- Gebundene Ausgabe: 290 Seiten
- Verlag: Warner Books (19. September 2005)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0892960221
- ISBN-13: 978-0892960224
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 15,2 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.915.306 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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The first winner of the Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award is a worthy choice to honor the late Mysterious Press editor who was known for her ability to discover new talent. Olson, travel editor for the New Haven Register, sets her debut novel in a world she knows well: journalism. Annie Seymour, a thirtysomething crime reporter for the New Haven Herald, is spinning her wheels on the job and in her personal life. Then a Yale coed, who was moonlighting for an escort service, is murdered. Annie smells Big Story, but she's barely able to start sniffing the trail before her publisher, her cop boyfriend, and her lawyer mother all attempt to put her off the scent. Further distractions appear in the form of a PI on the case who arouses more than Annie's competitive juices. Olson succumbs to the occasional cliche ("My life was hanging in the balance"), but she's onto to something good in Annie, whose dry wit and frenzied manner recall various female sleuths (Millhone to Plum) without seeming purely imitative. Expect much more from Olson and Seymour. Bill Ott
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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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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A Star is Rising!
18. September 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
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.
6 von 7 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A stellar debut
16. Februar 2006
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
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.
3 von 3 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Holy cow, I enjoyed it!
18. Januar 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
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!
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