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 XXIV and the 8th Anthony Awards ceremony.
The convention was held in Omaha, Nebraska on October 1, 1993; running until the 3rd. The event was chaired by bookseller Charles Levitt.
Lifetime Achievement awards — Hammond Innes & Ralph McInerny
Guest of Honor — Ed McBain
Fan guest of Honor — Don Sandstrom
Toastmaster — Ori Hardy-Sayles
The following list details the awards distributed at the eighth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Winner:
Margaret Maron, Bootlegger's Daughter
Shortlist:
Robert Crais, Lullaby Town
John Dunning, Booked to Die
Carolyn Hart, Southern Ghost
Sharyn McCrumb, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Winner:
Barbara Neely, Blanche on the Lam
Shortlist:
Susan Wittig Albert, Thyme of Death
Carol Higgins Clark, Decked
Michael Connelly, The Black Echo
Charlene Weir, The Winter Widow
Winner:
Diane Mott Davidson, "Cold Turkey", from Sisters in Crime 5
Shortlist:
Doug Allyn, "Candles in the Rain", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1992
Edward D. Hoch, "The Summer of Our Discontent", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1992
Gabrielle Kraft, "One Hit Wonder", from Sisters in Crime 5
Rochelle Krich, "A Golden Opportunity", from Sisters in Crime 5
Winner:
Ellen Nehr, Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-1991
Shortlist:
David Coomes, Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life
John Loughery, Alias S.S. Van Dine
Winner:
Barbara D'Amato, The Doctor, The Murder, The Mystery: The True Story of the Dr. John Branion Murder Case
Shortlist:
Jana Bommersbach & Bruce Henderson, The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd
Thomas H. Cook & William Wright, Blood Echoes: The True Story of an Infamous Mass Murder and Its Aftermath
Philip E. Ginsburg & Eric Stover, The Shadow Of Death : The Hunt for a Serial Killer
Ann Rule, Everything She Ever Wanted: A True Story of Obsessive Love, Murder, and Betrayal
Winner:
The Crying Game
Shortlist:
The Bodyguard
A Few Good Men
The Player
Single White Female
