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Bouchercon 2022

This year's Anthony Award winners for best in crime and mystery fiction were announced Saturday, September 10, at Bouchercon 2022: Land of 10,000 Thrills, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was another year of wonderful mysteries. Congratulations to all the winners (highlighted in bold).

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

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

BEST PAPERBACK/EBOOK/AUDIOBOOK ORIGINAL
Bloodline by Jess Lourey (WINNER)
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
   
BEST ANTHOLOGY
This Time for Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021, edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan (WINNER)
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
When a Stranger Comes to Town by Michael Koryta

BEST SHORT STORY
“Not My Cross to Bear” by S.A. Cosby (WINNER)
“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
“The Locked Room Library” by Gigi Pandian
“Burnt Ends” by Gabriel Valijan

BEST CRITICAL or NON-FICTION
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America edited by Lee Child & Laurie R. King (WINNER)
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
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale

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


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