Many awards are given out at Bouchercon. Following is a list of winners. For a full report and list of all nominees, go to the official site for Bouchercon 2005
http://www.bouchercon.net/


The Anthony. Voted on by attendees of Bouchercon:

Best Novel
William Kent Krueger -- Blood Hollow (Simon & Schuster/Atria)


Best First Novel
Harley Jane Kozak -- Dating Dead Men (Random House/Doubleday)

Best Paperback Original
Jason Starr -- Twisted City (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

Best Short Story
Elaine Viets -- "Wedding Knife"
Chesapeake Crimes (Quiet Storm)


Best Cover Art
Brooklyn Noir -- Sohrab Habibion
editor Tim McLoughlin (Akashic)

Best Critical / Non-Fiction Work
Max Allan Collins (et al)
Men's Adventure Magazines (Taschen)


Barry Awards given out by Deadly Pleasures Magazine

:
Best Novel Barry Award
THE ENEMY, Lee Child

Best First Novel Barry Award
THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Best British Crime Novel Barry Award
FLESH & BLOOD, John Harvey

Best Paperback Original Barry Award
TAGGED FOR MURDER, Elaine Flinn

Best Thriller Barry Award
RAIN STORM by Barry Eisler

Best Short Story Barry Award
Edward D. Hoch, "The War in Wonderland" (GREEN FOR DANGER)
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The SHAMUS award is given by the Private Eye Writers of America for the best PI mystery. Sara Paretsky was awarded Lifetime Achievment

BEST P.I. NOVEL
WHILE I DISAPPEAR by Ed Wright (Putnam)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL P.I. NOVEL
FADE TO BLONDE by Max Phillips (A Hard Case Crime Book, Dorchester)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
THE DEAD by Ingrid Black (St. Martins Press)

BEST P.I. SHORT STORY
“Hasidic Noir” by Pearl Abraham (Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Press, 2004)


The Macavity Awards are given by Mystery Readers International.

Best Mystery Novel
The Killing of the Tinkers, by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur)


Best First Mystery Novel
Dating Dead Men, by Harley Jane Kozak (Doubleday)

Best Nonfiction
Forensics for Dummies
by D. P. Lyle, MD (Wiley Publishing)

Best Short Story
"The Widow of Slane," by Terence Faherty (EQMM, March/April 2004)

The North American branch of the International Crime Writers Hammett Award
Chuck Hogan, "Prince of Thieves" (Scribner)

The American Crime Writers League gives the Ellen Nehr Award for excellence in Mystery Reviewing.
Hallie Ephron, Boston Globe