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 XIX and the 3rd Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon The convention was held in San Diego, California on October 7, 1988; running until the 9th. The event was chaired by Phyllis Brown, of local mystery bookshop "Grounds For Murder", and Ray Hardy.
Special Guests Guest of Honor — Charlotte MacLeod Fan Guest of Honor — Bruce Taylor Toastmaster — Robert Barnard
Anthony Awards The following list details the awards distributed at the third annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Novel award Winner: Tony Hillerman, Skinwalkers
Shortlist: Linda Barnes, A Trouble of Fools Aaron Elkins, Old Bones Elizabeth Peters, Trojan Gold Nancy Pickard, Marriage is Murder
First novel award Winner: Gillian Roberts, Caught Dead in Philadelphia
Shortlist: Michael Allegretto, Death on the Rocks Robert J. Bowman, The House of Blue Lights Mary Monica Pulver, Murder at the War: A Modern-Day Mystery With a Medieval Setting Les Roberts, An Infinite Number of Monkeys
Paperback original award Winner: Robert Crais, The Monkey's Raincoat
Shortlist: Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms Carolyn G. Hart, Death on Demand Conrad Haynes, Bishop's Gambit, Declined Lia Matera, Where Lawyers Fear to Tread Sharyn McCrumb, Bimbos of the Death Sun
Short story award Winner: Robert Barnard, "Breakfast Television", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine January 1987
Shortlist: Max Allan Collins, "Scrap", from The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction Harlan Ellison, "Soft Monkey", from Mystery Scene Reader: A Special Tribute to John D. MacDonald Ed Gorman, "Turn Away", from The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction Joyce Harrington, "The Au Pair Girl", from A Matter Of Crime
Movie award Winner: The Big Easy
Shortlist: Black Widow Fatal Attraction No Way Out RoboCop Stakeout
Television series award Winner: Mystery!
Shortlist: The Equalizer Murder She Wrote Private Eye Wiseguy
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