Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of

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and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor

Anthony Boucher William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio d ...

; also the inspiration for the

Anthony Awards The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America Mystery W ...

, which have been issued at the convention since 1986. This article details Bouchercon XX and the 4th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in

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, on October 6, 1989; running until the 8th. The event was chaired by Deen Kogan and Jay Kogan, founders of the

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playhouse.

Special guests

*Lifetime Achievement award —

Dorothy Salisbury Davis Dorothy Margaret Salisbury Davis (April 25, 1916 − August 3, 2014) was an American crime fiction writer. Life and career Davis, an adopted child, was born in Chicago in 1916 and raised in Illinois by Margaret (Greer) and Alfred J. Salisbury ...

*Guest of Honor —

Simon Brett Simon Anthony Lee Brett OBE FRSL (born 28 October 1945 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a British author of detective fiction, a playwright, and a producer-writer for television and radio. As an author, he is best known for his mystery s ...

*Fan Guests of Honor — William F. Deeck and Linda Toole *Toastmaster — Bruce Taylor *Distinguished Contribution award — Joan Kahn

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the fourth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.

Novel award

Winner: *

Thomas Harris William Thomas Harris III (born 1940/1941) is an American writer, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, the most notab ...

, '' The Silence of the Lambs'' Shortlist: * Dorothy Cannell, ''The Widows Club'' * Sue Grafton, '' "E" Is for Evidence'' *

Tony Hillerman Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Several of his work ...

, ''

A Thief of Time ''A Thief of Time'' is the eighth crime fiction novel Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series by Tony Hillerman, first published in 1988. It was adapted for television as part of the PBS ''Mystery!'' series in 2004. The story in ...

'' *

Sara Paretsky Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is an American author of detective fiction, best known for her novels focused on the protagonist V. I. Warshawski. Life and career Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa. Her father was a microbiologist and moved the ...

, '' Blood Shot'' *Nancy Picard, ''Dead Crazy'' *

Bill Pronzini Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is ...

, ''Shackles'' * Les Roberts, ''Pepper Pike''

First novel award

Winner: *

Elizabeth George Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949) is an American writer of mystery novels set in Great Britain. She is best known for a series of novels featuring Inspector Thomas Lynley. The 21st book in the series appeared in January 2022. ...

, '' A Great Deliverance'' Shortlist: *Mary Lou Bennett, ''Murder Once Done'' *

Caroline Graham Caroline Graham (born 17 July 1931) is an English playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Early life and education Graham was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire to a working-class family, and attended Nuneaton High School for Girls where her Englis ...

, '' The Killings at Badger's Drift'' *Linda Grant, ''Random Access Murder'' *Gar Anthony Haywood, ''Fear of the Dark'' *

David Stout David Stout (May 13, 1942 – February 11, 2020) was a journalist and author of mystery novels, two of which have been turned into TV movies, and of non-fiction about violent crime. For his first novel, ''Carolina Skeletons'', he won the Edgar ...

, '' Carolina Skeletons''

Paperback original award

Winner: * Carolyn G. Hart, '' Something Wicked'' Shortlist: *

Michael Avallone Michael Angelo Avallone (October 27, 1924 – February 26, 1999) was an American author of mystery, secret agent fiction, and novelizations of television and films. His lifetime output was over 223 works (although he boasted over 1,000), publish ...

, ''High Noon at Midnight'' *P.M. Carlson, ''Murder Unrenovated'' * David Handler, ''The Man Who Died Laughing'' *Lia Matera, ''A Radical Departure'' *

Sharyn McCrumb Sharyn McCrumb (born February 26, 1948) is an American writer whose books celebrate the history and folklore of Appalachia. McCrumb is the winner of numerous literary awards, and the author of the Elizabeth McPherson mystery series, the Ballad ...

, ''Paying the Piper'' * D.R. Meredith, ''Murder by Impulse'' *Marilyn Wallace, ''Primary Target''

References

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