Sacred Cows — Karen E. Olson

After a late night on the town, crime reporter Annie Seymour only wants to sleep. But a phone call from her editor drags her to a cold, wet New Haven street where she's soon staring at a murder victim who was a Yale student by day...and a high-priced escort by night. Eager to get the scoop, Annie quickly links the girl's death to a trail of vice and fraud that leads to the city's highest levels. Then comes the real shocker: Annie's own mother is involved. Now with the help of a sexy private investigator, the journalist must uncover the truth, even as she's forced to cover a surreal herd of fiberglass cows grazing throughout the city. For out there is a killer story that can get Annie that elusive Pulitzer...or a mention in the next day's obituary column.