ANTHONY AWARDS: BOUCHERCON

Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, announced the nominees for its prestigious Anthony Awards tonight at the first Virtual Bouchercon. Bouchercon 2020: Sacramento.

2020 Anthony Award Awards

BEST NOVEL
The Murder List, by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
One Night Gone, by Tara Laskowski (Graydon House)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
The Alchemist’s Illusion, by Gigi Pandian (Midnight Ink)

BEST CRITICAL NON-FICTION WORK
The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women, by Mo Moulton (Basic Books)

BEST SHORT STORY
“The Red Zone,” by Alex Segura (appearing in ¡Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico)

BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible, edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen, and Shawn Reilly Simmons (Wildside Press)

BEST YOUNG ADULT**
Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry, by Jen Conley (Down & Out Books)

Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization that holds an annual convention attended by readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers, and other lovers of crime fiction. Its annual Anthony Awards are named for writer and book critic Anthony Boucher and are one of crime fiction’s most prestigious and coveted awards.