Bouchercon XXXV explained

Bouchercon XXXV
Subheader:	"Murder Among the Maples"
Location:	Toronto, Ontario
Country:	Canada
Host:	Al Navis
Previous:	XXXIV
Main:	Bouchercon
Next:	XXXVI

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,

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,
• 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

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 . mdy-all .
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: Handy Book Exchange in Toronto, ON | LibraryThing Local . Librarything.com . February 3, 2012.
4. Web site: Guilty Pleasures: Al Navis | CrimeSpree Blog . Crimespreemag.com . March 23, 2011 . February 3, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120709041024/http://crimespreemag.com/blog/2011/03/guilty-pleasures-al-navis.html . July 9, 2012 . mdy-all .
5. Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees . Bouchercon.info . February 13, 2012 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html#2004 . dead .