Bouchercon XXVI

Bouchercon XXVI
Date	September 28, 1995 (1995-09-28)
Location	Nottingham
Country	England
Hosted by	Adrian Wootton

Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5]

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

References

1. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
2. Jacobsen, Teresa (November 4, 2010). "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
3. Lachman, Marvin (August 30, 2005). The Heirs of Anthony Boucher - Marvin Lachman - Google Books. ISBN 9781615952861. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
4. Karim, Ali (October 18, 2006). "The Rap Sheet: A Shot in the Dark". Therapsheet.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
5. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.