Virginia Lanier Books in Order
Virginia Lanier has written 6 books, published between 1995 and 2003. The first book is Death in Bloodhound Red (1995) and the newest is A Bloodhound To Die For (2003). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1995–2003
- Total pages
- 2,260 across 6 books
- Reading time
- 38–57 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,260 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Bloodhounds give Virginia Lanier's mystery series its titles. Lanier (1930-2003) was an American mystery writer whose six catalogued books follow the bloodhound trainer Jo Beth Sidden: Death in Bloodhound Red (1995), The House on Bloodhound Lane (1996), A Brace of Bloodhounds (1997), Blind Bloodhound Justice (1998), Ten Little Bloodhounds (1999) and A Bloodhound To Die For (2003). Georgia, dog trainers, dog breeders and women sleuths are the recurring subjects. The series is complete.
How many Virginia Lanier books are there?
Virginia Lanier has 6 books, released between 1995 and 2003.
Virginia Lanier Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Virginia Lanier books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119954612/4
- 219963712/4
- 319974482/4
- 419983522/4
- 519993312/4
- 620032972/4
Virginia Lanier books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Jo Beth Sidden "Bloodhound" Mystery in order
6 booksDo you have to read Virginia Lanier books in order?
You only need to read Virginia Lanier books in order within the Jo Beth Sidden "Bloodhound" Mystery series, which holds 6 of the 6 Virginia Lanier books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Virginia Lanier
Start with Death in Bloodhound Red (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Virginia Lanier book?
A Bloodhound To Die For (2003) is the newest Virginia Lanier book released so far.
Is there a new Virginia Lanier book coming?
No next Virginia Lanier book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Virginia Lanier at a glance
- Died
- Virginia Lanier died in 2003, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Virginia Lanier on record dates from 2003.
- Release pace
- Virginia Lanier books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,260 pages across all 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Virginia Lanier books, 5 of 6, were published in the 1990s.
What the Virginia Lanier books are about
All 6 Virginia Lanier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sidden, jo beth (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Sidden, jo beth (fictitious character) 6 of 6 books
- Georgia 5 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 6 books
- Bloodhound 3 of 6 books
- Dog owners 3 of 6 books
- Jo Beth Sidden (Fictitious character) 3 of 6 books
- Dog breeders 2 of 6 books
- Dog trainers 2 of 6 books
- Women dog owners 2 of 6 books