Sacred Cows (Annie Seymour Series #1)

An OK read for a rainy day.

I liked the overall story but I felt that the use of "swear" words was not necessary for the storyline. I found this word usage distracting and limited my enjoyment of the book.
This is not a book that I would reread or add to my permanent library nor would I give it as a gift. However, I will probably donate this book to a book drive or Goodwill. Others might be able to read it (and enjoy it more) without the looking at the word usage as an obstacle.

Loved it

Annie Seymour is a police reporter who lives in a brownstone on Wooster St., in New Haven, within sniffing distance of Sally's and Pepe's pizza parlors. She's awakened by her editor one night (after a rowdy night with her policeman lover and just a tad too much to drink). A young woman (a Yale student)has taken a dive out of a window not far from her brownstone, and Annie gets tapped to write the story. This is a terrific police procedural/cozy. Annie is burdened with a toadying coworker, an uber and really scary attorney mom, who's sleeping with Annie's publisher and who may have secrets about the girl's demise, an old flame turned PI, some truly sleazy developers, the possibility that some Yale students may have quirky ways to make tuition, and conflicts with her policeman lover. And she has to juggle the all-important town-gown relations, in which Yale is the 300-pound gorilla. And to top it off, she has to wrangle the Parade of Cows, a trail-drive of decorated fiberglass cows strung around New Haven. She follows her sources around New Haven, including a sleazy escort service owner, who keeps trying to recruit her. She asks hard questions and a doesn't give up. The ending is a bit facile I saw it coming, but there are enough red herrings and false trails to keep you guessing. I loved Annie she a first-class crank and doesn't take any guff. No Sex-in-the-City stilettoes for her. She's strictly a whatever I can fish out of the laundry hamper girl. She's down to earth, she's lovable (but cranky). I'd like her even if we didn't agree that Sallly's makes the best pizza in New Haven.

a fabulous journalist who-done-it

New Haven Herald police reporter Anne Seymour covers the story of a murdered Yale student Melissa Peabody, whose body was found near a luxury high-rise condo. She quickly learns the coed was a high priced escort in the evening which explains why a student would be by an exclusive locale. Anne Though her editor wants her to not dig any further and the lead homicide detective Tom refuses to cooperate, Anne keeps searches for clues................. Her perseverance continues and soon a second female Eli is found murdered she too was an escort. Her mom and the university join the chorus of those who want Anne to stop investigating, but the ambitious intrepid journalist continues her quest for the truth....................... SACRED COWS is a fabulous journalist who-done-it with a strong police procedural and an academic setting to anchor the tale. The key to the plot is the heroine who keeps on ticking although everyone except a slimy rival reporter wants her off the case and the slimeball only seems to want her around to hit on her even if she can lean her chin on his bald head (think of his view). The support cast is terrific as they seem genuine rounding out a fine investigative tale that fans will fully enjoy.......................... Harriet Klausner

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