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Virginia Lanier

バージニア・ラニアー

Bājinia Rania

Aliases: Virginia Rudd Lanier

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1930-10-28 （Madison County, Florida）
Died
2003-10-27 （Fargo, Georgia） age 72
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Madison County, Florida → Fargo, Georgia

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1995-2003
Nominations
Agatha Award nomination 1995 Best First Novel (Death in Bloodhound Red), Agatha Award nomination 1998 Best Novel (Blind Bloodhound Justice), Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination 2004 (A Bloodhound to Die For)

Awards

Anthony Award
1996
Work: Death in Bloodhound Red
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Death in Bloodhound Red

1995 Mystery

The House on Bloodhound Lane

1996 Mystery

A Brace of Bloodhounds

1997 Mystery

Blind Bloodhound Justice

1998 Mystery

Ten Little Bloodhounds

1998 Mystery

A Bloodhound to Die For

2003 Mystery

Bibliography

  • 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), Bark M for Murder (2006)

Adaptations

  • Jo Beth Sidden series optioned for Hollywood movie or TV mini-series but scrapped

Health

  • long illness
    晩年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Known for mystery series featuring bloodhound trainer Jo Beth Sidden

Trivia

  • Orphaned and adopted by Ira and Mary Holt Rudd
  • Published first book at age 65
  • Spouse: Robert Lanier, Children: Michael Stewart