2005 Anthony Award Winners and Nominees

Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, has announced the winners of the 2005 Anthony Awards, honoring the best first mystery novel, best novel, best paperback original, best historical mystery, best non-fiction, best short story, and best juvenile/young adult mystery published in 2004.

The Anthony Awards, named for long-time mystery critic for NY Times Anthony Boucher, were presented during Bouchercon at the Anthony Awards Banquet, September 4, 2005. Bouchercon attendees  made the nominations; the Anthonys were selected at the convention by all convention attendees.

Special congratulation to our friend and colleague Kate Stine, editor of Mystery Scene Magazine, which won the Best Fan Publication category.

Best Novel

Winner

Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman

Extraordinary standalone novel recounts effects of horrific past crime on the present

paperback, $7.99

Other Nominees

Blood is the Sky by Steve Hamilton

Michigan PI Alex McKnight finds himself in danger in the woods of Northern Ontario on a mission to help a friend

paperback, $6.99

The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt

Cardinal and Delorme pursue a clever killer deep into the Northern Ontario woods

paperback, $13.95

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

Clever standalone novel finds two US Marshall's pursuing escaped prisoner to isolated mental hospital in Boston harbor

paperback, $7.99

Close to Home by Peter Robinson

Banks is called home from vacation to investigate the murder of his childhood friend

paperback, $7.99

Best First Novel

Winner

Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy

Exciting puzzler set at software firm whose serial killer game is being duplicated in real life 

paperback, $7.99

Other Nominees

Death of a Nationlist by Rebecca Pawel

engaging novel set just after the Spanish Civil War

trade paperback, $12

Haunted Ground by Erin Hart

Irish archaeologist and American pathologist team up to investigate body found preserved in the peat outside a small Irish village

trade paperback, $14

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Thoroughly original series debut introduces title character who rises from servant to private investigator in '20s London.

trade paperback, $14

Wiley's Lament by Lono Waiwaiole

noir crime novel in which Wiley, his life near bottom, discovers meaning in seeking his estranged daughter's killer

Best Paperback Original

Winner

Deadly Legacy by Robin Burcell

San Francisco homicide detective Kate Gillespie faces murder, a wealthy family and kinky sex, although not in that order.

paperback, $6.99

Other Nominees

Dealing in Murder by Elaine Flinn

Antiques dealer Molly Doyle flees to Carmel, takes up new life but finds she can't seem to escape murder

Out of Print

Find Me Again by Sylvia Maultash Warsh

woman finds body in swimming pool and mysterious missing manuscript

trade paperback, $6.99

Thicker Than Water by P.J. Parrish

small town cop Louis Kincaid works on an old case committed by a recently released prisoner

paperback, $6.99

Tough Luck by Jason Starr

young guy in ‘70s Brooklyn finds one bad deed leads to another

trade paperback, $12