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Bouchercon XXIV

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Location
  
Omaha, Nebraska

Hosted by
  
Charles Levitt

Country
  
USA

Date
  
October 1, 1993 (1993-10-01)

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.

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Bouchercon

The convention was held in Omaha, Nebraska on October 1, 1993; running until the 3rd. The event was chaired by bookseller Charles Levitt.

Special Guests

  • Lifetime Achievement awards — Hammond Innes & Ralph McInerny
  • Guest of Honor — Ed McBain
  • Fan guest of Honor — Don Sandstrom
  • Toastmaster — Ori Hardy-Sayles

    • Anthony Awards

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

    Novel award

    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

    • First novel award

    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

    • Short story award

    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

    • Critical / Non-fiction award

    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

    • True crime award

    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

    • Motion picture award

    Winner:

  • The Crying Game

    • Shortlist:

  • The Bodyguard
  • A Few Good Men
  • The Player
  • Single White Female

    • References

    Bouchercon XXIV Wikipedia
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