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 XXVI and the 10th Anthony Awards ceremony.
Bouchercon The convention was held at the Broadway Media Centre in Nottingham, England on September 28, 1995; running until the October 1. The event was chaired by Adrian Wooton, organiser of the Shots in the Dark mystery convention.
Special Guests Lifetime Achievement award — Ruth Rendell International Guest of Honor — James Ellroy British Guest of Honor — Colin Dexter Fan Guest of Honor — Geoff Bradley Toastmaster — Reginald Hill
Anthony Awards The following list details the awards distributed at the tenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
Novel award Winner: Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills
Shortlist: Michael Connelly, The Concrete Blonde Lionel Davidson, Kolymsky Heights Janet Evanovich, One for the Money Sue Grafton, "K" Is for Killer Batya Gur, Murder on a Kibbutz Reginald Hill, Pictures of Perfection Lynda La Plante, Cold Shoulde] John Lescroart, The 13th Juror Val McDermid, Crack Down Walter Mosley, Black Betty Derek Raymond, Not Till the Red Fog Rises Janwillem van de Wetering, Just a Corpse at Twilight
First novel award Winner: Caleb Carr, The Alienist
Shortlist: David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars Alex Keegan, Cuckoo Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War Carol O'Connell, Mallory's Oracle Laura Joh Rowland, Shinjū Michelle Spring, Every Breath You Take Doug J. Swanson, Big Town Chris West, Death of a Blue Lantern
Short story award Winner: Sharyn McCrumb, "The Monster of Glamis", from Royal Crimes
Shortlist: Robert Barnard, "The Gentleman in the Lake", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine June 1994 Ed Gorman, "One of Those Days, One of Those Nights", from Crime Yellow Ian Rankin, "A Deep Hole", from London Noir
Critical / Non-fiction award Winner: John Cooper & B.A. Pike, Detective Fiction: The Collector's Guide
Shortlist: William L. DeAndrea, Encyclopedia Mysteriosa Martin H. Greenberg, The Tony Hillerman Companion Rosemary Herbert, The Fatal Art of Entertainment
True crime award Winner: David Canter, Criminal Shadows: Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer
Shortlist: Mikal Gilmore, Shot in the Heart G. Russell Girardin & William J. Helmer, Dillinger, The Untold Story Simon Rae, The Faber Book of Murder Philip Sugden, The Complete History of Jack the Ripper
Short story collection / anthology award Winner: Tony Hillerman, The Mysterious West
Shortlist: James Ellroy, Hollywood Nocturnes Ed Gorman, A Modern Treasury of Great Detective Stories Maxim Jakubowski, London Noir Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Murder for Halloween: Tales of Suspense
Movie award Winner: Pulp Fiction
Shortlist: The Client Disclosure The Last Seduction Shallow Grave (1994 film)
Television series award Winner: Prime Suspect
Shortlist: Between the Lines Cracker Homicide: Life on the Streets N.Y.P.D. Blue
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