Bouchercon XLVII

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 XLVII and the 2016 Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon
The convention was held at New Orleans, LA from 15–18 September 2016. The event was chaired by Connie Perry and Heather Graham.

Special guests

 * Lifetime Achievement: David Morrell
 * American Guests of Honor: Harlan Coben
 * Bouchercon Kids Guest of Honor: R. L. Stine
 * International Rising Star Guest of Honor: Craig Robertson
 * Toastmasters: Harley Jane Kozak and Alexandra Sokoloff
 * Local Legend: Julie Smith
 * Fan Guests of Honor: Jon and Ruth Jordan
 * The David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award: Otto Penzler

Anthony Awards
The following list details the awards distributed at the 2016 annual Anthony Awards ceremony.

Best Novel
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Chris Holm, The Killing Kind
 * Matt Coyle, Night Tremors
 * Catriona McPherson, The Child Garden
 * Louise Penny, The Nature of the Beast
 * Hank Phillippi Ryan, What You See

Best First Novel
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Glen Erik Hamilton, Past Crimes
 * Patricia Abbott, Concrete Angel
 * Rob Hart, New Yorked
 * Brian Panowich, Bull Mountain
 * Art Taylor, On the Road with Del & Louise

Best Paperback Original
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone
 * Adrian McKinty, Gun Street Girl
 * Lori Rader-Day, Little Pretty Things
 * Josh Stallings, Young Americans
 * James W. Ziskin, Stone Cold Dead

Best Critical Non-fiction Work
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Val McDermid, Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime
 * Martin Edwards, The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story
 * Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald
 * Nathan Ward, The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett
 * Kate White, The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For

Best Short Story
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Megan Abbott, “The Little Men: A Bibliomystery”
 * Hilary Davidson, “The Siege” from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Dec 2015
 * Brace Godfrey/Johnny Shaw, “Feliz Navidead” from Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule
 * Erin Mitchell, “Old Hands” from Dark City Lights
 * Travis Richardson, “Quack and Dwight” from Jewish Noir
 * Holly West, “Don't Fear the Ripper” from Protectors 2: Heroes

Best Anthology or Collection
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Art Taylor, Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015
 * Christopher Irvin, Safe Inside the Violence
 * Thomas Pluck, Protectors 2: Heroes-Stories to Benefit PROTECT
 * Todd Robinson, Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List
 * Kenneth Wishnia, Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds

Best Young Adult Novel
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Joelle Charbonneau, Need
 * Owen Matthews, How to Win at High School
 * Mindy McGinnis, A Madness So Discreet
 * Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater’s Daughter
 * B.K. Stevens, Fighting Chance
 * Henry Turner, Ask the Dark

Best Crime Fiction Audio-book
Winner: Shortlist:
 * Robert Bathurst (narrator), The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
 * Assaf Cohen (narrator), Dark Waters by Chris Goff
 * Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey & India Fisher (narrators), The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
 * Christina Cox (narrator), Causing Chaos by Deborah J. Ledford
 * Em Eldridge (narrator), Young Americans by Josh Stallings