstores, and he had stopped twice for café crème and once for ice cream." (page 81)
"'The Marché aux Puces, or flea market, is located in the north of Paris. Apparently it's in a bit of a seedy section called St. Ouen.'" (page 86)
"Bernard continued, 'The closest Metro stop is Porte de Clignancourt, so you should—'
'Forget that, I'm using a car service,' replied Oliver." (page 86)
"Oliver's taxi pulled up in front of the building of the court‑appointed psychiatrist. It was massive and old, probably from the early 19th century, and at the center of its facade were two huge wooden doors." (page 106)
"Oliver's hearing took place the following morning at 9:00 in the Magistrate's Court." (page 108)
"Oliver turned back to the officer. 'I'm sorry, sir, you are absolutely right. It was not my intention to insult your great emperor. I weep that a man of such stature—I mean his reputation, not his height—is no longer with us.'" (page 118)
"'ACES is everything, young man. When you're planning to build, you can't even blow your nose without ACES approval.'" (page 161)
"Bernard, Martin, and Rex Randolph left Town Hall, walked down South County Road, and turned right onto Worth Avenue." (page 173)
"There is no hospital in Palm Beach, so Oliver was taken over the North Bridge to Our Most Vengeful Savior Medical Center. Vengeful Savior is a 500-bed public hospital located in the heart of West Palm Beach, and for that reason it tends to cater to drifters and the indigent rather than the moneyed class from the island." (page 180)
"As an equatorial climate crept north, residents began their seasonal migration to their summer homes in the Hamptons and Newport, followed by a phalanx of waiters in hot pursuit of temporary jobs and further gratuities." (Epilogue)