Named for New York Times critic and Mystery Writers of America co-founder Anthony Boucher, the Anthony Awards honor the best in mystery and crime writing published in the previous year.

For more information about Bouchercon and the Anthony Awards, visit http://www.bouchercon.info/history.html

2011 Winners

Best Novel
BURY YOUR DEAD by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)

Best First Novel
DAMAGE DONE by Hilary Davidson (Forge Books)

Best Paperback Original
EXPIRATION DATE by Duane Swierczynski (Minotaur Books)

Best Short Story
"Swing Shift" by Dana Cameron, from CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT: Mysteries from the Dark Side (Berkley)

Best Graphic Novel
The Chill by Jason Starr (Vertigo)

Best Critical/Nonfiction
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SECRET NOTEBOOKS by John Curran (Harper Collins)

Best Website/Blog
"Stop, You're Killing Me!" by Lucinda Surber, Stan Ulrich (www.stopyourekillingme.com)

2011 Nominees

Best Novel
BURY YOUR DEAD by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)
CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER by Tom Franklin (William Morrow)
FAITHFUL PLACE by Tana French (Viking)
I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)
THE LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton (Minotaur)

Best First Novel
DAMAGE DONE by Hilary Davidson (Forge Books)
THE POACHER'S SON by Paul Doiron (Minotaur Books)
ROGUE ISLAND by Bruce DeSilva (Forge Books)
THE SHERLOCKIAN by Graham Moore (Twelve)
SNOW ANGELS by James Thompson (Putnam)

Best Paperback Original
DRIVE TIME by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Mira)
EXPIRATION DATE by Duane Swierczynski (Minotaur Books)
THE HANGING TREE by Bryan Gruley (Touchstone/Simon and Schuster)
LONG TIME COMING by Robert Goddard (Bantam)
VIENNA SECRETS by Frank Tallis (Random House)

Best Short Story
"The Frame Maker" by Simon Wood, from THE BACK ALLEY
"The Hitter" by Chris Holm, from NEEDLE
"Homeless" by Pat Morin, from MYSTERY MONTAGE
"Scent of Lilacs" by Doug Allyn, from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine-Sept/Oct 2010
"So Much in Common" by Mary Jane Maffini, from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine-Sept/Oct. 2010
"Swing Shift" by Dana Cameron, from CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT

Best Graphic Novel
Beasts of Burden by Jill Thompson/Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse)
The Chill by Jason Starr (Vertigo Crime)
Richard Stark's Parker, Vol. 2: The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke (IDW Press)
Scalped Vol 6 by The Gnawing by Jason Aaron (Vertigo)
Sickness in the Family by Denise Mina (Vertigo Crime)
Tumor by Joshua Hale Fialkov/ Noel Tuazon (ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS)

Best Critical/Non-Fiction
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SECRET NOTEBOOKS by John Curran (Harper Collins)
CHARLIE CHAN: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang (W. W. Norton & Company)
SHERLOCK HOLMES FOR DUMMIES by Steve Doyle and David A. Crowder (For Dummies)
THRILLERS: 100 Must Reads by David Morrell (Oceanview)
THE WIRE: Truth Be Told by Rafael Alvarez (Grove Press)

Best Website/Blog
"Jen's Book Thoughts" by Jen Forbus
"The Rap Sheet" by J. Kingston Pierce
"Sirens of Suspense" by Chantelle Aimée Osman
"Spinetingler" by Sandra Ruttan
"Stop. You're Killing Me" by Surber/Ulrich