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 XXXI and the 15th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon The convention was held September 7–10, 2000, in Denver. The event was chaired by mystery author Rebecca Bates and Tom Schantz, owner of Rue Morgue Press, publishers of mystery fiction.
Special guests Lifetime Achievement award — Jane Langton Guest of Honor — Elmore Leonard Fan Guest of Honor — Steve Stilwell Toastmaster — Val McDermid
Anthony Awards The following list details the awards distributed at the fifteenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony. The awards this year included celebrating those works which had had the biggest impact during the 20th century as a whole.
Novel award Winner: Peter Robinson, In a Dry Season
Shortlist: Rennie Airth, River of Darkness Jan Burke, Bones Robert Crais, L.A. Requiem Janet Evanovich, High Five
First novel award Winner: Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
Shortlist: Cara Black, Murder in the Marais April Henry, Circles of Confusion Kris Neri, Revenge of the Gypsy Queen Paula Woods, Inner City Blues
Paperback original award Winner: Laura Lippman, In Big Trouble
Shortlist: Robin Burcell, Every Move She Makes Tony Dunbar, Lucky Man Jose Latour, The Outcast Caroline Roe, An Antidote for Avarice
Short story award Winner: Meg Chittenden, "Noir Lite", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine January 1999
Shortlist: Barry Baldwin, "A Bit of a Treat", from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine September 1999 Judy & Bill Crider, "At the Hop", from Till Death Do us Part: ...stories of love, marriage, and murder Jeffery Deaver, "Triangle", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine March 1999 Laurie R. King, "Paleta Man", from Irreconciable Differences
Critical / Non-fiction award Winner: Willetta L. Heising, Detecting Women (3rd edition)
Shortlist: Barbara Davey, The Mystery Review George Easter, Deadly Pleasures Tom Nolan, Ross MacDonald: a Biography Daniel Stashower, Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle
Novel of the century award Winner: Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Shortlist: Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Series of the century award Winner: Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot series
Shortlist: Ed McBain, 87th Precinct Marcia Muller, Sharon McCone series Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter Wimsey series Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe series
Writer of the century award Winner: Agatha Christie
Shortlist: Raymond Chandler Dashiell Hammett Dorothy L. Sayers Rex Stout
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