Anthony Award Nominees

Bouchercon 2022 has announced the Anthony Award Nominations. Congratulations to all the honorees!

Best Novel

    Runner by Tracy Clark
    Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (WINNER)
    The Collective by Alison Gaylin
    Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
    These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall

 
Best First Novel

    Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe
    The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
    Walking Through Needles by Heather Levy
    Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (WINNER)
    All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

 
Best Paperback/eBook/Audiobook Original

    The Ninja Betrayed by Tori Eldridge
    Warn Me When It’s Time by Cheryl A. Head
    Bury Me In Shadows by Greg Herren
    The Mother Next Door by Tara Laskowski
    Bloodline by Jess Lourey (WINNER)

 
Best Anthology

    Under the Thumb by S.A. Cosby
    Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color by Abby L. VanDiver
    Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and Blues by Mark Westmoreland
    This Time for Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021, Edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan (WINNER)
    When A Stranger Comes to Town by Michael Koryta

 
Best Short Story

    “The Search for Eric Garcia” by E.A. Aymar
    “The Vermeer Conspiracy” by V.M. Burns
    “Lucky Thirteen” by Tracy Clark
    “Doc’s At Midnight” by Richie Navarez
    “Not My Cross to Bear” by S.A. Cosby (WINNER)
    “The Locked Room Library” by Gigi Pandian
    “Burnt Ends” by Gabriel Valijan

 
Best Critical/Non-Fiction

    The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston’s Struggle for Justice by Jan Brogan
    Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
    Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green
    How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America edited by Lee Child & Laurie R. King (WINNER)
    The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale

 
Best Children’s/Young Adult

    Cold Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth Bunce
    Bury Me In Shadows by Greg Herren
    The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur
    I Play One on TV by Alan Orloff (WINNER)
    Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer