David Morrell
* American Guests of Honor:
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Among his novels a ...
* 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.
Best Novel
Winner:
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Chris Holm
Christopher George Holm (born November 27, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player in Japan. He is an assistant coach for the Kyoto Hannaryz
The Kyoto Hannaryz (京都ハンナリーズ ''Kyōto Hannarīzu'') are a Japanese ...
, ''The Killing Kind''
Shortlist:
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Matt Coyle
Matt Coyle (born 1971) is an Australian artist and graphic novelist living in Hobart, Tasmania.
Born in Nantwich, United Kingdom, Coyle has created two graphic novels, '' Registry of Death'' (1996), co-authored with Peter Lamb and published by ...
, ''Night Tremors''
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Catriona McPherson
Catriona McPherson (born October 22, 1965) is a Scottish writer. She is best known for her Dandy Gilver series. Her novels have won an Agatha Award (2012), two Macavity Awards (2012, 2015), seven Lefty Awards (2013), and two Anthony Awards (2014). ...
, ''The Child Garden''
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Louise Penny, ''The Nature of the Beast''
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Hank Phillippi Ryan
Hank Phillippi Ryan (born Harriet Ann Sablosky) is an American investigative reporter for Channel 7 News on WHDH-TV, a local television station in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also an author of mystery novels.
Biography
Ryan is a native of ...
, ''What You See''
Best First Novel
Winner:
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Glen Erik Hamilton
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, ''Past Crimes''
Shortlist:
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Patricia Abbott
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, ''Concrete Angel''
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Rob Hart, ''New Yorked''
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Brian Panowich
Brian Panowich is an American author and journalist.
Biography
Panowich grew up an "Army brat" in Europe before moving to East Georgia. Before becoming a writer he was a firefighter in Augusta, Georgia.
He is known for the novels ''Bull Mountai ...
, ''Bull Mountain''
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Art Taylor
Arthur S. Taylor Jr. (April 6, 1929 – February 6, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, who "helped define the sound of modern jazz drumming".Watrous, Peter (February 7, 1995)"Art Taylor, 65, Jazz Drummer Who Inspired Young Musicians" ''The Ne ...
, ''On the Road with Del & Louise''
Best Paperback Original
Winner:
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Lou Berney, ''
The Long and Faraway Gone
''The Long and Faraway Gone'' () is a novel written by Lou Berney and published by William Morrow (''later acquired by HarperCollins'') on 10 February 2015 which later went on to win 3 literary awards.
Awards
* Macavity Award for Best Myste ...
''
Shortlist:
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Adrian McKinty, ''Gun Street Girl''
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Lori Rader-Day
Lori Rader-Day is an American author of mystery, crime, and suspense novels. She has won three Anthony Awards (2015, 2018, 2019), a Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award (2016), and an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (2021)''.''
Pers ...
, ''Little Pretty Things''
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Josh Stallings
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to:
People A–J
* "Josh", an early pseudonym of S ...
, ''Young Americans''
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James W. Ziskin, ''Stone Cold Dead''
Best Critical Non-fiction Work
Winner:
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Val McDermid, ''Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime''
Shortlist:
*
Martin Edwards
Charles Martin Edwards (born 24 July 1945) is the former chairman of Manchester United, a position he held from 1980 until 2002. He now holds the position of honorary life president at the club and Director of Inview Technology Ltd.
Biography
...
, ''
The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story''
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Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, ''Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald''
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Nathan Ward
Nathan Ward (born December 8, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Career
Ward's senior level career began with his move into the NCAA for Lake Superior State University (LSSU). Ward established himself quickly, and in hi ...
, ''The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett''
*
Kate White
Kate White (born September 3, 1951) is an American author, former magazine editor, and speaker. From 1998 to 2012, she served as the editor-in-chief of ''Cosmopolitan'' and left to concentrate full time on writing suspense fiction. She is the ...
, ''The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For''
Best Short Story
Winner:
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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''
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Travis Richardson, ''“Quack and Dwight” from Jewish Noir''
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Holly West, ''“Don't Fear the Ripper” from Protectors 2: Heroes''
Best Anthology or Collection
Winner:
*
Art Taylor
Arthur S. Taylor Jr. (April 6, 1929 – February 6, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, who "helped define the sound of modern jazz drumming".Watrous, Peter (February 7, 1995)"Art Taylor, 65, Jazz Drummer Who Inspired Young Musicians" ''The Ne ...
, ''Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015''
Shortlist:
*
Christopher Irvin, ''Safe Inside the Violence''
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Thomas Pluck, ''Protectors 2: Heroes-Stories to Benefit PROTECT''
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Todd Robinson, ''Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List''
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Kenneth Wishnia, ''Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds''
Best Young Adult Novel
Winner:
*
Joelle Charbonneau, ''Need''
Shortlist:
*
Owen Matthews
Owen Matthews (born December 1971) is a British writer, historian and journalist. His first book, ''Stalin's Children'', was shortlisted for the 2008 Guardian First Book Award, the Orwell Prize for political writing, and France's Prix Médicis E ...
, ''How to Win at High School''
*
Mindy McGinnis, ''
A Madness So Discreet''
*
Melinda Salisbury, ''
The Sin Eater’s Daughter''
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B.K. Stevens, ''Fighting Chance''
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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''
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Clare Corbett
Clare Corbett is a British actress, and is a winner (2000) of a Carleton Hobbs Radio Award. She studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and has appeared in television programmes such as ''Casualty'', ''Eastenders'' and ''Doctors'', as w ...
,
Louise Brealey &
India Fisher (narrators), ''
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins''
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Christina Cox (narrator), ''Causing Chaos by Deborah J. Ledford''
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Em Eldridge (narrator), ''Young Americans by Josh Stallings''
External links
Official Website
References
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