This mystery story is a wonder. Sam Jones is an artist in London who has had some opportunities to solve mysteries before (this is third in the series). This time she has gotten roped into the high-flying world of corporate greed when she sells a sculpture to decorate the lobby of the bankf Mowbray Steiner. The cocktail party celebrating its unveiling is interrupted when one of the business executives is found dead with the sculpture fallen on top of him.

Sam is not accustomed to this upper crust of society, but she is a good observer, and soon is attempting to find out what happened. In the course of this search, she meets the twin daughters of the chairman of the bank, Suki and Belinda, the top executives, including the very attractive Sebastian Shaw, and the security men on the front desk, one of whom dies unexpectedly, hinting at blackmail.

Sam herself is the epitome of a free woman, independent, sexually secure, dazzling in the black rubber dress of the title, quick-witted and curious. I am determined to find the beginning of the series, and follow her wherever she goes. ( )

Sam Jones is a confident, independent, and highly skilled sculptress/engineer whose latest work (a huge metal monstrosity she calls simply "Thing III") has sold *very* well. She becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after her sculpture crushes someone to death. These are pure delicious crack. ( )

http://www.lonelymountain.net/books/jun08.html#hendersonbld ( )

First and best of the Sam Jones books. ( )