Bouchercon XXXV
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; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This page details Bouchercon XXXV and the 19th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon
The convention was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 7, 2004; 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 — Bernard Cornwell
- Canadian Guest of Honor — Peter Robinson
- British Guest of Honor — Lindsey Davis
- American Guest of Honor — Jeremiah Healy
- Fan Guest of Honor — Gary Warren Niebuhr
- Toast mistress — Natasha Cooper
Anthony Awards
Novel award
Winner:- Laura Lippman, Every Secret Thing
- Giles Blunt, The Delicate Storm
- Steve Hamilton, Blood is the Sky
- Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island
- Peter Robinson, ''The Summer that Never Was''
First novel award
- P. J. Tracy, Monkeewrench
- Erin Hart, Haunted Ground
- Rebecca Pawel, Death of a Nationalist
- Lono Waiwaiole, Wiley's Lament
- Jacqueline Winspear, ''Maisie Dobbs''
Paperback original award
- Robin Burcell, Deadly Legacy
- Elaine Flinn, Dealing in Murder
- P. J. Parrish, Thicker than Water
- Jason Starr, Tough Luck
- Sylvia Maultash Warsh, ''Find Me Again''
Short story award
- Rhys Bowen, "Doppelganger", from Blood on their Hands
- Sandy Balzo, "The Grass is Always Greener", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine March 2003
- Jack Bludis, "Munchies", from Hardbroiled
- Eddie Muller, "Wanda Wilcox is "Trapped!"", from Plots With Guns September / October 2003
- Elaine Viets, "Red Meat", from ''Blood on their Hands''
Critical / Non-fiction award
- Gary Warren Niebuhr, Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction
- Colleen Barnett, Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Vol III
- Jane Doe, The Story of Jane Doe: A Book about Rape
- Jon Jordan, Interrogations
- Andrew Wilson, ''Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith''
Young adult award
- J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
- Bridget Crowley, Feast of Fools
- Kathleen Karr, Seventh Knot
- Norah McClintock, ''No Escape''
Historical mystery award
- Rhys Bowen, For the Love of Mike
- Maureen Jennings, Let Loose the Dogs
- Olen Steinhauer, The Bridge of Sighs
- Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Find Me Again
- Jacqueline Winspear, ''Maisie Dobbs''
Fan publication award
- Kate Stine, Mystery Scene Magazine
- George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
- Jim Huang, The Drood Review of Mystery
- Lynn Kaczmarek & Chris Aldrich, Mystery News
- Janet Rudolph, ''Mystery Readers Journal''