Sam Jones Series by Lauren Henderson

A detective story and portrait of life in the capital for a streetwise 20 something in the 1990s.

PRAISE FOR LAUREN HENDERSON AND THE SAM JONES SERIES “Wickedly funny . . .”— New York Times Book Review “Sharply intelligent. . . . Hipper than hip.”— Denver Rocky Mountain News Sexy, savvy sculptor-turned-sleuth Sam Jones attracts trouble like she does men. When her sculpture Thing III is unveiled at a swank reception in the atrium of a London bank, a dead body crashes the party. From there, events take a distinctly dangerous turn... morePRAISE FOR LAUREN HENDERSON AND THE SAM JONES SERIES “Wickedly funny . . .”— New York Times Book Review “Sharply intelligent. . . . Hipper than hip.”— Denver Rocky Mountain News Sexy, savvy sculptor-turned-sleuth Sam Jones attracts trouble like she does men. When her sculpture Thing III is unveiled at a swank reception in the atrium of a London bank, a dead body crashes the party. From there, events take a distinctly dangerous turn. Our rubber-clad heroine hardly suspects that in a few days she’ll be embroiled in a hot affair with a BMW-driving, Kensington-dwelling stockbroker—the shame of it! Forced to hang out with a pair of spoiled, anorexic rich girls and their unsavory entourage of “friends” as she unravels the facts behind the murder, Sam finds herself unwillingly pulled into a twisted world of drugs, blackmail, and trust funds—one that seems to spell disaster for high society’s darlings. By the end of the week even the usually tough-as-nails Sam is running scared. She needs to get to the bottom of it all—before she turns up dead herself. less

Sam Jones is back! Lauren Henderson's sexy, streetwise artist-cum-detective returns in Freeze My Margarita , the sequel to her enormously popular Black Rubber Dress . A chance meeting in a fetish club with an old friend from art school leads to a new sculpting job for Sam: creating a series of mobiles for an avant-garde production of A Midsummer Night's Dream... moreSam Jones is back! Lauren Henderson's sexy, streetwise artist-cum-detective returns in Freeze My Margarita , the sequel to her enormously popular Black Rubber Dress . A chance meeting in a fetish club with an old friend from art school leads to a new sculpting job for Sam: creating a series of mobiles for an avant-garde production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Plunged into the strange world of theater, Sam mingles with a bizarre, vexing, but often amusing cast of characters, including the appalling Helen, the girlfriend of Sam's best friend Janey, and Hugo, an enigmatic and acidly humorous actor with a wry Peter Wimsey drawl and a perfectly shaped bottom. After a long string of disappointing boyfriends, Sam may have finally met her match with Hugo. Now if she could only figure out whether or not he's gay... This pressing state of affairs is overshadowed only by the discovery of a decomposing body in the basement beneath the theater. Sam, who's unfortunately grown accustomed to stumbling across dead bodies, is hardly fazed, but as the mysterious deaths increase and a practical joker starts to sabotage performances of the play, Sam realizes that unless the killer is caught, she may be facing her own curtain call. less

When art chick�cum�sleuth Sam Jones groggily awakens to find her wrists chained to a ceiling plank in a cockroach-infested basement, she knows that her blackout, pounding headache, and body restraints are not the results of a drunken encounter with some S&M freak. No, she�s been kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity, plucked right off a TV production set where she�s been working as a stunt double on a hot new miniseries with her boyfriend, Hugo... moreWhen art chick�cum�sleuth Sam Jones groggily awakens to find her wrists chained to a ceiling plank in a cockroach-infested basement, she knows that her blackout, pounding headache, and body restraints are not the results of a drunken encounter with some S&M freak. No, she�s been kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity, plucked right off a TV production set where she�s been working as a stunt double on a hot new miniseries with her boyfriend, Hugo. And when a chum�s boyfriend turns up dead, it�s clear that the kidnappers have more than pranks on their minds. If she doesn�t watch her back, she�ll end up topping the endangered species list. Will Sam crack the case before the body count rises? Lauren Henderson fans will delight in this new adventure for the brassy, lovable, kick-ass detective in stilettos. And mystery lovers who crave an irreverent, murderously funny heroine will find themselves Sam Jones converts before they reach the thrilling conclusion of this uproarious romp through �tart noir� territory. Other Sam Jones novels available from Three Rivers Press: Black Rubber Dress , Freeze My Margarita , Strawberry Tattoo less

It�s New Year�s Eve in the quiet English village of Lesser Swinfold, and sculptress Sam Jones has arrived to celebrate the holiday with her old friend Tom, who teaches primary school and lives in a rustic bed-and-breakfast. Sam is not in for a relaxing vacation, though. Hugo, Sam�s city-loving boyfriend, is vexed to no end that they had to leave London for the countryside and won�t let her forget how unhappy he is... moreIt�s New Year�s Eve in the quiet English village of Lesser Swinfold, and sculptress Sam Jones has arrived to celebrate the holiday with her old friend Tom, who teaches primary school and lives in a rustic bed-and-breakfast. Sam is not in for a relaxing vacation, though. Hugo, Sam�s city-loving boyfriend, is vexed to no end that they had to leave London for the countryside and won�t let her forget how unhappy he is. However, Hugo�s tantrums are quickly forgotten when Tom�s latest girlfriend is killed and Sam suddenly finds herself thrust again into a murder investigation where Tom is the lead suspect. While defending her wrongly accused best pal, Sam ends up uncovering more than she bargained for, including her deep attraction to Alan, a young, impossibly gorgeous college student who may hold the key to the entire case. Will Sam�s longing for another adventure set her on course for true love or cause a deadly disaster? less