# Bouchercon XXVI

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 XXVI and the 10th Anthony Awards ceremony.

## Bouchercon

The convention was held at the Broadway Media Centre in Nottingham, England on September 28, 1995; running until the October 1. The event was chaired by Adrian Wooton, organiser of the Shots in the Dark mystery convention.

### Special Guests

* Lifetime Achievement award — Ruth Rendell
* International Guest of Honor — James Ellroy
* British Guest of Honor — Colin Dexter
* Fan Guest of Honor — Geoff Bradley
* Toastmaster — Reginald Hill

## Anthony Awards

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

### Novel award

Winner:
* Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills
Shortlist:
* Michael Connelly, The Concrete Blonde
* Lionel Davidson, Kolymsky Heights
* Janet Evanovich, One for the Money
* Sue Grafton, "K" Is for Killer
* Batya Gur, Murder on a Kibbutz
* Reginald Hill, Pictures of Perfection
* Lynda La Plante, Cold Shoulde]
* John Lescroart, The 13th Juror
* Val McDermid, Crack Down
* Walter Mosley, Black Betty
* Derek Raymond, Not Till the Red Fog Rises
* Janwillem van de Wetering, Just a Corpse at Twilight

### First novel award

Winner:
* Caleb Carr, The Alienist
Shortlist:
* David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars
* Alex Keegan, Cuckoo
* Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War
* Carol O'Connell, Mallory's Oracle
* Laura Joh Rowland, Shinjū
* Michelle Spring, Every Breath You Take
* Doug J. Swanson, Big Town
* Chris West, Death of a Blue Lantern

### Short story award

Winner:
* Sharyn McCrumb, "The Monster of Glamis", from Royal Crimes
Shortlist:
* Robert Barnard, "The Gentleman in the Lake", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine June 1994
* Ed Gorman, "One of Those Days, One of Those Nights", from Crime Yellow
* Ian Rankin, "A Deep Hole", from London Noir

### Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:
* John Cooper & B.A. Pike, Detective Fiction: The Collector's Guide
Shortlist:
* William L. DeAndrea, Encyclopedia Mysteriosa
* Martin H. Greenberg, The Tony Hillerman Companion
* Rosemary Herbert, The Fatal Art of Entertainment

### True crime award

Winner:
* David Canter, Criminal Shadows: Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer
Shortlist:
* Mikal Gilmore, Shot in the Heart
* G. Russell Girardin & William J. Helmer, Dillinger, The Untold Story
* Simon Rae, The Faber Book of Murder
* Philip Sugden, The Complete History of Jack the Ripper

### Short story collection / anthology award

Winner:
* Tony Hillerman, The Mysterious West
Shortlist:
* James Ellroy, Hollywood Nocturnes
* Ed Gorman, A Modern Treasury of Great Detective Stories
* Maxim Jakubowski, London Noir
* Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Murder for Halloween: Tales of Suspense

### Movie award

Winner:
* Pulp Fiction
Shortlist:
* The Client
* Disclosure
* The Last Seduction
* Shallow Grave (1994 film)

### Television series award

Winner:
* Prime Suspect
Shortlist:
* Between the Lines
* Cracker
* Homicide: Life on the Streets
* N.Y.P.D. Blue