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Monday, November 17, 2014
Bouchercon 2014 Wrap-Up: Awards
Several sets of awards were presented during Bouchercon: Murder on the Beach this past weekend. If you've somehow missed seeing the winners, here they are:
The Barry Awards, voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, were presented during the opening ceremonies on November 13, 2014.
Best Novel: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger
Best First Novel: Japantown by Barry Lancet
Best Paperback Original: I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty
Best Thriller: The Doll by Taylor Stevens
The Macavity Awards, voted on by members of Mystery Readers International, were also presented during the Bouchercon 2014 opening ceremonies.
Best Novel: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger
Best First Mystery: A Killing At Cotton Hill by Terry Shames
Best Mystery Short Story: "The Care and Feeding of Houseplants" by Art Taylor
(Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2013)
Best Non-fiction: The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award: Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell
The Shamus Awards, awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America, were presented at the Shamus Awards Banquet on November 14, 2014.
Best P.I. Novel: The Good Cop by Brad Parks
Best Paperback Original: Heart of Ice by P.J. Parrish
Best First Novel: Bear is Broken by Lachlan Smith
Best Short Story: "So Long, Chief" by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
(The Strand Magazine)
Best Indie Novel: Don't Dare a Dame by M. Ruth Myers
The Anthony Awards, voted on by Bouchercon members, were presented at a ceremony on November 15th, 2014.
Best Novel: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger
Best First Novel: Yesterday's Echo by Matt Coyle
Best Paperback Original: As She Left It by Catriona McPherson
Best Short Story: "The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository" by John Connolly, Bibliomysteries
Best Critical or Non-Fiction Work: The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
Best Children's or Young Adult Novel: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Best Television Episode Teleplay First Aired in 2013: The Blacklist , Pilot by Jon Bokenkamp
Best Audiobook: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith, narrated by Robert Glenister
Congratulations to all the winners!
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