Bouchercon XXIV

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 XXIV and the 8th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon
The convention was held in Omaha, Nebraska on October 1, 1993; running until the 3rd. The event was chaired by bookseller Charles Levitt.

Special Guests

 * Lifetime Achievement awards — Hammond Innes & Ralph McInerny
 * Guest of Honor — Ed McBain
 * Fan guest of Honor — Don Sandstrom
 * Toastmaster — Ori Hardy-Sayles

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

Novel award
Winner:
 * Margaret Maron, Bootlegger's Daughter

Shortlist:
 * Robert Crais, Lullaby Town
 * John Dunning, Booked to Die
 * Carolyn Hart, Southern Ghost
 * Sharyn McCrumb, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

First novel award
Winner:
 * Barbara Neely, Blanche on the Lam

Shortlist:
 * Susan Wittig Albert, Thyme of Death
 * Carol Higgins Clark, Decked
 * Michael Connelly, The Black Echo
 * Charlene Weir, The Winter Widow

Short story award
Winner:
 * Diane Mott Davidson, "Cold Turkey", from Sisters in Crime 5

Shortlist:
 * Doug Allyn, "Candles in the Rain", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1992
 * Edward D. Hoch, "The Summer of Our Discontent", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1992
 * Gabrielle Kraft, "One Hit Wonder", from Sisters in Crime 5
 * Rochelle Krich, "A Golden Opportunity", from Sisters in Crime 5

Critical / Non-fiction award
Winner:
 * Ellen Nehr, Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-1991

Shortlist:
 * David Coomes, Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life
 * John Loughery, Alias S.S. Van Dine

True crime award
Winner:
 * Barbara D'Amato, The Doctor, the Murder, the Mystery: The True Story of the Dr. John Branion Murder Case

Shortlist:
 * Jana Bommersbach & Bruce Henderson, The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd
 * Thomas H. Cook & William Wright, Blood Echoes: The True Story of an Infamous Mass Murder and Its Aftermath
 * Philip E. Ginsburg & Eric Stover, The Shadow Of Death : The Hunt for a Serial Killer
 * Ann Rule, Everything She Ever Wanted: A True Story of Obsessive Love, Murder, and Betrayal

Motion picture award
Winner:
 * The Crying Game

Shortlist:
 * The Bodyguard
 * A Few Good Men
 * The Player
 * Single White Female