Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, is pleased to announce the Anthony Award winners for 2017. The Anthony Awards are presented at each annual Bouchercon with the winners selected by attendees. The award is named for the late Anthony Boucher (William Anthony Parker White), writer and critic from the New York Times, who helped found the Mystery Writers of America.

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2017 Winners

BEST NOVEL
A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny (Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
IQ by Joe Ide (Mulholland)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
HEART OF STONE by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street)

BEST CRITICAL OR NONFICTION WORK
SHIRLEY JACKSON: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)

BEST SHORT STORY
“Oxford Girl” by Megan Abbott, from MISSISSIPPI NOIR (Akashic)

BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
BLOOD ON THE BAYOU: Bouchercon Anthology 2016, edited by Greg Herren (Down & Out)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
THE GIRL I USED TO BE by April Henry (Henry Holt)

BEST NOVELLA (8,000-40,000 words)
THE LAST BLUE GLASS by B.K. Stevens, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, April 2016 (Dell)

2017 Nominees

BEST NOVEL

• YOU WILL KNOW ME by Megan Abbott (Little, Brown)
• WHERE IT HURTS by Reed Farrel Coleman (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
• RED RIGHT HAND by Chris Holm (Mulholland)
• WILDE LAKE by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)
• A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny (Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• DODGERS by Bill Beverly (Crown)
• IQ by Joe Ide (Mulholland)
• DECANTING A MURDER by Nadine Nettmann (Midnight Ink)
• DESIGN FOR DYING by Renee Patrick (Forge)
• THE DRIFTER by Nicholas Petrie (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

• SHOT IN DETROIT by Patricia Abbott \(Polis)
• LEADFOOT by Eric Beetner (280 Steps)
• SALEM'S CIPHER by Jess Lourey (Midnight Ink)
• RAIN DOGS by Adrian McKinty (Seventh Street)
• HOW TO KILL FRIENDS AND IMPLICATE PEOPLE by Jay Stringer (Thomas & Mercer)
• HEART OF STONE by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street)

BEST CRITICAL OR NONFICTION WORK

• ALFRED HITCHCOCK: A Brief Life by Peter Ackroyd (Nan A. Talese)
• LETTERS FROM A SERIAL KILLER by Kristi Belcamino and Stephanie Kahalekulu (CreateSpace)
• SHIRLEY JACKSON: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)
• SOMETHING IN THE BLOOD: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker by David J. Skal (Liveright)
• THE WICKED BOY: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury/Penguin)

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Oxford Girl” by Megan Abbott, from MISSISSIPPI NOIR (Akashic)
• “Autumn at the Automat” by Lawrence Block, from IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW (Pegasus)
• “Gary’s Got A Boner” by Johnny Shaw, from WAITING TO BE FORGOTTEN (Gutter)
• “Parallel Play” by Art Taylor, from CHESAPEAKE CRIMES: Storm Warning (Wildside)
• “Queen of the Dogs” by Holly West, from 44 CALIBER FUNK: Tales of Crime, Soul and Payback (Moonstone)

BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION

• UNLOADED: Crime Writers Writing Without Guns, edited by Eric Beetner (Down & Out)
• IN SUNLIGHT OR SHADOW edited by Lawrence Block (Pegasus)
• CANNIBALS: Stories from the Edge of the Pine Barrens by Jen Conley (Down & Out)
• BLOOD ON THE BAYOU: Bouchercon Anthology 2016, edited by Greg Herren (Down & Out)
• WAITING TO BE FORGOTTEN: Stories of Crime and Heartbreak, Inspired by the Replacements, edited by Jay Stringer (Gutter)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

• SNOWED by Maria Alexander (Raw Dog Screaming)
• THE GIRL I USED TO BE by April Henry (Henry Holt)
• TAG, YOU'RE DEAD by J.C. Lane (Poisoned Pen)
• MY SISTER ROSA by Justine Larbalestier (Soho Teen)
• THE FIXES by Owen Matthews (HarperTeen)

BEST NOVELLA (8,000-40,000 words)

• CLEANING UP FINN by Sarah M. Chen (All Due Respect Books)
• NO HAPPY ENDINGS by Angel Luis Colón (Down & Out)
• CROSSWISE by S.W. Lauden (Down & Out)
• BEWARE THE SHILL by John Shepphird (Down & Out)
• THE LAST BLUE GLASS by B.K. Stevens, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, April 2016 (Dell)