Bouchercon XXII

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Pasadena, California on October 11, 1991; running until the 13th. The event was chaired by Len & June Moffatt, founders and editors of the JDM Bibliophile, a fanzine and journal dedicated the works of John D. MacDonald.

Special Guests

• Lifetime Achievement award — William Campbell Gault
• Guest of Honor — Edward D. Hoch
• Guest of Honor (visual media) — William Link
• Fan Guest of Honor — Bruce Pelz
• Toastmaster — Bill Crider

Anthony Awards

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

Novel award

Winner:

• Sue Grafton, "G" Is for Gumshoe

Shortlist:

• Lawrence Block, A Ticket to the Boneyard
• Lia Matera, The Good Fight
• Sharyn McCrumb, If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O
• Julie Smith, New Orleans Mourning

First novel award

Winner:

• Patricia Daniels Cornwell, Postmortem

Shortlist:

• Diane Mott Davidson, Catering to Nobody
• Janet Dawson, Kindred Crimes
• Rochelle Krich, Where's Mommy Now?
• James McCahery, Grave Undertaking

Paperback original award

Winners:

• Rochelle Krich, Where's Mommy Now?
• James McCahery, Grave Undertaking

Shortlist:

• Jane Haddam, Not a Creature was Stirring
• G.J. Oliphant, Dead in the Scrub
• Marilyn Wallace, Sisters in Crime 2

Short story award

Winner:

• Susan Dunlap, "The Celestial Buffet", from Sisters in Crime 2

Shortlist:

• Sharyn McCrumb, "The Luncheon", from Sisters in Crime 2
• Sharyn McCrumb, "Remains to be Seen", from Mummy Stories
• Sarah Shankman, "Say You're Sorry", from Sisters in Crime 3
• Marilyn Wallace, "A Tale of Two Pretties", from Sisters in Crime 3

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

• Jon L. Breen & Martin H. Greenberg, Synod Of Sleuths: Essays on Judeo-Christian Detective Fiction

Shortlist:

• Serita Deborah Stevens & Anne Klarner, Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons
• Peter Lewis, Eric Ambler
• S. T. Joshi, John Dickson Carr: a Critical Study
• John Conquest, Trouble Is Their Business: Private Eyes in Fiction, Film & Television, 1927-1988

Motion Picture award

Winner:

• Presumed Innocent

Shortlist:

• Goodfellas
• The Grifters

Television series award

Winner:

• Mystery!

Shortlist:

• Gabriel's Fire
• Law & Order
• Matlock
• Murder, She Wrote

References

References

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5. "The JDM bibliophile. (Journal, magazine, 1900s)". [WorldCat.org].
6. (October 2, 2003). "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info.