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 XXVIII and the 12th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was originally intended to be held in

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

, however this was changed to

Monterey, California Monterey ( ; ) is a city situated on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California. Located in Monterey County, California, Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of and recorded a popu ...

on October 30, 1997; running until the November 2. The event was chaired by Bruce Taylor, owner of "The San Francisco Mystery Bookstore"; and Bryan Barrett. The convention was financially successful, earning a net profit of .

Special Guests

*Lifetime achievement —

Donald E. Westlake Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray int ...

*Guest of Honor —

Sara Paretsky Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is an American author of detective fiction, best known for her novels focused on the protagonist V. I. Warshawski. Life and career Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa. Her father was a microbiologist and moved the ...

*Special Guest of Honor (posthumously) — Ross Thomas *Fan Guest of Honor — Cap'n Bob Napier *Toastmaster — Julie Smith

Anthony Awards

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

Novel award

Winner: *

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 Poet'' Shortlist: *

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 ...

, ''Firestorm'' *Linda Grant, ''Lethal Genes'' *Margaret Lawrence, ''Hearts and Bones'' *Alan Russell, ''Multiple Wounds''

First novel award

Winners: *

Dale Furutani Dale Furutani (born December 1, 1946, in Hilo, Hawaii) is the first Asian American to win major mystery writing awards. He has won the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award and has been nominated for the Agatha Award. His book, ''The Toyotomi B ...

, '' Death in Little Tokyo'' * Terris McMahan Grimes, '' Somebody Else's Child'' Shortlist: *

Michael McGarrity Michael McGarrity (born 1940) is a New Mexican author and former law enforcement officer. He has written a dozen crime novels set in New Mexico and the American West trilogy, historical novels also set in New Mexico consisting of ''Hard Country ...

, ''Tularosa'' * Charles Todd, ''A Test of Wills'' *Michael C. White, ''A Brother's Blood''

Paperback original award

Winner: *Terris McMahan Grimes, ''Somebody Else's Child'' Shortlist: *

Harlan Coben Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple ...

, ''Fade Away'' *

Teri Holbrook Teri Peitso-Holbrook (born Teri Jill Peitso) (Atlanta Native) is an American mystery writer living in Atlanta with her husband and two children. She is the author of four mysteries and has been nominated for several literary awards. She currently ...

, ''The Grass Widow'' *Susan Wade, ''Walking Rain'' *Steven Womack, ''Chain of Fools''

Short story award

Winner: * Carolyn Wheat, "Accidents Will Happen", from '' Malice Domestic 5'' Shortlist: *

Brendan DuBois Brendan Arthur DuBois (born ) is an American writer in the genres of mystery fiction and alternate history. He is best known for his 1999 novel ''Resurrection Day''. He was sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to ch ...

, "The Dark Snow", from ''

Playboy ''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $ ...

'' November 1996 *Janet LaPierre, "Luminarias Make It Christmas-y", from ''

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fic ...

'' February 1996 *Eve K. Sandstrom, "Bugged", from ''Malice Domestic 5''

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner: * Willetta L. Heising, ''Detecting Women 2: Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women'' Shortlist: *Ron Miller, Karen Sharpe, ''Mystery!: A Celebration: Stalking Public Television's Greatest Sleuths'' *

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 ...

, ''The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers 1899–1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist'' *Jean Swanson, Dean James, ''By A Woman's Hand: A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women'' *Steven Womack, ''Chain of Fools''

Fanzine / Magazine award

Winner: *''

The Armchair Detective ''The Armchair Detective'' is a 1952 British B movie, second feature ('B') mystery film directed by Brendan J. Stafford and starring Ernest Dudley, Hartley Power, and Sally Newton. It was written by Dudley and Derek Elphinstone based on Dudley' ...

'' Shortlist: *''Deadly Pleasures'' *''Mystery & Detective Monthly'' *'' Mystery Readers Journal'' *''

Mystery Scene ''Mystery Scene'' is an American magazine, first published in 1985, that covers the crime and mystery genre with a mix of articles, profiles, criticism, and extensive reviews of books, films, TV, short stories, audiobooks, and reference works. ...

References

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