# Bouchercon XLV

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 XLV and the 2014 Anthony Awards ceremony.

## Bouchercon

The convention was held at Long Beach, California from 13–16 November 2014. The event was chaired by Ingrid Willis.

### Special guests

* Toastmaster: Simon Wood
* Fan Guest of Honor: Al Abramson
* American Guest of Honor: J. A. Jance
* International Guest of Honor: Edward Marston
* YA Guest of Honor: Eoin Colfer
* Lifetime Achievement: Jeffery Deaver
* The David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award: Judy Bobalik

## Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the 2014 annual Anthony Awards ceremony.
| Award | Author | Work | Result |
| Best Novel | William Kent Krueger | Ordinary Grace | Won |
| Best Novel | Robert Crais | Suspect | Shortlist |
| Best Novel | Sara J. Henry | A Cold and Lonely Place | Shortlist |
| Best Novel | Hank Phillippi Ryan | The Wrong Girl | Shortlist |
| Best Novel | Julia Spencer-Fleming | Through the Evil Days | Shortlist |
| Best First Novel | Matt Coyle | Yesterday’s Echo | Won |
| Best First Novel | Roger Hobbs | Ghostman | Shortlist |
| Best First Novel | Becky Masterman | Rage Against the Dying | Shortlist |
| Best First Novel | Kimberly McCreight | Reconstructing Amelia | Shortlist |
| Best First Novel | Todd Robinson | The Hard Bounce | Shortlist |
| Best Paperback Original | Catriona McPherson | As She Left It | Won |
| Best Paperback Original | Chris F. Holm | The Big Reap | Shortlist |
| Best Paperback Original | Darrell James | Purgatory Key | Shortlist |
| Best Paperback Original | Stephen King | Joyland | Shortlist |
| Best Paperback Original | Alex Marwood | The Wicked Girls | Shortlist |
| Best Short Story | John Connolly | "The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository" | Won |
| Best Short Story | Craig Faustus Buck | "Dead End" | Shortlist |
| Best Short Story | Denise Dietz | "Annie and the Grateful Dead" | Shortlist |
| Best Short Story | Travis Richardson | "Incident on the 405" | Shortlist |
| Best Short Story | Art Taylor | "The Care and Feeding of Houseplants" | Shortlist |
| Best Critical Non-fiction Work | Daniel Stashower | The Hour of Peril | Won |
| Best Critical Non-fiction Work | Maria Konnikova | Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes | Shortlist |
| Best Critical Non-fiction Work | Cate Lineberry | The Secret Rescue | Shortlist |
| Best Critical Non-fiction Work | Josh Stallings | All the Wild Children | Shortlist |
| Best Critical Non-fiction Work | Sarah Weinman | Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives | Shortlist |
| Best Children's or Young Adult Novel | Joelle Charbonneau | The Testing | Won |
| Best Children's or Young Adult Novel | Margaux Froley | Escape Theory | Shortlist |
| Best Children's or Young Adult Novel | Chris Grabenstein | Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library | Shortlist |
| Best Children's or Young Adult Novel | Elizabeth Kiem | Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy | Shortlist |
| Best Children's or Young Adult Novel | Penny Warner | The Code Busters Club | Shortlist |
| Best TV Episode Teleplay, First aired in 2013 | Jon Bokenkamp | Pilot of The Blacklist – Sept. 2013 | Won |
| Best TV Episode Teleplay, First aired in 2013 | Allan Cubitt | “Dark Descent” for The Fall - May 2013 | Shortlist |
| Best TV Episode Teleplay, First aired in 2013 | Vince Gilligan | “Felina” in Breaking Bad - Sept. 2013 | Shortlist |
| Best TV Episode Teleplay, First aired in 2013 | Kevin Williamson | Pilot of The Following - Jan 2013 | Shortlist |
| Best TV Episode Teleplay, First aired in 2013 | Graham Yost | “Hole in the Wall” in Justified - Jan 2013 | Shortlist |
| Best Audio Book | Robert Galbraith (narrator) | The Cuckoo’s Calling | Won |
| Best Audio Book | Christina Cox (narrator) | Crescendo by Deborah J. Ledford | Shortlist |
| Best Audio Book | Mauro Hantman (narrator) | Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell | Shortlist |
| Best Audio Book | Davina Porter (narrator) | Death and the Lit Chick by G. M. Malliet | Shortlist |
| Best Audio Book | Tracy Sallows (narrator) | Hour of the Rat by Lisa Brackmann | Shortlist |