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 XXVII and the 11th Anthony Awards ceremony.
The convention was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota on October 10, 1996; running until the 13th. The event was chaired by Dennis Armstrong and freelance book reviewer Bruce Southworth. Armstrong was working for the local "Once Upon a Crime" book-store at the time and was allowed to take time off work to organise the event.
Guest of Honor — Mary Higgins ClarkFan Guest of Honor — Ellen NehrToastmaster — Jeremiah HealyThe following list details the awards distributed at the eleventh annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Winner:
Mary Willis Walker, Under the Beetle's CellarShortlist:
Michael Connelly, The Last CoyoteBarbara D'Amato, Hard ChristmasAndrew Klavan, True CrimeBill Pronzini, Blue LonesomeWinner:
Virginia Lanier, Death in Bloodhound RedShortlist:
Richard Barre, The InnocentsG. M. Ford, Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca?Charles Kenney, Hammurabi's CodeMartha C. Lawrence, Murder in ScorpioWinners:
Harlan Coben, Deal BreakerShortlist:
Eileen Dreyer, Bad MedicineTeri Holbrook, A Far and Deadly CryGloria White, Charged with GuiltRobert D. Zimmerman, ClosetWinner:
Gar Anthony Haywood, "And Pray Nobody Sees You", from Spooks, Spies, and Private EyesShortlist:
K.K. Beck, "Rule of Law", from Malice Domestic 4Jean B. Cooper, "The Judge's Boy", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine August 1995Bill Crider, "How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love, and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo", from Cat Crimes Takes a VacationElizabeth Daniels Squire, "The Dog Who Remembered Too Much", from Malice Domestic 4Winner:
Kate Stine, The Armchair Detective Book of ListsShortlist:
Nicholas A. Basbanes, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for BooksDouglas G. Greene, John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained MiraclesRobert Polito, Savage Art: A Biography of Jim ThompsonB.J. Rahn, Ngaio Marsh: The Woman and Her WorkWinner:
Ann Rule, Dead By SunsetShortlist:
Burl Barer, Man Overboard: The Counterfeit Resurrection of Phil ChampagneJohn E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime UnitPete Earley, Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern TownT. J. English, Born to KillWinner:
Marcia Muller, The McCone Files: The Complete Sharon McCone StoriesShortlist:
Martin H. Greenberg & Edward Gorman, Cat Crimes Takes A VacationCarolyn G. Hart, Crimes Of The HeartCarolyn G. Hart, Malice Domestic 4Paula L. Woods, Spooks, Spies, and Private EyesWinner:
The Usual SuspectsShortlist:
CopycatDevil in a Blue DressGet ShortySevenWinner:
The X-FilesShortlist:
Life on the StreetLaw & OrderMurder OneN.Y.P.D. BlueWinner:
The Armchair DetectiveShortlist:
Deadly PleasuresDrood ReviewEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineMystery SceneWinner:
St. Martin's PressShortlist:
AvonMysterious PressScribner'sWalker BooksWinner:
Sara Ann FreedShortlist:
Marjorie BramanCarolyn MarinoKate MiciakMichael SeidmanWinner:
Pamela Patrick; for Jeanne Dams, The Body in the TranseptShortlist:
Fred George & Corsillo/Manzone; for John Dunning, The Bookman's WakeJohn Howard & Krystyna Skalski; for Bill Moody, Death of a Tenor ManFCL Colorspace & Richard Hasselberger; for Lynn Hightower, FlashpointEarl Emerson; for his The Vanishing Smile