Bouchercon is an annual conference named after Anthony Boucher, a mystery author and critic who helped found the Mystery Writers of America. This event honors various segments of the mystery and crime fiction community. Take a look at the nominees and winners (indicated in red) for the coveted Anthony Award. The winners were announced in Nashville during BoucherCon.

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

• All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
• Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper
• Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head
• Face of Greed by James L’Etoile
• The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

BEST PAPERBACK NOVEL

• No Home for Killers by E.A. Aymar
• Hide by Tracy Clark
• Because the Night by James D.F. Hannah
• The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey
• Magic City Blues by Bobby Matthews
• Lowdown Road by Scott Von Doviak

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry
• Play the Fool by Lina Chern
• Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
• Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
• City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

BEST CHILDREN’S/YA

• Finney and the Secret Tunnel by Jamie Lane Barber
• Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunch
• The Sasquatch of Hawthorne Elementary by K.B. Jackson
• The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders
• Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Real Courage” by Barb Goffman
• “Knock” by James D.F. Hannah
• “Green and California Bound” by Curtis Ippolito
• “Ticket to Ride” by Dru Ann Love and Kristopher Zgorski
• “Tell Me No Lies” by Holly West

Congratulations to all!