Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention


2009 Indianapolis, IN
2008 Baltimore, MD
2007 Anchorage, AK
2006 Madison, WI
2005 Chicago, IL
2004 Toronto, ON
2003 Las Vegas, NV
2002 Austin, TX
2001 Washington, DC
2000 Denver, CO
1999 Milwaukee, WI
1998 Philadelphia, PA
1997 Monterey, CA
1996 St. Paul, MN
1995 Nottingham, UK
1994 Seattle, WA
1993 Omaha, NE
1992 Toronto, ON
1991 Pasadena, CA
1990 London, UK
1989 Philadelphia, PA
1988 San Diego, CA
1987 Minneapolis, MN
1986 Baltimore, MD
1985 San Francisco, CA
1984 Chicago, IL
1983 New York, NY
1982 San Francisco, CA
1981 Milwaukee, WI
1980 Washington, DC
1979 Los Angeles, CA
1978 Chicago, IL
1977 New York, NY
1976 Culver City, CA
1975 Chicago, IL
1974 Oakland, CA
1973 Boston, MA
1972 Los Angeles, CA
1971 Los Angeles, CA
1970 Santa Monica, CA





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History

Bouchercon XXXVIV (2008) – Baltimore, Maryland
Chair: Ruth Jordan, Judy Bobalik

Bouchercon XXXVIII (2007) – Anchorage, Alaska
Chair: Dana Stabenow, Dee Ford, Kimberley Gray

Bouchercon XXXVII (2006) – Madison, Wisconsin
Chair – Al Abramson
Guest of Honor -- MC Beaton
American Guest of Honor -- Nevada Bar
Toastmaster -- William Kent Krueger
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Robert B. Parker
Fan Guest of Honor -- Jim Huang

Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Mercy Falls -- William Kent Krueger
Best First Novel
Tilt-A-Whirl -- Christ Grabenstein
Best Paperback Original:
The James Deans -- Reed Farrel Coleman
Best Short Story
"Misdirection" -- Barbara Seranella, from Greatest Hits
Special Service to the Field
Janet Rudolph -- Mystery Readers International

Bouchercon XXXVI (2005) – Chicago, Illinois
Chair – Sonya Rice and Deen Kogan
International Guest of Honor – Jonathan Gash
American Guest of Honor – Dennis Lehane
Toastmaster – Harlan Coben
Lifetime Achievement – Bill Pronzini and Marcia Muller
Fan Guest of Honor – Beth Fedyn

Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Blood Hollow -- William Kent Krueger
Best First Novel
Dating Dead Men -- Harley Jane Kozak
Best Paperback Original:
Twisted City -- Jason Starr
Best Short Story
"Wedding Knife," Chesapeake Cimes -- Elaine Viets
Best Cover Art
Brooklyn Noir, Sohrab Habibion; Tim McLoughlin
Bouchercon XXXV (2004) -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chair -- Al Navis
Canadian Guest Of Honour -- Peter Robinson
British Guest Of Honour -- Lindsey Davis
American Guest Of Honour -- Jeremiah Healy
Toast Mistress -- Natasha Cooper
Fan Guest Of Honour -- Gary Warren Niebuhr
Lifetime Achievement Honours -- Bernard Cornwell

Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Every Secret Thing -- Laura Lippman
Best First Novel
Monkeewrench (Want To Play?) -- P. J. Tracy
Best Paperback Original
Deadly Legacy -- Robin Burcell
Best Short Story
Doppelganger -- Rhys Bowen
Best Young Adult Mystery
Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix -- J. K. Rowling
Best Historical Mystery
For The Love Of Mike -- Rhys Bowen
Best Critical / Nonfiction Work
Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader’s Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction -- Gary Warren Niebuhr
Best Fan Publication
Mystery Scene Magazine (ed. Kate Stine)
Bouchercon XXXIV (2003) -- Las Vegas, NV
Chair -- Deen Kogan
American Guest Of Honor -- James Lee Burke
International Guest Of Honor -- Ian Rankin
Fan Guests Of Honor -- Ann & Jeff Smith
Toastmaster -- Lee Child
Memorial Honoree -- Hal Rice
Contribution To The Field Honoree -- Janet Hutchings
Featured Guest For Body Of Work -- Ruth Rendell
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
City Of Bones -- Michael Connelly
Best First Novel
In The Bleak Midwinter -- Julia Spencer-Fleming
Best Paperback Original
Fatal Truth -- Robin Burcell
Best Short Story
Too Many Cooks -- Marcia Talley
Best Critical Work
They Died In Vain: (Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels), edited by Jim Huang
Best Cover Art
Measures Of Poison -- Michael Kellner
Bouchercon XXXIII (2002) -- Austin, TX
Chairs -- Willie Siros & Karen Meschke
Guests Of Honor -- Mary Willis Walker & George Pelecanos
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Bill Crider
Fan Ghost Of Honor -- Barry Gardner (in absentia)
Toastmaster -- Sparkle Hayter
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Mystic River -- Dennis Lehane
Best First Novel
Open Season -- C. J. Box
Best Paperback Original
Dead Until Dark -- Charlaine Harris
Best Short Story
Chocolate Moose -- Bill & Judy Crider
Best Non-Fiction/Critical Work
Seldom Disappointed -- Tony Hillerman
Best Young Adult Mystery
The Mystery of the Haunted Caves -- Penny Warner
Best Cover Art
Reflecting The Sky -- Michael Storrings
Service To Mystery
Doris Ann Norris
Bouchercon XXXII (2001) -- Washington, DC
Chairs -- Adolph P. Falcón & William L. Starck
American Guest Of Honor -- Sue Grafton
International Guest Of Honor -- Peter Lovesey
Fan Guests Of Honor -- Lew & Nancy Buckingham
Toastmaster -- Michael Connelly
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Edward D. Hoch

Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
A Place Of Execution -- Val McDermid
Best First Mystery
Death Of A Red Heroine -- Qiu Xiaolong
Best Paperback Original
Death Dances To A Reggae Beat -- Kate Grilley
Best Short Story
The Problem Of The Potting Shed -- Edward D. Hoch
Best Anthology/Short Story Collection
Master's Choice II -- Lawrence Block (editor)
Best Non-Fiction/Critical Work
100 Favorite Mysteries Of The Century -Jim Huang (editor)
Best Fan Publication
Mystery News -- Chris Aldrich & Lynn Kaczmarek (editors)
Bouchercon XXXI (2000) -- Denver, CO
Chairs -- Rebecca Bates & Tom Schantz
Guest Of Honor -- Elmore Leonard
Toastmaster -- Val McDermid
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Jane Langton
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Steve Stilwell
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
In A Dry Season -- Peter Robinson
Best First Novel
Murder, With Peacocks -- Donna Andrews
Best Paperback Original
In Big Trouble -- Laura Lippman
Best Short Story
Noir Lite -- Meg Chittenden
Best Critical Non-Fiction
Detecting Women (3rd Edition) -- Willetta Heising
Best Series Of The Century
Hercule Poirot -- Agatha Christie
Best Writer Of The Century
Agatha Christie
Best Novel Of The Century
Rebecca -- Daphne DuMaurier
Bouchercon XXX (1999) -- Milwaukee, WI
Chairs -- Ted Hertel & Gary Warren Niebuhr
Guest Of Honor -- Max Allan Collins
International Guest Of Honor -- Reginald Hill
Fan Guests Of Honor -- Beverly De Weese & Maggie Mason
Toastmaster -- Parnell Hall
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Len Moffatt & June Moffatt
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Blood Work -- Michael Connelly
Best First Novel
Iron Lake -- William Kent Krueger
Best Paperback Original
Butcher's Hill -- Laura Lippman
Best Short Story
Of Course, You Know Chocolate Is A Vegetable -- Barbara D'Amato
Best Critical Nonfiction
Deadly Pleasures Magazine -- George Easter (editor)
Bouchercon XXVIV (1998) -- Philadelphia, PA
Chair -- Deen Kogan
American Guest Of Honor -- Carl Hiaasen
International Guest Of Honor -- Janwillem van de Wetering
Media Guest Of Honor -- Tom Fontana
Fan Guests Of Honor -- Hal Rice & Sonya Rice
Toastmaster -- Jonathan Gash
Distinguished Contribution -- Ruth Cavin

Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
No Colder Place -- S. J. Rozan
Best First Novel
The Killing Floor -- Lee Child
Best Paperback Original
Big Red Tequila -- Rick Riordan
Best Short Story (a tie)
Front Row Seats -- Jan Grape
One Bag Of Coconuts -- Edward D. Hoch
Best Cover Art
Michael Kellner -- "Night Dogs," by Kent Anderson
Bouchercon XXVIII (1997) -- Monterey, CA
Chairs -- Bruce Taylor & Bryan Barrett
Guest Of Honor -- Sara Paretsky
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Cap'n Bob Napier
Toastmaster -- Julie Smith
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Donald Westlake
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
The Poet -- Michael Connelly
Best First Novel (a tie)
Death In Little Tokyo -- Dale Furutani
Somebody Else's Child -- Terris McMahan Grimes
Best Paperback Original
Somebody Else's Child -- Terris McMahan Grimes
Best Short Story
Accidents Will Happen -- Carolyn Wheat
Best Critical/Biographical
Detecting Women II -- Willetta Heising
Best Fanzine
The Armchair Detective
Bouchercon XXVII (1996) -- St. Paul, MN
Chairs -- Dennis Armstrong & Bruce Southworth
Guest Of Honor -- Mary Higgins Clark
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Ellen Nehr (in absentia)
Toastmaster -- Jeremiah Healy
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Under The Beetle's Cellar -- Mary Willis Walker
Best First Novel
Death In Bloodhound Red -- Virginia Lanier
Best Paperback Original
Deal Breaker -- Harlan Coben
Best Short Story
And Pray Nobody Sees You -- Gar Anthony Haywood
Best Short Story Collection
The McCone Files -- Marcia Muller
Best True Crime
Dead By Sunset -- Ann Rule
Best Critical Work
TAD Book Of Lists (2nd Edition) -- Kate Stine
Best TV Show
The X-Files
Best Movie
The Usual Suspects
Best Magazine/Digest/Review Publication
The Armchair Detective
Best Editor
Sara Ann Freed -- Mysterious Press
Best Cover Art
The Body In The Transept -- Walker & Co.
Bouchercon XXVI (1995) -- Nottingham, England
Chair -- Adrian Wootton
International Guest Of Honor -- James Ellroy
British Guest Of Honor -- Colin Dexter
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Geoff Bradley
Toastmaster -- Reginald Hill
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
She Walks These Hills -- Sharyn McCrumb
Best First Novel
The Alienist -- Caleb Carr
Best Short Story
The Monster Of Glamis -- Sharyn McCrumb
Best Critical Work
Crime Fiction (2nd Edition) -- B.A. Pike & J. Cooper (editors)
Best Anthology/Short Story Collection
The Mysterious West -- Tony Hillerman (editor)
Best True Crime
Criminal Shadows -- David Canter
Best TV Series
Prime Suspect
Best Film
Pulp Fiction
Bouchercon XXV (1994) -- Seattle, WA
Chair -- Thom Walls
Guest Of Honor -- Marcia Muller
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Art Scott
Toastmaster -- George C. Chesbro
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Tony Hillerman
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Wolf In The Shadows -- Marcia Muller
Best First Novel
Track Of The Cat -- Nevada Barr
Best Critical Work
The Fine Art Of Murder -- Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg, Larry Segriff & Jon L. Breen (editors)
Best True Crime
A Rose For Her Grave -- Ann Rule
Best Individual Short Story
Checkout -- Susan Dunlap
Best Short Story Anthology
Malice Domestic 2 -- Mary Higgins Clark (editor)
Bouchercon XXIV (1993) -- Omaha, NE
Chair -- Charles Levitt
Guest Of Honor -- Ed McBain
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Don Sandstrom
Toastmaster -- Ori Hardy-Sayles
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Hammond Innes & Ralph McInerny
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Bootlegger's Daughter -- Margaret Maron
Best First Novel
Blanche On The Lam -- Barbara Neely
Best True Crime
The Doctor, The Murder, The Mystery: The True Story Behind The Bronion Murder -- Barbara D'Amato
Best Critical Work
Doubleday Crime Club Compendium -- Ellen Nehr
Best Short Story
Cold Turkey -- Diane Mott Davidson
Best Motion Picture
The Crying Game
Bouchercon XXIII (1992) -- Toronto, ON (Canada)
Chair -- Al Navis
