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 XLIII and the 27th Anthony Awards ceremony.
The convention was held in the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel of Cleveland, Ohio, on October 4, 2012; running until the 7th. The event was chaired by readers advisory librarian Marjory Mogg.
The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-fifth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Winner:
Louise Penny, A Trick of the LightShortlist:
Megan Abbott, The End of EverythingReed Farrel Coleman, Hurt MachineMichael Connelly, The DropJulia Spencer-Fleming, One Was a SoldierWinner:
Sara J. Henry, Learning to SwimShortlist:
Darrell James, Nazareth ChildRochelle Staab, Who Do, Voodoo?Taylor Stevens, The InformationistSteve Ulfelder, Purgatory ChasmS.J. Watson, Before I Go to SleepWinner:
Julie Hyzy, Buffalo West WingShortlist:
Robert Jackson Bennett, The Company ManChrista Faust, Choke HoldMichael Stanley, Death of the MantisDuane Swierczynski, Fun & GamesFrank Tallis, Vienna TwilightWinner:
Dana Cameron, "Disarming" from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2011Shortlist:
Ace Atkins, "The Case of Death and Honey", from A Study In SherlockDaryl Wood Gerber, "Palace on the Lake", from Fish Tales: The Guppy AnthologyBarb Goffman, "Truth and Consequences", from Mystery Times TenRoberta Isleib, "The Itinerary", from MWA Presents The Rich and The DeadTwist Phelan, "Happine$$", from MWA Presents The Rich and The DeadWinner:
Charlaine Harris, The Sookie Stackhouse CompanionShortlist:
Leslie Budewitz, Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom ProcedureJohn Curran, Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making: More Stories and Secrets from Her NotebooksMichael Dirda, On Conan Doyle: or, The Whole Art of StorytellingPhilippa Gates, Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film