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 XXIII and the 7th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Canada on October 8, 1992; running until the 10th. The event was chaired by Al Navis, owner of the Toronto-based mystery book-store, ''Handy Book Exchange''.

Special Guests

*Lifetime Achievement award —

Charlotte MacLeod Charlotte MacLeod (November 12, 1922 – January 14, 2005) was a Canadian Americans, Canadian-American mystery fiction writer. Biography Charlotte Matilda MacLeod was born in 1922 in Bath, New Brunswick, Bath, New Brunswick, Canada, but Emigrat ...

*Guest of Honor —

Margaret Millar Margaret Ellis Millar (née Sturm; February 5, 1915 – March 26, 1994) was a Canadian-American mystery and suspense writer. Born in Berlin, Ontario (the city would change its name to Kitchener in 1916), she was educated at the Kitchener-Wate ...

*Toastmaster —

Otto Penzler Otto Penzler (born July 8, 1942) is an American editor of mystery fiction, and proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Biography Born in Germany to a German-American mother and a German father, Penzler moved to The Bronx at ag ...

Anthony Awards

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

Novel award

Winner: *

Peter Lovesey Peter Harmer Lovesey (10 September 1936 – 10 April 2025), also known by his pen name Peter Lear, was a British writer of Historical mystery, historical and Detective fiction, contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known ser ...

, ''

The Last Detective ''The Last Detective'' is a British TV comedy drama series, broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007, starring Peter Davison as the title character, Detective Constable " Dangerous Davies". The series is based on the "Dangerou ...

'' Shortlist: *

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 ...

, ''Rogue Wave'' *Linda Grant, ''Love Nor Money'' * J. A. Jance, ''Hour of the Hunter'' *

Nancy Pickard Nancy Pickard (born September 19, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also ...

, ''I.O.U.'' *Marilyn Wallace, ''A Single Stone''

First novel award

Winner: *

Sue Henry Sue Henry (January 19, 1940 – November 20, 2020) was an American writer of mystery thriller fiction. She was also a librarian, college administrator, and instructor at the University of Alaska. Biography According to her obituary in the ''Ancho ...

, ''

Murder on the Iditarod Trail ''Murder on the Iditarod Trail'' () is a book written by Sue Henry and published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1991, which later went on to win the Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bo ...

'' Shortlist: *Mary Cahill, ''Carpool'' *Margaret Lucke, ''A Relative Stranger'' *Rebecca Rothenberg, ''The Bulrush Murders'' *Leslie Watts, ''The Chocolate Box'' *Gloria White, ''Murder on the Run''

Short story award

Winner: *

Liza Cody Liza Cody (born 11 April 1944, in London) is an English crime fiction writer. Career Before she began writing, Cody worked mostly in the visual arts, including as a graphic designer, but she also made furniture and was employed by Madame Tuss ...

, "Lucky Dip", from '' A Woman's Eye'' Shortlist: *Linda Grant, "Last Rites", from ''Sisters in Crime 4'' *

Wendy Hornsby Wendy Hornsby (born 1947) is an American writer of mystery fiction and a professor of history at Long Beach City College. Hornsby's published work began in 1987 and 1990 with two police procedurals set in Orange County, California, and featuring ...

, "Nine Sons", from ''Sisters in Crime 4'' *

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 ...

, "Deborah's Judgment", from ''A Woman's Eye'' *

, "The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown", 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 ...

'' May 1991 *Maxine O'Callaghan, "Wolf Winter", from ''Sisters in Crime 4''

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner: *

Maxim Jakubowski Maxim Jakubowski (born 1944) is an English writer of crime fiction, erotica, and science fiction, and also a rock music critic. Jakubowski was born in 1944 in England to Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France. Jakubowski has a ...

, ''

100 Great Detectives 100 Great Detectives () is a book written by Maxim Jakubowski. Its original title was ''100 Great Detectives or the Detective Directory'' and was published by Carroll & Graf Publishers on 1 January 1991. ''100 Great Detectives'' later went on ...

'' Shortlist: *Robert Adey, ''Locked Room Murders'' *Frankie Y. Bailey, ''Out of the Woodpile'' *Lesley Henderson, ''Twentieth Century Crime And Mystery Writers'' 3rd ed *

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 ...

, ''Talking Mysteries: A Conversation with Tony Hillerman'' *M. J. McCauley, ''Jim Thompson: Sleep with the Devil''

True crime award

Winner: *

David Simon David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on ''The Wire'' (2002–2008). He worked for ''The Baltimore Sun'' City Desk for twelve years (1982–1995), wrote '' ...

, '' Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets'' Shortlist: *

Vincent Bugliosi Vincent T. Bugliosi Jr. (; August 18, 1934 – June 6, 2015) was an American prosecutor and author who served as Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office between 1964 and 1972. He became best known for suc ...

Bruce Henderson Bruce Doolin Henderson (April 30, 1915 – July 20, 1992) was an American businessman and management expert. He founded Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts and headed the firm as the president and CEO until 1980. He c ...

, ''

And the Sea Will Tell ''And the Sea Will Tell'' is a true crime book by Vincent Bugliosi and Bruce Henderson (author), Bruce Henderson. The nonfiction book recounts an apparent double murder on Palmyra Atoll although only one body was ever found; the subsequent arres ...

'' *Eileen Franklin & William Wright, ''Sins Of The father: The Landmark Franklin Case: a daughter, a memory, and a murder'' *Christopher Joyce & Eric Stover, ''Witnesses from the Grave: The Stories Bones Tell'' * Mark Lane, ''

Plausible Denial ''Plausible Denial: Was the CIA Involved in the Assassination of JFK?'' is a 1991 book by American attorney Mark Lane that outlines his theory that former Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt was involved with the Central Intelligence Agency in the ...

'' *

Joe McGinniss Joseph Ralph McGinniss Sr. (December 9, 1942 – March 10, 2014) was an American non-fiction writer and novelist. He was the author of twelve books. McGinniss first came to prominence with the best-selling '' The Selling of the President 1968' ...

, ''Cruel Doubt''

Short story collection / anthology award

Winner: *

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 ...

, '' A Woman's Eye'' Shortlist: *

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 ...

& Ed Gorman, ''Cat Crimes'' *Cathleen Jordan, ''Alfred Hitchcock's Home Sweet Homicide'' *

, ''Christmas Stalkings: Tales of Yuletide Murder'' *Eleanor Sullivan, ''Fifty Years of the Best from

'' *Marilyn Wallace, ''Sisters in Crime 4''

References

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