Guest Of Honor -- Margaret Millar
Toastmaster -- Otto Penzler
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Charlotte MacLeod
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
The Last Detective -- Peter Lovesey
Best First Novel
Murder On The Iditarod Trail -- Sue Henry
Best True Crime
Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets -- David Simon
Best Short Story
Lucky Dip -- Liza Cody
Best Anthology
A Woman's Eye -- Sara Paretsky (editor)
Best Critical/Biographical Work
100 Great Detectives -- Maxim Jakubowski (editor)
Booksellers Award
Native Tongue -- Carl Hiaasen
Bouchercon XXII (1991) -- Pasadena, CA
Chairs -- Len Moffatt & June Moffatt
Guest Of Honor -- Edward D. Hoch
Guest Of Honor (Visual Media) -- William Link
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Bruce Pelz
Toastmaster -- Bill Crider
Lifetime Achievement Award -- William Campbell Gault
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
G Is For Gumshoe -- Sue Grafton
Best First Novel
Postmortem -- Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Best Paperback Original (a tie)
Grave Undertaking -- James McCahery
Where's Mommy Now? -- Rochelle Krich
Best Short Story
The Celestial Buffet -- Susan Dunlap
Best Critical Work
Synod Of Sleuths -- Jon L. Breen & Martin H. Greenberg (editors)
Best TV Series
Mystery!
Best Motion Picture
Presumed Innocent
Bouchercon XXI (1990) -- London, England
Chair -- Marion Richmond
Guest Of Honor -- P. D. James
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Robert Adey
Toastmaster -- Sue Grafton
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Michael Gilbert
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
The Sirens Sang Of Murder -- Sarah Caudwell
Best First Novel
Katwalk -- Karen Kijewski
Best Paperback Original
Honeymoon With Murder -- Carolyn Hart
Best Short Story
Afraid All The Time -- Nancy Pickard
Best TV Series
Inspector Morse
Best Movie
Crimes And Misdemeanors
Bouchercon XX (1989) -- Philadelphia, PA
Chairs -- Deen Kogan & Jay Kogan
Guest Of Honor -- Simon Brett
Fan Guests Of Honor -- William F. Deeck & Linda Toole
Toastmaster -- Bruce Taylor
Lifetime Achievement Award -- Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Distinguished Contribution -- Joan Kahn
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Silence Of The Lambs -- Thomas Harris
Best First Novel
A Great Deliverance -- Elizabeth George
Best Paperback Original
Something Wicked
Bouchercon XVIV (1988) -- San Diego, CA
Chairs -- Phyllis Brown & Ray Hardy
Guest Of Honor -- Charlotte MacLeod
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Bruce Taylor
Toastmaster -- Robert Barnard
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
Skinwalkers -- Tony Hillerman
Best First Novel
Caught Dead In Pennsylvania -- Gillian Roberts
Best Paperback Original
The Monkey's Raincoat -- Robert Crais
Best Short Story
Breakfast Television -- Robert Barnard
Best TV Series
Mystery!
Best Movie
The Big Easy
Bouchercon XVIII (1987) -- Minneapolis, MN
Chairs -- Becky A. Reinecke & Steve Stilwell
Guest Of Honor -- Lawrence Block
Fan Guest Of Honor -- John Nieminski (in absentia)
Toastmasters -- Mary S. Craig & Max Allan Collins
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
C Is For Corpse -- Sue Grafton
Best First Novel
Too Late To Die -- Bill Crider
Best Paperback Original
The Junkyard Dog -- Robert Campbell
Best Short Story
The Parker Shot Gun -- Sue Grafton
Bouchercon XVII (1986) -- Baltimore, MD
Chair -- Gail Larson
Guest Of Honor -- Donald E. Westlake
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Chris Steinbrenner
Toastmaster -- Mary Higgins Clark
Anthony Award Winners
Best Novel
B Is For Burglar -- Sue Grafton
Best First Novel
When The Bough Breaks -- Jonathan Kellerman
Best Paperback Original
Say No To Murder -- Nancy Pickard
Best Short Story
Luck Penn -- Linda Barnes
Best TV Series
Murder, She Wrote
Best Movie
Witness
Bouchercon XVI (1985) -- San Francisco, CA
Chair -- Bryan Barrett
Guest Of Honor -- The California Crime Novel: Joe Gores, Joseph Hansen, Colin Wilcox
Fan Guests Of Honor -- Len Moffatt & June Moffatt
Toastmaster -- Tony Hillerman

