- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Hutchinson; First Edition edition (3 Jun 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 009180129X
- ISBN-13: 978-0091801298
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,885,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Some detectives work at it, and others just fall into the habit ... Lauren Henderson's Sam Jones goes about her career as a sculptor and wild woman about town with very little intention of getting perpetually into various sorts of trouble, but wherever she is, trouble finds her. The New York gallery that has included her in its promotion of young British artists is badly vandalised in the middle of the night--red paint everywhere--and then a young curator is found strangled in Strawberry Fields, the area of Central Park dedicated to the memory of John Lennon. The New York police do not encourage amateur sleuths, let alone gifted amateurs, and Sam has a variety of secrets of her own that would not especially bear examination. All she wants to do is get her mobiles set up, rebuild her friendship with an old friend who left London to live with her expatriate father years before and keep a drunken snog with one of her fellow exhibitees from getting too embarrassing. Lauren Henderson's entertaining evocation of the London art scene has charmed us for four books; when Sam Jones hits New York, we can expect further delights and thrills. --Roz Kaveney
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"Tart noir meets Ms Marple--hilarious--an ultra hip heroine." --"The Times
""Not read Lauren Henderson yet? High time you started! There is a freshness and verve and astringency about her." --Colin Dexter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
""Not read Lauren Henderson yet? High time you started! There is a freshness and verve and astringency about her." --Colin Dexter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I totally loved this book. Henderson obviously knows and loves New York and every detail about Manhattan rang true. I picked it up because the Evening Standard had made it crime book of the year but it's more than just crime - though that's good too - it's really witty and funny. Sam is what we'd all like to be - strong sexy and totally cool, with a wicked sense of humour. I am now going out to buy all Henderson's other books. It was like Absolutely Fabulous meets Sex in the City. I'd really like to hang out with Sam, we'd have the best time!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book, which I bought because it was set in New York and because of the author's dedication to Manhatten. I knew with a dedication like that the book wouldn't fail Manhatten lovers. Having just returned to London after several years there I craved my fix of the city and this book certainly provided it, from Soho to Central Park. This is a story about a trendy young British artist who goes to New York to set up her first show and becomes an unwilling sleuth caught up in the darker side of the Manhatten art world. The story kept me reading and guessing up until the end, while the descriptions of the city, the people and life there made me laugh and nod in recognition. The author doesn't get so caught up with the investigation that she forgets to let us enjoy the nightlife, but the constant references to drug use added nothing to the story and put me off the otherwise likeable main character a little. Anything she did she could have done on alcohol alone! John Grisham it ain't, perhaps more Brigitte Jones on drugs with a dead body on her hands.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love Lauren Henderson books and this is a welcome addition to the chronicles of Sam Jones. The change of scenery from London to New York doesn't always work but you get some feeling of the most exciting city in the world. Characterisation can be a bit weak but Sam is funny and sassy. Overall a good read.
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Passes a few hours (the perfect book for a long flight)
Sam Jones is a sculptress with 'attitude' who ends up investigating the murder of a young girl who works in an art gallery in New York, where she is opening an exhibition with... Read more
Published on 30 May 2007 by Sarah Durston
A great little read!
The more you read about Sam Jones the more intriguing she becomes...a no nonsense girl who gets what she wants and lives life to the full... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2001
Sam in New York doesn't work as well as Sam in London
I agree that the change of background may have been a mistake, but the storyline is basically sound and it was still fun to read.
Published on 27 May 2001
Disappointing - a recommendation that didn't appeal
This was recommended when I purchased High Five by Janet Evanovich, and I found it disappointing. Poor plot, really poor characterisation, with all the characters speaking with the... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2000 by Caroline Smith
All surface and no substance
Sam Jones tries too hard to be hip. Strip away the sex and drugs from this book, and there's remarkably little left to get your teeth into. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2000
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