Virginia Rudd Lanier ((1930-10-28)October 28, 1930 – (2003-10-27)October 27, 2003) was an American mystery fiction writer, author of a series featuring bloodhound trainer Jo Beth Sidden.
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.
[5][6] Her fourth novel, Blind Bloodhound Justice, was nominated for the 1998 Agatha Award in the "Best Novel" category.
[7] As of 1998, the Jo Beth Sidden series was optioned to be the basis for a Hollywood movie or a TV Mini-series.