Bouchercon XXIV explained

Bouchercon XXIV
Location:	Omaha, Nebraska
Country:	USA
Host:	Charles Levitt
Previous:	XXIII
Main:	Bouchercon
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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 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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,

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home . Bouchercon.info . January 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112224218/http://www.bouchercon.info/index.html . January 12, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery . https://archive.today/20120905081837/http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887593-264/bouchercon_2010_by_the_bay.html.csp . dead . September 5, 2012 . Libraryjournal.com . November 4, 2010 . January 30, 2012 . Teresa . Jacobsen .
3. Web site: The Book On Oprah - Oh Yes! - Orlando Sentinel . Articles.orlandosentinel.com . June 6, 1993 . February 3, 2012.
4. Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees . Bouchercon.info . October 2, 2003 . January 31, 2012 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html#1993 . dead .