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 XLI and the 25th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon The convention was held in the Hyatt Regency San Francisco of San Francisco, California, on October 14, 2010; running until the 17th. The event was chaired by crime fiction reviewer Rae Helmsworth.
Special Guests Distinguished Contribution to the Genre — Lee Child International Guest of Honor — Denise Mina American Guest of Honor — Laurie R. King Toastmaster — Eddie Muller Fan Guest of Honor — Maddy Van Hertbruggen
Anthony Awards The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-fifth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Novel award Winner: Louise Penny, The Brutal Telling
Shortlist: John Hart, The Last Child Charlie Huston, The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire S. J. Rozan, The Shanghai Moon
First novel award Winner: Sophie Littlefield, A Bad Day for Sorry
Shortlist: Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Bryan Gruley, Starvation Lake Stuart Neville, The Twelve Stefanie Pintoff, In the Shadow of Gotham
Paperback original award Winner: Bryan Gruley, Starvation Lake
Shortlist: Megan Abbott, Bury Me Deep Ken Bruen & Reed Farrel Coleman, Tower Max Allan Collins, Quarry in the Middle G. M. Malliet, Death and the Lit Chick Hank Phillippi Ryan, Air Time
Short story award Winner: Hank Phillippi Ryan, "On the House", from Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers
Shortlist: Ace Atkins, "Last Fair Deal Gone Down", from Crossroad Blues Dana Cameron, "Femme Sole", from Boston Noir Dennis Lehane, "Animal Rescue", from Boston Noir Luis Alberto Urrea, "Amapola", from Phoenix Noir
Critical / Non-fiction award Winner: P. D. James, Talking About Detective Fiction
Shortlist: Otto Penzler, The Line Up: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives Lisa Rogak, Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King Elena Santangelo, Dame Agatha's Shorts: An Agatha Christie Short Story Companion Joan Schenkar, The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith
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