BOUCHERCON -- Anthony Award Nominees

More than 2000 mystery writers and fans will be in New Orleans September 15-18 for Bouchercon, the biggest event of its type in the country. The highlight of the event is the announcement of the Anthony Award winners, among the most prestigious awards to mystery writers.

If you're looking to add a great book to your reading list, check out these nominees.

BEST NOVEL

Night Tremors - Matt Coyle 
The Killing Kind - Chris Holm 
The Child Garden - Catriona McPherson  
The Nature of the Beast - Louise Penny
What You See - Hank Phillippi Ryan 
(My favorite:  What You See by Indianapolis native Hank Phillippi Ryan)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

Concrete Angel - Patricia Abbott
Past Crimes - Glen Erik Hamilton 
New Yorked - Rob Hart 
Bull Mountain - Brian Panowich
On the Road with Del & Louise - Art Taylor

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

The Long and Faraway Gone - Lou Berney 
Gun Street Girl - Adrian McKinty 
Little Pretty Things - Lori Rader-Day 
Young Americans - Josh Stallings 
Stone Cold Dead - James W. Ziskin 
(My favorite: Pretty Little Things by friend Lori Rader-Day)

BEST CRITICAL OR NONFICTION BOOK

The Golden Age of Murder: The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story -..Martin Edwards
Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald - Suzanne Marrs & Tom Nolan, editors 
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime - Val McDermid 
The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett - Nathan Ward 
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For - Kate White, editor

BEST SHORT STORY

"The Little Men: A Bibliomystery" - Megan Abbott 
"The Siege" Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Dec 2015 - Hilary Davidson 
"Feliz Navidead" Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule - Brace Godfrey/Johnny Shaw  
"Old Hands" Dark City Lights - Erin Mitchell 
"Quack and Dwight" Jewish Noir - Travis Richardson
"Don’t Fear the Ripper" Protectors 2: Heroes - Holly West 

BEST ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION

Safe Inside the Violence - Christopher Irvin 
Protectors 2: Heroes-Stories to Benefit PROTECT - Thomas Pluck, editor 
Thuglit Presents: Cruel Yule: Holiday Tales of Crime for People on the Naughty List -Todd Robinson, editor 
Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015 - Art Taylor, editor
Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds - Kenneth Wishnia, editor

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Need - Joelle Charbonneau 
How to Win at High School - Owen Matthews 
A Madness So Discreet - Mindy McGinnis 
The Sin Eater’s Daughter - Melinda Salisbury 
Fighting Chance - B.K. Stevens
Ask the Dark - Henry Turner

BEST CRIME FICTION AUDIOBOOK

Dark Waters - Chris Goff - Assaf Cohen, narrator 
The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins - Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey & India Fisher, narrators  
Causing Chaos - Deborah J. Ledford - Christina Cox, narrator
The Nature of the Beast - Louise Penny - Robert Bathurst, narrator 
Young Americans - Josh Stallings - Em Eldridge, narrator