Pulled from her bed by an early morning phone call from her boss, local police reporter Annie Seymour finds herself at a crime scene staring at the naked body of a Yale student. Just the thing her bosses and readers don't want to know about - especially when Annie learns the girl was a student by day and a high priced escort by night. Stonewalled by her cop boyfriend and tailed by overeager but incompetent cub report Dick Whitfield, Annie stumbles onto a network of corruption that even her own mother seems to be involved in. But Annie isn't the only one investigating - a Frank Sinatra look-alike who used to be the biggest geek in Annie's high school is hot on the trail as well. And to top it all off, New Haven, Connecticut is being infiltrated by a parade of ceramic cows. Pulled off the story by her boss, Annie must discover the truth - before she becomes the next big headline.
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Entertaining...The engaging Seymour takes no lip from anyone. (CHICAGO SUN TIMES )
The surprising Annie is an original...one of the best debut novels of the year. (#NAME? )
Sharply written and beautifully plotted. (CHICAGO Tribune ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The surprising Annie is an original...one of the best debut novels of the year. (#NAME? )
Sharply written and beautifully plotted. (CHICAGO Tribune ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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From Karen E. Olson, a talented new voice and winner of the first Sara Ann freed Memorial award, comes a smart and suspenseful debut mystery.
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By Lindymck
Format:Mass Market Paperback
feel like ive read this before and its has been done better. annie seymour is a reporter in the Yale University town of New Haven and a yale girl is killed. annie goes on the trail of the murderer and discovers a money scam, although i didnt see the twist at the end when the murderer is revealed i just feel ive read it before but just didnt have the humour of Evanovich's Stephanie Plum or the grit and realism of McDermid's Kate Brannigan and Lindsey Gordon.
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4.3 out of 5 stars
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Star is Rising!
18 Sep 2005
By Armchair Interviews
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Few things are as bad as a telephone call in the middle of the night; especially if you've got a huge hangover. But work doesn't wait and police reporter Annie Seymour rushes to a crime scene where a beautiful and naked Yale student has taken a dive from a balcony. Seymour's newspaper doesn't really like covering things that might disparage the university, and the fact that the dead student doubled as an escort, complicates things.
Annie's nose is twitching. She smells a good story but it would be helpful if the incompetent newsroom "boob" Dick Whitfield wasn't shadowing her and if her boyfriend, Tom wasn't doing his job as a police detective by withholding information she needs to follow the story. Then there's the dreamy Frank Sinatra look-alike that seems to be stalking her.
Annie negotiates the labyrinth of inconvenience and begins to uncover a corruption network that may even involve her own attorney mother. When another murder of a Yale student-turned-escort occurs, Annie knows no one is safe, not even her. This could be a story that costs her her job or even her life.
Annie Seymour is a bright, sassy and gutsy lady who likes to do things her way and without any interference from anyone, including boyfriend, boss, co-workers and mother. She has a good sense of purpose and uses snappy self-talk to work out in her head the stupidity of others.
Olson writes a good story with snappy patter and likeable characters. I'm looking forward to the next Annie Seymour outing. I suspect Olson is only going to mature as a writer.
Arnchair Interviews says: Think Janet Evanovich, and you'll have some idea of Olson's style.
Annie's nose is twitching. She smells a good story but it would be helpful if the incompetent newsroom "boob" Dick Whitfield wasn't shadowing her and if her boyfriend, Tom wasn't doing his job as a police detective by withholding information she needs to follow the story. Then there's the dreamy Frank Sinatra look-alike that seems to be stalking her.
Annie negotiates the labyrinth of inconvenience and begins to uncover a corruption network that may even involve her own attorney mother. When another murder of a Yale student-turned-escort occurs, Annie knows no one is safe, not even her. This could be a story that costs her her job or even her life.
Annie Seymour is a bright, sassy and gutsy lady who likes to do things her way and without any interference from anyone, including boyfriend, boss, co-workers and mother. She has a good sense of purpose and uses snappy self-talk to work out in her head the stupidity of others.
Olson writes a good story with snappy patter and likeable characters. I'm looking forward to the next Annie Seymour outing. I suspect Olson is only going to mature as a writer.
Arnchair Interviews says: Think Janet Evanovich, and you'll have some idea of Olson's style.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Holy cow, I enjoyed it!
17 Jan 2007
By Angy
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
With some of the mixed reviews I wasn't sure if I would like this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. The main character is a tough as nails character who is lacking in manner, and tends to overly use the F word. Over all she is a likable character, with a great plot. I do not agree with the reviewers who stated that this is a Stephanie Plum like character. If you are expecting to read a Janet Evanovich like book, you will be disappointed, but overall this is a good book. I loved the cow sub story, I felt the same way when the cows came to my home town, just what Texas needs...something to make us more country than we already are!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A stellar debut
16 Feb 2006
By David Montgomery
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Karen E. Olson's "Sacred Cows" is a standout debut from this veteran journalist. It's the entertaining story of Anne Seymour, a crime reporter in New Haven, Conn., who's working on a juicy story nobody wants her to pursue.
Someone is killing Yale co-eds who just happen to work for a local escort service, and the deaths look like they might be tied-in to a crooked city lawyer who has conveniently gone on the lam, taking with him the investment funds of most of the city's elite.
Olson writes with a light touch that is the perfect compliment for this charming mystery. The engaging Seymour is a wise and witty character who is good at her job and takes no lip from anyone. Here's hoping she returns for another go-round.
Someone is killing Yale co-eds who just happen to work for a local escort service, and the deaths look like they might be tied-in to a crooked city lawyer who has conveniently gone on the lam, taking with him the investment funds of most of the city's elite.
Olson writes with a light touch that is the perfect compliment for this charming mystery. The engaging Seymour is a wise and witty character who is good at her job and takes no lip from anyone. Here's hoping she returns for another go-round.
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