Bouchercon XLII

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 XLII and the 26th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon XLII
"Spirits of St. Louis"
Date	September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
Location	Saint Louis, Missouri
Country	USA
Hosted by	Jon Jordan, David Thompson
Website	http://www.bcon2011.com
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Bouchercon

The convention was held in the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel of Saint Louis, Missouri, on September 15, 2011, and ran until September 18.^[3] The event was chaired by publisher and editors of Crimespree magazine, Jon Jordan.^[4] David Thompson, the co-owner of Houston bookstore "Murder by the Book" was also supposed to chair, however died before the event.^[5][6]

Special guests

• Lifetime Achievement award — Sara Paretsky
• American Guests of Honor — Robert Crais & Charlaine Harris
• International Guests of Honor — Colin Cotterill & Val McDermid
• Fan Guests of Honor — Kate Stine & Brian Skupin
• Toastmaster — Ridley Pearson
• Special Guests (local living legends) — Bob Randisi & John Lutz
• The David Thompson Memorial Special Service award — Ali Karim

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-sixth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.^[7]

Novel award

Winner:

• Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead

Shortlist:

• Tom Franklin, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
• Tana French, Faithful Place
• Steve Hamilton, The Lock Artist
• Laura Lippman, I'd Know You Anywhere

First novel award

Winner:

• Hilary Davidson, Damage Done

Shortlist:

• Bruce DeSilva, Rogue Island
• Paul Doiron, The Poacher's Son
• Graham Moore, The Sherlockian
• James Thompson, Snow Angels

Paperback original award

Winner:

• Duane Swierczynski, Expiration Date

Shortlist:

• Robert Goddard, Long Time Coming
• Bryan Gruley, The Hanging Tree
• Hank Phillippi Ryan, Drive Time
• Frank Tallis, Vienna Secrets

Short story award

Winner:

• Dana Cameron, "Swing Shift", from Crimes By Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side

Shortlist:

• Doug Allyn, "The Scent of Lilacs", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2010
• Chris F. Holm, "The Hitter", from Needle: A Magazine of Noir Summer
• Mary Jane Maffini, "So Much in Common", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2010
• Patricia L. Morin, "Homeless", from Mystery Montage: A Collection of Short Story Mystery Genres
• Simon Wood, "The Frame Maker", from The Back Alley Webzine

Critical and non-fiction award

Winner:

• John Curran, Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks

Shortlist:

• Rafael Alvarez, The Wire: Truth Be Told
• Steven Doyle & David A. Crowder, Sherlock Holmes for Dummies
• Yunte Huang, Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History
• David Morrell, Thrillers: 100 Must Reads

Graphic novel award

Winner:

• Jason Starr, The Chill

Shortlist:

• Jason Aaron, Scalped Vol 6: The Gnawing
• Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark's Parker, Vol 2: The Outfit
• Joshua Hale Fialkov & Noel Tuazon, Tumor
• Denise Mina, Sickness in the Family
• Jill Thompson & Evan Dorkin, Beasts of Burden

Website award

Winner:

• Stan Ulrich & Lucinda Surber, Stop, You're Killing Me!

Shortlist:

• Jen Forbus, Jen's Book Thoughts
• J. Kingston Pierce, The Rap Sheet
• Chantelle Aimée Osman, Sirens of Suspense
• Sandra Ruttan, Spinetingler