Virginia Lanier
Virginia Lanier | |
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| Born | Virginia Rudd Lanier October 28, 1930 Madison County, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2003 (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 (October 28, 1930 – October 27, 2003) was an American mystery fiction writer, author of a series featuring bloodhound trainer Jo Beth Sidden.
Biography
[edit]Lanier was born in Madison County, Florida in 1930. She was an orphan and was adopted by Ira and Mary Holt Rudd.[1]
Death
[edit]Lanier died in her home in October 2003 after a long illness.[1][2][3][4]
Bibliography
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- "Bark M for Murder" (2006) (with J. A. Jance, Lee Charles Kelley and Chassie West)
Awards
[edit]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]
Adaptations
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley (2007). "Virginia Lanier". In Klein, Kathleen Gregory (ed.). Great Women Mystery Writers (2nd ed.). Westport, CT: Greenwood. p. 139. ISBN 9780313334283. LCCN 2006026202. OCLC 70921441.
- ^ a b "Other Deaths". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nov 1, 2003. p. D-3. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Bloodhound mystery writer dies in south Georgia". AccessNorthGa. Associated Press. 2003-10-30. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Local author Virginia Lanier dies". Valdosta Daily Times. 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ a b "Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD". Malice Domestic. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre". Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Virginia Lanier: Southeast Georgia Success Story". Waycross Journal-Herald. Mar 13, 1998. p. 19. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ Marks, Jeffrey. "Virginia Lanier, Mystery Author, at First Look at the Crime". Mysterynet. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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