Ten Little Bloodhounds

By Virginia Lanier

Book Overview

Ten little bloodhounds are just the tip of the trouble in this fifth outing in Virginia Lanier's award-winning mystery series featuring Jo Beth Sidden and the smartest, sweetest team of search-and-rescue dogs in the South. Jo Beth runs her own business training and selling bloodhounds. With her best dogs she also braves the dangers in and around the Okefenokee Swamp to find lost children, escaped convicts, and illegal stashes. On occasion, she's been known to investigate a crime or two. In her latest case, Jo Beth is hired by a reclusive, wealthy island matriarch to find her lost cat. Shortly thereafter, her client is murdered, and the lawyers hire Jo Beth to find the culprit. There is a slew of suspects, all potential heirs to the matriarch's fortune. Only one is a killer. Meanwhile, a full litter of ten baby hounds is expected back at the kennel. This rare, difficult birth isn't just a matter close to Jo Beth's heart. It will also be a much-needed boon for her business. The quicker Jo Beth can solve this case, the sooner she can get home to her dogs and get her life in order. But she's in for a surprise, and a fight she'll never forget. Ten Little Bloodhounds is a beat-the-clock mystery with a masterful mix of deception, danger, and down-home sleuthing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060175486
• ISBN13: 9780060175481
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Magical Man (and cat) Trailing Houndies

I liked this book at least as much as the earlier ones in the Bloodhound series. Virginia Lanier provides a realistic tour of the nearly mystical abilities of the bloodhound and keeps the characters busy at the same time. JoBeth is balancing ten bloodhound pups, ten murder suspects, the nasty Bubba and her business all at one time. No wonder she's short-tempered. The astonishing information on the scent machine is true--I've seen it in action. She weaves the facts and the fictional characters together in an exciting story that has humidity and 'gators crawling out of the book's covers. A great read!

Hounds to the Rescue.... AGAIN!

While I not sure JoBeth and I would be best buddies, I can see why she is so prickly. I too live down here with those "Southern Boys" So well woven, all the plot lines and sub plots. 10 suspects, ala Madam A.... Skillfully put together and never boring. I never saw the "Villians" or the ending coming! As always wonderful Bloodhounds and lore. I want my own BobbyLee!

Typical bloodhound, fast read that keeps your attention.

Jo Beth is her usually cocky self and maybe she will loose a little of her acidity as her life changes but she still doesn't fail to keep your attention with her searches and life changes. As usual, I read this book cover to cover in less than 48 hr. and sent it on to my daughter who was not disappointed. We are eagerly waiting for the next book in the series.

Wonderful addition to a very addictive series.

"Ten Little Bloodhounds" sends us off on several almost simultaneous trails, any one of which would make the book well worth reading. As with previous works in the JoBeth-Bloundhound series, I couldn't put the book down. I especially liked the irony of searching for the cat with the dog who was kicked out of the man-hunt-drug-sniffing work because he would trail critters. I guess EVERY dog has his day. The intensity of individual search missions did not seem quite as great as in most of the other books, but the intensity of strain on friendships caused by JoBeth's hard-headedness and meddling in her close friends lives is greater than ever. This strain is more the focus of TLB. JoBeth is more nosier (sic) and more bossier (sic) than ever. Sometimes you want to slap her, but you can't help but love her. Bubba's meaner'n ever, and has help, as if he needed it. In light of the flurry of an ending, I can't wait to see what happens to JoBeth next.

Gotta read it!

I read this book in one sitting. I love JoBeth and all her extended family.This series is one of the best of this genre. It is set in the south, has a great plot, a strong female lead, mystery, and dogs. What more could we ask for? I know! Please Ms. Lanier write faster!