The [[http://www.laurenhenderson.net/mystery.html Sam Jones]] series are ExoticDetective novels by Lauren Henderson. Sam is a sculptor, MysteryMagnet, sometime bedhopper and casual cocaine user.

The Sam Jones series has been optioned for US TV.

!!The novels provide examples of:

* CasualKink: Played with, since Sam is not especially kinky but has no problem drinking in a fetish bar. She just happens to be there for the booze.
* DressedAllInRubber: In ''The Black Rubber Dress'' Sam attends a formal dinner for investment bankers in this.
* ExoticDetective: The {{sculptor|s}} who solves murders.
* [[FriendsWithBenefits Friend With Benefits]] [[FriendOnTheForce On The Force]]
* ImprovisedWeapon: Sam's {{sculptures}} can do a lot of damage.
* MagicSkirt: In ''Freeze My Margarita'' Sam insists her skirt cannot be looked up by simple virtue of being too tight.
* MysteryMagnet: Lampshaded, Sam is well aware of how weird it is that people keep dying around her and at one point exploits that to intimidate a suspect.
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: From the synopsis for ''Chained''
-->When Sam Jones wakes up handcuffed in a cellar and with a terrible headache, she naturally assumes she is suffering the aftermath of a great night out.