Bouchercon XV (1984) -- Chicago, IL
Chairs -- Mary S. Craig, Ely M. Liebow & John Nieminski
Guest Of Honor -- Bill Pronzini
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Marvin Lachman

Bouchercon XIV (1983) -- New York, NY
Chairs -- Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrenner
Guest Of Honor -- John D. MacDonald

Bouchercon XIII (1982) -- San Francisco, CA
Chair -- Don Herron
Guest Of Honor -- Robert B. Parker

Bouchercon XII (1981) -- Milwaukee, WI
Chair -- Mary Ann Grochowski
Guest Of Honor -- Helen McCloy
Fan Guest Of Honor -- Allen J. Hubin

Bouchercon XI (1980) -- Washington, DC
Chairs -- Peter E. Blau & Jon Lellenburg
Guest Of Honor -- Gregory McDonald

Bouchercon X (1979) -- Los Angeles, CA
Chair -- Noreen Shaw
Guest Of Honor -- Tony Hillerman

Bouchercon IX (1978) -- Chicago, IL
Chairs -- Robert W. Hahn & Ely M. Liebow
Guest Of Honor -- Walter B. Gibson

Bouchercon VIII (1977) -- New York, NY
Chairs -- Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrenner
Guest Of Honor -- Stanley Ellin

Bouchercon VII (1976) -- Culver City, CA
Chairs -- Len Moffatt & June Moffatt
Guest Of Honor -- John Ball

Bouchercon VI (1975) -- Chicago, IL
Chairs -- Robert W. Hahn & John Nieminski
Guest Of Honor -- Robert L. Fish

Bouchercon V (1974) -- Oakland, CA
Chair -- Adrienne Martine-Barnes
Guest Of Honor -- Reginald Bretnor

Bouchercon IV (1973) -- Boston, MA
Chair -- Robert E. Briney
Featured Speaker -- Donald A. Yates

Bouchercon III (1972) -- Los Angeles, CA
Chairs -- Len Moffatt & June Moffatt
Guest Of Honor -- Ellery Queen (in absentia)
Featured Speaker -- Rev. Robert E. Washer

Bouchercon II (1971) -- Los Angeles, CA
Chair -- Bruce Pelz
Guest Of Honor -- Bill S. Ballinger

Bouchercon I (1970) -- Santa Monica, CA
Chairs -- Bruce Pelz & Charles Crayne
Guest Of Honor -- Robert Bloch
Names of Note:
Allen J. Hubin
Ann & Jeff Smith
Art Scott
Barbara Peters
Bernard Cornwell
Beth Fedyn
Beverly De Weese
Bill Crider
Bill Pronzini
Bill S. Ballinger
Bruce Pelz
Bruce Taylor
Cap'n Bob Napier
Carl Hiaasen
Charlotte MacLeod
Chris Steinbrenner
Colin Dexter
Colin Wilcox
Dennis Lehane
Diana Gabaldon
Don Sandstrom
Donald A. Yates
Donald Westlake
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Ed McBain
Edward D. Hoch
Ellery Queen*
Elmore Leonard
Gary Warren Niebuhr
Geoff Bradley
George C. Chesbro
George Pelecanos
Gregory McDonald
Hal Rice
Hammond Innes
Harlan Coben
Helen McCloy
Ian Rankin
James Ellroy
James Lee Burke
James Sallis
Jane Langton
Janet Hutchings
Janwillem van de Wetering
Jeremiah Healy
Jim Huang
Joan Kahn
Joe Gores
John D. MacDonald
John Nieminski*
Jonathan Gash
Joseph Hansen
Julie Smith
June Moffatt
Lawrence Block
Lee Child
Len Moffatt
Lew Buckingham
Linda Toole
Lindsey Davis
M.C. Beaton
Maggie Mason
Marcia Muller
Margaret Millar
Marvin Lachman
Mary Higgins Clark
Mary S. Craig
Mary Willis Walker
Max Allan Collins
Michael Connelly
Michael Gilbert
Nancy Buckingham
Natasha Cooper
Nevada Barr
Ori Hardy-Sayles
Otto Penzler
P. D. James
Parnell Hall
Peter Lovesey
Peter Robinson
Ralph McInerny
Reginald Bretnor
Reginald Hill
Rev. Robert E. Washer
Robert Adey
Robert B. Parker
Robert Barnard
Robert Bloch
Robert L. Fish
Ruth Cavin
Ruth Rendell
Sara Paretsky
Simon Brett
Sparkle Hayter
Stanley Ellin
Steve Stilwell
Sue Grafton
Thomas Perry
Tom Fontana
Tony Hillerman
Val McDermid
Walter B. Gibson
William Campbell Gault
William F. Deeck
William Kent Krueger
William Link


* In abstentia