Death in Bloodhound Red

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Death in Bloodhound Red
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First edition
Author Virginia Lanier
Genre Mystery fiction, Thriller
Published1995
Publisher Pineapple Press
Pages544
Awards Anthony Award for Best First Novel (1996)
ISBN 978-0-061-01025-5

Death in Bloodhound Red is a mystery novel by American author Virginia Lanier. [1] [2] It was published by Pineapple Press [3] [4] on 1 March 1995 and went on to win the Anthony Award for Best First Novel in 1996. [5]

Plot introduction

The novel is set in and around the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. The main character, Jo Beth Sidden, is an outspoken feminist bloodhound trainer who assists law enforcement with search and rescue. When she is accused of attacking her ex-husband, Jo Beth takes matters into her own hands.

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