Bouchercon XLV

Bouchercon XLV
"Murder at the Beach"
DateNovember 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)
LocationLong Beach, CA
CountryUSA
Hosted byIngrid Willis
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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.[1]

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.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ "Past Bouchercons". Bouchercon. August 10, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Winners and Nominees". Bouchercon. August 10, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2017.