Bouchercon XXI
Date	September 21, 1990  ( 1990-09-21 )
Location	London, England
Country	United Kingdom
Hosted by	Marion & Robin Richmond
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Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction . ^[1] It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher ; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards , which have been issued at the convention since 1986. ^[2] This page details Bouchercon XXI and the 5th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon [ edit ]

The convention was held in London, England on September 21, 1990; running until the 23rd. The event was chaired by Marion & Robin Richmond, owners of Scottish book-store Ming Books, known for having the largest stock of crime fiction in the UK. ^{[3] [4]}

Special Guests [ edit ]

• Lifetime Achievement award ? Michael Gilbert
• Guest of Honor ? P.D. James
• Fan Guest of Honor ? Robert Adey
• Toastmaster ? Sue Grafton

Anthony Awards [ edit ]

The following list details the awards distributed at the fifth annual Anthony Awards ceremony. ^[5]

Novel award [ edit ]

Winner:

• Sarah Caudwell , The Sirens Sang of Murder

Shortlist:

• Susan Dunlap, Pious Deception
• Carolyn G. Hart , A Little Class On Murder
• Margaret Maron , Corpus Christmas

First novel award [ edit ]

Winner:

• Karen Kijewski , Katwalk

Shortlist:

• Jill Churchill , Grime and Punishment
• Melodie Johnson Howe, The Mother Shadow
• Edith Skom, The Mark Twain Murders
• Susan Wolfe, The Last Billable Hour

Paperback original award [ edit ]

Winner:

• Carolyn G. Hart , Honeymoon with Murder

Shortlist:

• Malacai Black, On My Honor
• D.R. Meredith , Murder By Deception
• Keith Peterson , Rough Justice
• Deborah Valentine, A Collector of Photographs

Short story award [ edit ]

Winner:

• Nancy Pickard , "Afraid all the Time", from Sisters in Crime

Shortlist:

• Susan Dunlap, "No Safety", from Sisters in Crime
• Sharyn McCrumb , "A Wee Doch and Doris", from Mistletoe Mysteries
• Shelly Singer, "A Terrible Thing", from Sisters in Crime

Movie award [ edit ]

Winner:

• Crimes and Misdemeanors

Shortlist:

No shortlist released

Television series award [ edit ]

Winner:

• Inspector Morse

Shortlist:

No shortlist released

References [ edit ]