Virginia Lanier | |
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Born | Virginia Rudd Lanier October 28, 1930 Madison County, Florida, U.S. |
Died | October 27, 2003 Fargo, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 72)
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Mystery |
Notable works | Jo Beth Sidden series |
Spouse | Robert Lanier |
Children | Michael Stewart |
Virginia Rudd Lanier (American mystery fiction writer, author of a series featuring bloodhound trainer Jo Beth Sidden.
October 28, 1930 – October 27, 2003) was anLanier was born in Madison County, Florida in 1930. She was an orphan and was adopted by Ira and Mary Holt Rudd. [1]
Lanier died in her home in October 2003 after a long illness. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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]
Lanier's début novel Death in Bloodhound Red won the 1996 Anthony Award for "Best First Novel" and was also nominated for the same honour at the 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 at the 2004 Edgar Awards. [7]
As of 1998, the Jo Beth Sidden series was optioned to be the basis for a Hollywood movie or a TV Mini-series. However, this project appears to have been scrapped. [8] [9]