# Virginia Lanier

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American novelist

Virginia Lanier Born Virginia Rudd Lanier (1930-10-28)October 28, 1930 Madison County, Florida, U.S. Died October 27, 2003(2003-10-27) (aged 72) Fargo, Georgia, U.S. Occupation Novelist Language English Genre Mystery Notable works Jo Beth Sidden series Spouse Robert Lanier Children Michael Stewart

**Virginia Rudd Lanier** ((1930-10-28)October 28, 1930 – (2003-10-27)October 27, 2003) was an [American](/source/Americans) [mystery fiction](/source/Mystery_fiction) writer, author of a series featuring bloodhound trainer Jo Beth Sidden.

## Biography

Lanier was born in [Madison County, Florida](/source/Madison_County%2C_Florida) in 1930. She was an [orphan](/source/Orphan) and was adopted by Ira and Mary Holt Rudd.[1]

### Death

Lanier died in her home in October 2003 after a long illness.[1][2][3][4]

## Bibliography

Lanier published her first book in 1995 at age 65 after having thrown a book across the room in disgust and attempting to write something better herself.[1][2]

### Novels

- *[Death in Bloodhound Red](/source/Death_in_Bloodhound_Red)* (1995)

- *The House on Bloodhound Lane* (1996)

- *A Brace of Bloodhounds* (1997)

- *Blind Bloodhound Justice* (1998)

- *Ten Little Bloodhounds* (1998)

- *A Bloodhound to Die For* (2003)

### Short stories

- "Bark M for Murder" (2006) (with [J. A. Jance](/source/J._A._Jance), [Lee Charles Kelley](/source/Lee_Charles_Kelley) and Chassie West)

### Awards

Lanier's [début novel](/source/Debut_novel) *[Death in Bloodhound Red](/source/Death_in_Bloodhound_Red)* won the [1996 Anthony Award](/source/1996_Anthony_Award) for "Best First Novel" and was also nominated for the same honour at the [Agatha Awards](/source/Agatha_Awards) the previous year.[5][6] Her fourth novel, *Blind Bloodhound Justice*, was nominated for the 1998 Agatha Award in the "Best Novel" category.[6] Lanier's last novel, *A Bloodhound to Die For*, was nominated for the [Mary Higgins Clark Award](/source/Mary_Higgins_Clark_Award) at the 2004 [Edgar Awards](/source/Edgar_Awards).[7]

### Adaptations

As of 1998, the *Jo Beth Sidden* series was optioned to be the basis for a [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood_(film_industry)) movie or a TV [Mini-series](/source/Mini-series). However, this project appears to have been scrapped.[8][9]

## See also

- [Mystery (fiction)](/source/Mystery_(fiction))

- [List of female detective/mystery writers](/source/List_of_female_detective%2Fmystery_writers)

- [List of female detective characters](/source/List_of_female_detective_characters)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GWMW_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GWMW_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-GWMW_1-2) Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley (2007). ["Virginia Lanier"](https://books.google.com/books?id=sng45wl5QckC&pg=PA139). In Klein, Kathleen Gregory (ed.). *Great Women Mystery Writers* (2nd ed.). Westport, CT: [Greenwood](/source/Greenwood_Publishing). p. 139. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780313334283](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780313334283). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [2006026202](https://lccn.loc.gov/2006026202). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [70921441](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/70921441).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Pittsburgh_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Pittsburgh_2-1) ["Other Deaths"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7YkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4561,177195). *[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette)*. Nov 1, 2003. p. D-3. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bloodhound mystery writer dies in south Georgia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130411190024/https://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=185068). *AccessNorthGa*. [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). 2003-10-30. Archived from [the original](https://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=185068) on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Local author Virginia Lanier dies"](https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/local-author-virginia-lanier-dies/article_d0de9121-0dbe-5b87-9c17-fd6136947eb6.html). *[Valdosta Daily Times](/source/Valdosta_Daily_Times)*. 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2020-05-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html). [Bouchercon](/source/Bouchercon). Archived from [the original](http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html) on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-agatha_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-agatha_6-1) ["Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100412020049/http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards_past.html). [Malice Domestic](/source/Malice_Domestic). Archived from [the original](http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards_past.html) on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre"](http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv50.html). Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Virginia Lanier: Southeast Georgia Success Story"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VlxaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6893,2592680). *Waycross Journal-Herald*. Mar 13, 1998. p. 19. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Marks, Jeffrey](/source/Jeffrey_Marks). ["Virginia Lanier, Mystery Author, at First Look at the Crime"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120306081059/http://www.mysterynet.com/lanier/author.shtml). Mysterynet. Archived from [the original](http://www.mysterynet.com/lanier/author.shtml) on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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