Bouchercon XXXV

Bouchercon XXXV
"Murder Among the Maples"
Date	October 7, 2004 (2004-10-07)
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Country	Canada
Hosted by	Al Navis

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 XXXV and the 19th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 7, 2004; running until the 10th. The event was chaired by Al Navis, owner of the Toronto-based mystery book-store, Handy Book Exchange.[3][4]

Special Guests

• Lifetime Achievement award — Bernard Cornwell
• Canadian Guest of Honor — Peter Robinson
• British Guest of Honor — Lindsey Davis
• American Guest of Honor — Jeremiah Healy
• Fan Guest of Honor — Gary Warren Niebuhr
• Toast mistress — Natasha Cooper

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the nineteenth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[5]

Novel award

Winner:

• Laura Lippman, Every Secret Thing

Shortlist:

• Giles Blunt, The Delicate Storm
• Steve Hamilton, Blood is the Sky
• Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island
• Peter Robinson, The Summer that Never Was

First novel award

Winner:

• P. J. Tracy, Monkeewrench

Shortlist:

• Erin Hart, Haunted Ground
• Rebecca Pawel, Death of a Nationalist
• Lono Waiwaiole, Wiley's Lament
• Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs

Paperback original award

Winner:

• Robin Burcell, Deadly Legacy

Shortlist:

• Elaine Flinn, Dealing in Murder
• P. J. Parrish, Thicker than Water
• Jason Starr, Tough Luck
• Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Find Me Again

Short story award

Winner:

• Rhys Bowen, "Doppelganger", from Blood on their Hands

Shortlist:

• Sandy Balzo, "The Grass is Always Greener", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine March 2003
• Jack Bludis, "Munchies", from Hardbroiled
• Eddie Muller, "Wanda Wilcox is "Trapped!"", from Plots With Guns September / October 2003
• Elaine Viets, "Red Meat", from Blood on their Hands

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

• Gary Warren Niebuhr, Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction

Shortlist:

• Colleen Barnett, Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Vol III
• Jane Doe, The Story of Jane Doe: A Book about Rape
• Jon Jordan, Interrogations
• Andrew Wilson, Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith

Young adult award

Winner:

• J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Shortlist:

• Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
• Bridget Crowley, Feast of Fools
• Kathleen Karr, Seventh Knot
• Norah McClintock, No Escape

Historical mystery award

Winner:

• Rhys Bowen, For the Love of Mike

Shortlist:

• Maureen Jennings, Let Loose the Dogs
• Olen Steinhauer, The Bridge of Sighs
• Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Find Me Again
• Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs

Fan publication award

Winner:

• Kate Stine, Mystery Scene Magazine

Shortlist:

• George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
• Jim Huang, The Drood Review of Mystery
• Lynn Kaczmarek & Chris Aldrich, Mystery News
• Janet Rudolph, Mystery Readers Journal

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. "Handy Book Exchange in Toronto, ON | LibraryThing Local". Librarything.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
4. "Guilty Pleasures: Al Navis | CrimeSpree Blog". Crimespreemag.com. March 23, 2011. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
5. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.