# Bouchercon XLVII

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 XLVII and the 2016 Anthony Awards ceremony.

## Bouchercon

The convention was held at New Orleans, LA from 15 to 18 September 2016. The event was chaired by Connie Perry and Heather Graham.

### Special guests

* Lifetime Achievement: David Morrell
* American Guests of Honor: Harlan Coben
* 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:
* Chris Holm, The Killing Kind
Shortlist:
* Matt Coyle, Night Tremors
* Catriona McPherson, The Child Garden
* Louise Penny, The Nature of the Beast
* Hank Phillippi Ryan, What You See

### Best First Novel

Winner:
* Glen Erik Hamilton, Past Crimes
Shortlist:
* Patricia Abbott, Concrete Angel
* Rob Hart, New Yorked
* Brian Panowich, Bull Mountain
* Art Taylor, On the Road with Del & Louise

### Best Paperback Original

Winner:
* Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone
Shortlist:
* Adrian McKinty, Gun Street Girl
* Lori Rader-Day, Little Pretty Things
* Josh Stallings, Young Americans
* James W. Ziskin, Stone Cold Dead

### Best Critical Non-fiction Work

Winner:
* Val McDermid, Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime
Shortlist:
* Martin Edwards, The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story
* Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald
* Nathan Ward, The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett
* Kate White, The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For

### Best Short Story

Winner:
* 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
* Travis Richardson, “Quack and Dwight” from Jewish Noir
* Holly West, “Don't Fear the Ripper” from Protectors 2: Heroes

### Best Anthology or Collection

Winner:
* Art Taylor, Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015
Shortlist:
* Christopher Irvin, Safe Inside the Violence
* Thomas Pluck, Protectors 2: Heroes-Stories to Benefit PROTECT
* Todd Robinson, Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List
* Kenneth Wishnia, Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds

### Best Young Adult Novel

Winner:
* Joelle Charbonneau, Need
Shortlist:
* Owen Matthews, How to Win at High School
* Mindy McGinnis, A Madness So Discreet
* Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater’s Daughter
* B.K. Stevens, Fighting Chance
* 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
* Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey & India Fisher (narrators), The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
* Christina Cox (narrator), Causing Chaos by Deborah J. Ledford
* Em Eldridge (narrator), Young Americans by Josh Stallings