Bouchercon XLVII

Bouchercon 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 XLVII and the 2016 Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held at New Orleans, LA from 15 to 18 September 2016. The event was chaired by Connie Perry and Heather Graham.

Special guests

Lifetime Achievement: David Morrell
American Guests of Honor: Harlan Coben
Bouchercon Kids Guest of Honor: R. L. Stine
International Rising Star Guest of Honor: Craig Robertson
Toastmasters: Harley Jane Kozak and Alexandra Sokoloff
Local Legend: Julie Smith
Fan Guests of Honor: Jon and Ruth Jordan
The David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award: Otto Penzler

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the 2016 annual Anthony Awards ceremony.

Best Novel

Winner:

Chris Holm, The Killing Kind

Shortlist:

Matt Coyle, Night Tremors
Catriona McPherson, The Child Garden
Louise Penny, The Nature of the Beast
Hank Phillippi Ryan, ''What You See''

Best First Novel

Winner:

Glen Erik Hamilton, Past Crimes

Shortlist:

Patricia Abbott, Concrete Angel
Rob Hart, New Yorked
Brian Panowich, Bull Mountain
Art Taylor, ''On the Road with Del & Louise''

Best Paperback Original

Winner:

Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone

Shortlist:

Adrian McKinty, Gun Street Girl
Lori Rader-Day, Little Pretty Things
Josh Stallings, Young Americans
James W. Ziskin, ''Stone Cold Dead''

Best Critical Non-fiction Work

Winner:

Val McDermid, Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime

Shortlist:

Martin Edwards, The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story
Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald
Nathan Ward, The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett
Kate White, ''The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For''

Best Short Story

Winner:

Megan Abbott, “The Little Men: A Bibliomystery”

Shortlist:

Hilary Davidson, “The Siege” from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Dec 2015
Brace Godfrey/Johnny Shaw, “Feliz Navidead” from Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule
Erin Mitchell, “Old Hands” from Dark City Lights
Travis Richardson, “Quack and Dwight” from Jewish Noir
Holly West, ''“Don't Fear the Ripper” from Protectors 2: Heroes''

Best Anthology or Collection

Winner:

Art Taylor, Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015

Shortlist:

Christopher Irvin, Safe Inside the Violence
Thomas Pluck, Protectors 2: Heroes-Stories to Benefit PROTECT
Todd Robinson, Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List
Kenneth Wishnia, ''Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds''

Best Young Adult Novel

Winner:

Joelle Charbonneau, Need

Shortlist:

Owen Matthews, How to Win at High School
Mindy McGinnis, A Madness So Discreet
Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater’s Daughter
B.K. Stevens, Fighting Chance
Henry Turner, ''Ask the Dark''

Best Crime Fiction Audio-book

Winner:

Robert Bathurst, The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

Shortlist:

Assaf Cohen, Dark Waters by Chris Goff
Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey & India Fisher, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Christina Cox, Causing Chaos by Deborah J. Ledford
Em Eldridge, ''Young Americans by Josh Stallings''