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| A Bloodhound To Die For | 
 enlarge | Author: Virginia Lanier
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 326627
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 006109840X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061098406
ASIN: 006109840X
Publication Date: May 2004
Release Date: May 25, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 For Love of Animals June 28, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ms. Lanier's mysteries, starring her training kennel of bloodhounds, continue to fascinate and delight me. Whether Ms. Lanier actually owns bloodhounds or just loves the breed, she shows in every word and chapter her admiration for these noble animals. Her description of the training and then the tracking with said animals is so detailed that I feel I could almost take part in the training and tracking, but in addition, the story lines are so much fun to follow. I find myself huffing, puffing and sweating right along with the handlers as they search for a lost human, or are tracking a wanted criminal. Great reads! Hope she continues to write more books every year.
 Sadly, The Last In This Great Series May 27, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Jo Beth Sidden lives in Georgia on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp. She breeds and trains bloodhounds and occasionally contracts with the county to use her dogs for search and rescue. In this outing, Jo Beth tracks a mentally altered 84-year-old woman who has wandered into the swamp. Meantime, Jimmy Joe Lane has escaped from prison again and has convinced himself that he and Jo Beth are meant for each other. His views on courting Jo Beth are bizarre, to put it mildly. This is a very good and comfortable read, as are all of Lanier's stories. I was saddened to hear of Virginia Lanier's passing. I am going to miss her stories. It's a joy to read about the southern lifestyle...the etiquette and traditions. But the true stars of these books are the heroic and loveable bloodhounds. A must read for all dog lovers.
A series to die for! April 28, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I don't think this book is quite as tough as the others in the series, but it is still an excellent read. It is more of a character development story than the normal action-filled books, not that it doesn't have plenty of action in it. I think Ms Lanier was trying to tie up Jo Beth and Company as much as possible for her faithful readers - like me! - so we leave satisfied with the closure. I am sorry to hear she has died, because I really wanted to meet the author and talk to her since I live in the area the story is set in - she has these people pegged, I can promise you! The way she so lovingly describes the bloodhounds makes me want to go buy one, but Ms Lanier also makes sure to emphasize that these dogs require a lot of work on the owner's part, so people don't just run out and buy them like they do whenever a Dalmation movie comes out... You need to educate yourself about whatever breed you are dealing with is what Jo Beth preaches.
The grand finale to a wonderful series. April 12, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I don't understand the dissenters here who didn't enjoy this book. In many ways, it was the best of the series. Jo Beth Sidden finally grows up and becomes a complete, but vulnerable person. The entire series is highly recommended to mystery and bloodhound lovers. It's a shame it has to end. I have eight bloodhounds, and they're ALL to die for!
A Bloodhound to Die For January 25, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Having read all the previous books in this series, I was anxious to read this final book. I enjoyed it immensely and was glad that many of the loose ends were tied up. This final novel was somewhat different than the earlier five. Perhaps it was because Ms. Lanier was aware of her failing health and finished the series for fear that she wouldn't be around to give us further adventures of these colorful characters. I am heartbroken that we will hear no more from this talented writer. I highly recommend this book and all the others in the Bloodhound series.
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