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 XLVII and the 2016 Anthony Awards ceremony.^[1]

Bouchercon

The convention was held at New Orleans, LA from 15–18 September 2016. The event was chaired by Connie Perry and Heather Graham.

Special guests

• Lifetime Achievement: David Morrell
• American Guests of Honor: Harlan Coben
• Bouchercon Kids Guest of Honor: R. L. Stine
• International Rising Star Guest of Honor: Craig Robertson
• Toastmasters: Harley Jane Kozak and Alexandra Sokoloff
• Local Legend: Julie Smith
• Fan Guests of Honor: Jon and Ruth Jordan
• The David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award: Otto Penzler

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the 2016 annual Anthony Awards ceremony.^[2]

Best Novel

Winner:

• Chris Holm, The Killing Kind

Shortlist:

• Matt Coyle, Night Tremors
• Catriona McPherson, The Child Garden
• Louise Penny, The Nature of the Beast
• Hank Phillippi Ryan, What You See

Best First Novel

Winner:

• Glen Erik Hamilton, Past Crimes

Shortlist:

• Patricia Abbott, Concrete Angel
• Rob Hart, New Yorked
• Brian Panowich, Bull Mountain
• Art Taylor, On the Road with Del & Louise

Best Paperback Original

Winner:

• Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone

Shortlist:

• Adrian McKinty, Gun Street Girl
• Lori Rader-Day, Little Pretty Things
• Josh Stallings, Young Americans
• James W. Ziskin, Stone Cold Dead

Best Critical Non-fiction Work

Winner:

• Val McDermid, Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime

Shortlist:

• Martin Edwards, The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story
• Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald
• Nathan Ward, The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett
• Kate White, The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For

Best Short Story

Winner:

• Megan Abbott, “The Little Men: A Bibliomystery”

Shortlist:

• Hilary Davidson, “The Siege” from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Dec 2015
• Brace Godfrey/Johnny Shaw, “Feliz Navidead” from Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule
• Erin Mitchell, “Old Hands” from Dark City Lights
• Travis Richardson, “Quack and Dwight” from Jewish Noir
• Holly West, “Don't Fear the Ripper” from Protectors 2: Heroes

Best Anthology or Collection

Winner:

• Art Taylor, Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015

Shortlist:

• Christopher Irvin, Safe Inside the Violence
• Thomas Pluck, Protectors 2: Heroes-Stories to Benefit PROTECT
• Todd Robinson, Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List
• Kenneth Wishnia, Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds

Best Young Adult Novel

Winner:

• Joelle Charbonneau, Need

Shortlist:

• Owen Matthews, How to Win at High School
• Mindy McGinnis, A Madness So Discreet
• Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater’s Daughter
• B.K. Stevens, Fighting Chance
• Henry Turner, Ask the Dark

Best Crime Fiction Audio-book

Winner:

• Robert Bathurst (narrator), The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

Shortlist:

• Assaf Cohen (narrator), Dark Waters by Chris Goff
• Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey & India Fisher (narrators), The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Christina Cox (narrator), Causing Chaos by Deborah J. Ledford
• Em Eldridge (narrator), Young Americans by Josh Stallings