Murder is coming to Long Beach, CA, and Bouchercon has announced the nominees for the 2014 Anthony Awards! Congratulations to the nominees listed below:
Best Mystery Novel
Suspect by Robert Crais
A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Best First Mystery Novel
Yesterday's Echo by Matt Coyle
Ghostman by Robert Hobbs
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
The Hard Bounce by Todd Robinson
Best Paperback Original
The Big Reap by Chris F. Holm
Purgatory Key by Darrell James
Joyland by Stephen King
The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood
As She Left It by Catriona McPherson
Best Short Story
“Dead Ends” by Craig Faustus Buck
“The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository” by John Connolly
“Annie and the Grateful Dead” by Denise Dietz
“Incident on the 405” by Travis Richardson*
“The Care and Feeding of Houseplants” by Art Taylor
Best Critical Non-Fiction Work
Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova
The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines by Cate Linberry
All the Wild Children by Josh Stallings
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives edited by Sarah Weinman
Best Children's or Young Adult Novel
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Escape Theory by Margaux Froley
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy by Elizabeth Kiem
The Code Busters Club: The Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure by Penny Warner
Best Television Episode/Teleplay
The Blacklist, Pilot, by Jon Bokenkamp
Breaking Bad, “Felina,” by Vince Gilligan
The Fall, “Dark Descent,” by Allan Cubitt
The Following, Pilot, by Kevin Williamson
Justified, “Hole in the Wall,” by Graham Yost
Best Audio Book
Crescendo by Deborah J. Ledford, read by Christina Cox
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith, read by Robert Glenister
Death and the Lit Chick by G.M. Malliet, read by Davina Porte
Hour of the Rat by Lisa Brackmann, read by Tracy Sallows
Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell, read by Mauro Hantman
*Congratulations to Travis Richardson whose short story “Incident on the 405” was featured in our inauguarl issue of The Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble! Check out the issue page to learn more about the story and e-collection of short fiction, including the chance to read three of the stories in their entirety.
Good luck to all the nominees, we couldn't be more thrilled!
Such a great list of nominees. It should be an awesome conference!
Honored to be on this list. Thank you Clare and Criminal Element for putting out an open call for Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble!
Congratulations to the nominees!
June Gillam
http://www.junegillam.com