Bouchercon Bouchercon, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher, and pronounced the w ...

is an annual convention of creators and devotees of

mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' *Mystery, a seahorse that SpongeBob SquarePants adopts in the episode " My Pre ...

and

detective fiction Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an criminal investigation, investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around ...

. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor

Anthony Boucher William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio dr ...

; also the inspiration for the

Anthony Awards The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America. Categori ...

, which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This page details Bouchercon XXV and the 9th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is the List of municipalities in Washington, most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the List of Unit ...

from October 6 to 9, 1994. The event was chaired by photographer Thom Walls.

Special Guests

*Lifetime Achievement award —

Tony Hillerman Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Several of his w ...

*Guest of Honor —

Marcia Muller Marcia Muller (born September 28, 1944) is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. Muller has written many novels featuring her ''Sharon McCone'' female private detective character. ''Vanishing Point'' won the Shamus Award for '' ...

*Fan guest of Honor — Art Scott *Toastmaster — George C. Chesbro

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the ninth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.

Novel award

Winner: *

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Wolf in the Shadows Wolf in the Shadows is a 1993 book written by Marcia Muller and published by Mysterious Press The book that won the Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention ...

'' Shortlist: *

Michael Connelly Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of Detective fiction, detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and cr ...

, ''

The Black Ice ''The Black Ice'' is the second novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, featuring the Los Angeles detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. Plot In the book, narcotics officer Calexico (named after the place Calexico) Moore's body is disc ...

'' * Earl Emerson, ''Morons and Madmen'' *

Joan Hess Joan Hess (January 6, 1949 – November 23, 2017) was an American mystery fiction, mystery writer, a member of Sisters in Crime, and a former president of the American Crime Writers League. She wrote two popular mystery series: ''The Claire Malloy ...

, ''O Little Town of Maggody'' *

, ''

Sacred Clowns ''Sacred Clowns'' is a crime novel by American writer Tony Hillerman, the eleventh in the Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series, first published in 1993. Murders happen on both the Navajo reservation and the Tano Pueblo. One happ ...

'' *Janet LaPierre, ''Old Enemies'' *

Margaret Maron Margaret Maron (''née'' Brown; August 25, 1938 – February 23, 2021) was an American writer, the author of award-winning mystery novels. Biography Maron was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and grew up in central Johnston County; she had a ...

, ''Southern Discomfort'' *

Kathy Hogan Trocheck Mary Kay Andrews (born July 27, 1954)Minette Walters Minette Caroline Mary Walters Deputy Lieutenant, DL (born 26 September 1949) is an English writer. Life and work Walters was born in Bishop's Stortford in 1949 to Samuel Jebb and Colleen Jebb. As her father was a serving army officer, the f ...

, ''

The Sculptress ''The Sculptress'' is a crime novel by English writer Minette Walters published in 1993. She won an Edgar and a Macavity Award for the book. The novel was adapted as a BBC-TV series in 1996, starring Pauline Quirke as Olive Martin. Synopsis ...

'' *Charlene Weir, ''Consider the Crows''

First novel award

Winner: *

Nevada Barr Nevada Barr (born March 1, 1952) is an American author of mystery fiction. She is known for her Anna Pigeon series, which is primarily set in a series of national parks and other protected areas of the United States. Early life Although Barr was ...

, ''

Track of the Cat Track of the Cat may refer to: * ''Track of the Cat'' (film), a 1954 American Western film * ''Track of the Cat'' (album), a 1975 album by Dionne Warwick * ''Track of the Cat'' (novel), a 1993 novel by Nevada Barr * ''The Track of the Cat'', a 1 ...

'' Shortlist: *

Jan Burke Jan Burke (born August 1, 1953) is an American author of novels and short stories. She is a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, the Agatha Award for Best Short Story, the Macavity Award, and ''Ellery Queen'' Readers Choice Award. Biography ...

, ''

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'' * Laurie R. King, ''

A Grave Talent ''A Grave Talent'' (1993) is the first book in Laurie R. King's Kate Martinelli series. Concerning the search for the murderer of several young girls, it won the 1994 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. It is followed by '' To Play the Fool''. ...

'' *

Sharan Newman Sharan Newman (born April 15, 1949, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American historian and writer of historical novels. She won the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery in 1994. Biography Newman's father was a USAF captain; her mother was a psycho ...

, ''Death Comes as Epiphany'' *

Abigail Padgett Mary Abigail Padgett (born May 13, 1942, in Vincennes, Indiana) is an American author of mystery novels who features in ''Great Women Mystery Writers'' (2007).page 196-198, ''Great Women Mystery Writers'', 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2 ...

, ''Child of Silence''

Short story award

Winner: *

Susan Dunlap Susan Dunlap (born June 20, 1943) is an American writer of mystery novels and short stories. Her novels have mostly appeared in one of four series, each with its own sleuthing protagonist: Vejay Haskell, Jill Smith, Kiernan O'Shaughnessy, or Darc ...

, "Checkout", from ''Malice Domestic 2'' Shortlist: * K.K. Beck, "A Romance in the Rockies", from ''Malice Domestic 2'' *M.D. Lake, "Kim's Game", from ''Malice Domestic 2'' *Robert Lopresti, "Crow's Feat", from ''Constable New Crimes 2''

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner: * Ed Gorman,

Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ...

Larry Segriff Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer * Larry Boo ...

& Jon L. Breen, ''The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion'' Shortlist: *

Burl Barer Burl Barer (born 1947 in Walla Walla, Washington) is an American author, literary historian and radio host. He is best known for his writings about the character Simon Templar. Career Fiction ''The Saint'' ''The Saint: A Complete History in ...

, ''The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Television, and Film'' *Marvin Lachman, ''A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of Detection'' *Gary Warren Niebuhr, ''A Reader's Guide to the Private Eye Novel'' *

Barbara Reynolds Eva Mary Barbara Reynolds (13 June 1914 – 29 April 2015) was an English scholar of Italian Studies, lexicographer and translator. She wrote and edited several books concerning Dorothy Sayers and was president of the Dorothy L. Sayers Soc ...

, ''Dorothy L Sayers; Her Life and Soul''

True crime award

Winner: *

Ann Rule Ann Rae Rule (''née'' Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American author of true crime books and articles. She is best known for '' The Stranger Beside Me'' (1980), about the serial killer Ted Bundy, her co-worker and one-ti ...

, ''

A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases ''A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases'' is the first book in author Ann Rule's Crime Files Series. Released in 1993 by Pocket Books, the book details Randy Roth, who murdered two of his wives for insurance money, as well as other cases, inc ...

'' Shortlist: *Gary C. King, ''Driven to Kill: Westley Allan Dodd'' *

Jack Olsen Jack Olsen (June 7, 1925 – July 16, 2002) was an American journalist and author known for his crime reporting. Olsen was senior editor-in-chief for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' in 1954. He was Midwest bureau chief for ''Time'' and a senior edito ...

, ''The Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims: The true story of Arthur J. Shawcross'' *Bella Stumbo, ''Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan & Betty Broderick''

Short story collection / anthology award

Winner: *

, Mary Higgins Clark Presents ''Malice Domestic 2'' Shortlist: *

Lawrence Block Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Ma ...

, ''Some Days You Get the Bear'' * Joseph Hansen, ''Bohannon's Country'' * Ed Hoch, ''The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories-1993'' *

, Ed Gorman &

Bill Pronzini Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is ...

, ''Criminal Intent 1''

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