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 XXXII and the 16th Anthony Awards ceremony.
The convention was held in Washington, DC on November 1, 2001; running until the 4th. The event was chaired by vice president of "science and policy" at the National Alliance for Hispanic Health Adolph P. Falcón; and William L. Starck, of NACO, the Library of Congress authority control co-operative.
Lifetime Achievement award — Edward D. HochAmerican Guest of Honor — Sue GraftonInternational Guest of Honor — Peter LoveseyFan Guests of Honor — Lew Buckingham & Nancy BuckinghamToastmaster — Michael ConnellyThe following list details the awards distributed at the sixteenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Winner:
Val McDermid, A Place of ExecutionShortlist:
Nevada Barr, Deep SouthJoe R. Lansdale, The BottomsMarcia Muller, Listen to the SilenceElizabeth Peters, He Shall Thunder in the SkyCharles Todd, Legacy of the DeadWinner:
Qiu Xiaolong, Death of a Red HeroineShortlist:
Stephen Booth, Black DogDavid Liss, A Conspiracy of PaperScott Phillips, The Ice HarvestBob Truluck, Street LevelDouglas E. Winter, RunWinner:
Kate Grilley, Death Dances to a Reggae BeatShortlist:
Katy Munger, Bad to the BoneDaniel Stashower, The Floating Lady MurderChassie L. West, Killing KinLaura Wilson, A Little DeathEric Wright, The Kidnapping of Rosie DawnWinner:
Edward D. Hoch, "The Problem of the Potting Shed", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 2000Shortlist:
Rhys Bowen, "The Seal of the Confessional", from Unholy Orders: Mystery Stories with a Religious TwistRochelle Krich, "Widow's Peak", from Unholy Orders: Mystery Stories with a Religious TwistDonald Olson, "Don't Go Upstairs", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine August 2000Peter Robinson, "Missing in Action", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 2000Winner:
Jim Huang, 100 Favorite Mysteries of the CenturyShortlist:
Matthew Bunson, The Complete Christie: An Agatha Christie EncyclopediaMartha Hailey DuBose, Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime NovelistsMarvin Lachman, The American Regional MysteryErin A. Smith, Hard-Boiled: Working Class Readers and Pulp MagazinesWinner:
Lawrence Block, Master's Choice IIShortlist:
Joan Hess, Malice Domestic 9Jeffrey Marks, Magnolias and MayhemSerita Stevens, Unholy OrdersCarolyn Wheat, Tales out of SchoolWinner:
Chris Aldrich & Lynn Kaczmarek, Mystery NewsShortlist:
George Easter, Deadly PleasuresJim Huang, The Drood Review of MysterySue Feder, Murder: Past TenseJanet Rudolph, Mystery Readers Journal