Bouchercon 2022: Land of 10,000 Crimes
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hotel: Hilton Minneapolis
Date: September 6 – 11, 2022

Bouchercon is the world’s finest annual crime fiction event, bringing together more than 1,500 authors, fans, publishers, reviewers, booksellers, editors, and every other part of the community for a fantastic four-day event.

The Anthony Awards was presented Saturday, September 10, 2022, during Bouchercon. Congratulations to one and all!


Best Novel – Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

Best First Novel – Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Best Paperback/EBook/AudioBook – Bloodline by Jess Lourey

Best Short Story – “Not My Cross to Bear” by S.A. Cosby

Best Anthology – This Time for Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021 by Hank Phillippi Ryan, ed.

Best Critical/Non-Fiction – How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America by Lee Child & Laurie R. King

Best Childrens/YA – I Play One on TV by Alan Orloff

Next year, Bouchercon is in San Diego, August 30 – September 3, 2023

Guest of Honor
Lifetime: David Baldacci
International: Ann Cleeves
Regional: Jacqueline Winspear
National: C.J. Box
Cozy: Kate Carlisle
Fan: Dru Ann Love
Toastmaster: Naomi Hirahara