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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Anthony Awards

Bouchercon - Raleigh, North Carolina
October 8-11, 2015

BEST NOVEL

LAMENTATION, Joe Clifford. Oceanview
THE SECRET PLACE, Tana French. Hodder & Stoughton (Viking)
AFTER I’M GONE, Laura Lippman. William Morrow
THE LONG WAY HOME, Louise Penny. Minotaur
TRUTH BE TOLD, Hank Phillippi Ryan. Forge

Winner: AFTER I’M GONE, Laura Lippman

BEST FIRST NOVEL

BLESSED ARE THE DEAD, Kristi Belcamino. Witness Impulse
ICE SHEAR, M. P. Cooley. William Morrow
INVISIBLE CITY, Julia Dahl. Minotaur
THE LIFE WE BURY, Allen Eskens. Seventh Street
THE BLACK HOUR, Lori Rayder-Day. Seventh Street

Winner: THE BLACK HOUR, Lori Rayder-Day

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

STAY WITH ME, Alison Gaylin. Harper
THE KILLER NEXT DOOR, Alex Marwood. Penguin
THE DAY SHE DIED, Catriona McPherson. Midnight Ink
WORLD OF TROUBLE, Ben H. Winters. Quirk Books
NO STONE UNTURNED, James W. Ziskim. Seventh Street

Winner: THE DAY SHE DIED, Catriona McPherson

BEST CRITICAL OR NON-FICTION

THE FIGURE OF THE DETECTIVE, Charles Brownson. McFarland
DEATH DEALER, Kate Clark Flora. New Horizon
DRU’S BOOK MUSINGS, Dru Ann Love (drusbookmusing.com)
POE LAND, J. W. Ocker. Countryman
WRITES OF PASSAGE, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Ed. Henery

Winner: WRITES OF PASSAGE, Hank Phillippi Ryan.
BEST SHORT STORY

HONEYMOON SWEET, Craig Faustus Buck. Bouchercon Anthology 2014
THE SHADOW KNOWS, Barb Goffman. Chesapeake Crimes
HOWLING AT THE MOON, Paul D. Marks. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
OF DOGS & DECEIT, John Shepphind. Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
THE ODDS ARE AGAINST US, Art Taylor. Ellery Queen Mystery Mag.

Winner: THE ODDS ARE AGAINST US, Art Taylor

BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION

FACE-OFF, David Baldacci, Ed. Simon & Schuster
MURDER AT THE BEACH, Dana Cameron, Ed. Down and Out
TROUBLE IN THE HEARTLAND, Joe Clifford, Ed. Gutter/Zelmer Pulp
IN THE COMPANY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, Laurie King & Leslie Klinger, Eds. Pegasus Crime.
CAROLINA CRIMES, Karen Pullem, Ed. Wildside

Winner: IN THE COMPANY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, King & Klinger.

Comments: Except for a few independent publishers, and one self-publishing website (Welcome, Dru) all novels were published by well-known traditional houses. As for women versus men authors, some guessing is required due to use of initials, but I’ll go out on a limb and say that 16 women were authors or editors of the 30 Finalists, and only 13 men (even though I assumed the initials were men’s). In addition, five of the 16 women were the winners in their category, whereas only one man was. That’s good news for female mystery authors, of which I am now a member.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Phyllis,

    Thanks for the lists but my question is about last week's post. If she or he is available, who did your cover artwork for Dead in the Water?

    Thanks,
    Bob

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    1. Bob: That book is published by Gemma Halliday Publishers and their cover artist (whose name I don't know) did it. All GHP covers are "cartoon-like" which might be why they're successful. This is the first time - after 30 years and nineteen published books - I ever had one rank under 1000, get 15 5-star reviews in the first two days after release, and generate seven requests from readers to be put on my mailing list. Yes, I'll take credit for writing a book people like, but - as I said in my blog post, I had 25 rejections just since 2002. If this is magic, I'm all for it.

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