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Bouchercon anthologies

This page lists crime fiction anthologies published in conjunction with the annual Bouchercon convention.

Bouchercon is held in honor of the author, editor and critic Anthony Boucher.

The first Bouchercon took place in 1970.

This list may be incomplete.

 

Bouchercon Anthologies

Murder At The Beach: The Bouchercon Anthology 2014

Editor: Dana Cameron

Down & Out Books

2014

"Bouchercon has been the annual gathering-in of mystery readers and writers, all of us fans of the genre, since the very first event in 1970 in Santa Monica, CA. In 2014, Bouchercon celebrates a return to the California beach, this time Long Beach, with an anthology of short stories by a roster of talented writers. You’ll never think of sun, sand, or picnics the same way again."
The contents are:
  • Introduction (Dana Cameron)
  • Murder Weapon (Edward Marston)
  • Daisy And The Desparado (Bill Cameron)
  • Life's A Beach (Judith Cutler)
  • Rounder Jon (Eldon Hughes)
  • Tsunami Surprise (Delaney Green)
  • Man In The Middle (Ray Daniel)
  • Nightshade (Tanis Mallow)
  • My Victim's Killer (Al Abramson)
  • Honeymoon Sweet (Craig Faustus Buck)
  • On The Pacific Beach (Patricia Abbott)
  • Marlowe's Wake (Phillip Depoy)
  • The Gumshoe Actor (Krista Nave)
  • The Sand Fairies (Sharon Fiffer)
  • The Haunted Room (Gigi Pandian)
  • The Hit-Man (Roger Angle)
  • The Writer's Conference (Jeffery Deaver)
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Murder Under The Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015

Editor: Art Taylor

Down & Out Books

2015

"Murder Under The Oaks is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, held in 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina — the City of Oaks. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canopy across a wide range of crime writers from across the country and around the world — including both veteran writers and the brightest up-and-coming talents in the field. Several of the stories in Murder Under The Oaks draw on the region’s history and culture — including the birth of a secret society at the University of Virginia, a mystery from Edgar Allan Poe’s childhood days, and a series of less-than-welcome visits by everyone’s favorite hometown sheriff."
The contents are:
  • Introduction (Art Taylor)
  • Spring break (Margaret Maron)
  • The immortality mushroom (P.A. De Voe)
  • #grenadegranny (Karen Pullen)
  • Praying to the porcelin god (Lori Armstrong)
  • Childhood's hour (Karen E. Salyer)
  • Another day, another murder (Kathleen Mix)
  • Crack-up at Waycross (Robert Mangeot)
  • Grasshoppers (J.D. Allen)
  • Time zones (Ron Rash)
  • Kill me again slowly (Zoe Sharp)
  • Walking the dog (J.L. Abramo)
  • Christians (Tom Franklin)
  • Mall rats (Britni Patterson)
  • Driftwood (Sean Doolittle)
  • A good name (Rob Brunet)
  • The sevens (Kristin Kisska)
  • Old friends (B.K. Stevens)
  • Life just bounces (Graham Wynd)
  • Death of a Bible salesman (Sarah Shaber)
  • Down home (Toni Goodyear)
  • On the Ramblas (Robert Lopresti)
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Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2016

Editor: Greg Herren

Down & Out Books

2016

"Blood on the Bayou is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, which is being held in New Orleans. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canopy across a wide variety of crime writers from across the country and around the world—including both veteran writers and the brightest up-and-coming talents in the field. These stories range from the light-hearted and fun to the darker side of crime."
The contents are:
  • Introduction (Heather Graham)
  • Icon (Alison Gaylin)
  • Blind Lagoon Misadventure (O'Neil De Noux)
  • And Down We Go (BV Lawson)
  • Wayward Souls (Eric Beetner)
  • Good And Dead (Elaine Viets)
  • Mayor And The Midwife (Edith Maxwell)
  • Blowhards On The Bayou (Deborah Lacy)
  • Crescent City Blues (Michael Penn)
  • Dark Places (Sheila Connolly)
  • Survivor's Guilt (Greg Herren)
  • Way Down We Go (Barbara Ferrer)
  • Gumbo Weather (Thomas Pluck)
  • Ebdgea (G. J. Brown)
  • Voodo At The Jitterbug (Kaye Wilkinson Barley)
  • Blue Delta (John Floyd)
  • Never Tell Red (Paula Pumphrey)
  • Stalker (Dino Parenti)
  • Boggy Bayou Caper (Terrie Farley Moran)
  • Three Rivers Voodoo (Liz Milliron)
  • Hell Hath No Fury (R. T. Lawton)
  • Odds (Gary Phillips)
  • Attitude Adjuster (David Morrell)
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Blood on the Bayou: Bouchercon Anthology 2017

Editor: John McFetridge

Down & Out Books

2017

"Passport to Murder is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, held in 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canopy across a wide variety of crime writers from across the country and around the world—including both veteran writers and the brightest up-and-coming talents in the field. All of the stories include some kind of travel ranging from a cross-America ride-sharing trip to tourists in Italy and Japan to a woman on the run in Mexico to murder in Cuba. And even a haunted hotel in Toronto."
The contents are:
  • Introduction (John McFetridge)
  • The Divide (Janet Hutchings)
  • Montezuma's Revenge (Michael Bracken)
  • Jerusalem Syndrome (Hilary Davidson)
  • Clean Getaway (LD Masterson)
  • Commute (Michael Dymmoch)
  • The Penitent (Victoria Weisfeld)
  • Pick-Up And Delivery (Eric Beckstrom)
  • This Ain't No Time For A Vacation (Gary Phillips)
  • Zona Romantica (Susan Calder)
  • Life Is Good (John Floyd)
  • The Queen-Size Bed (Rosemary McCracken)
  • The Oldest Old Country (John Stickney)
  • Making Tracks (KM Rockwood)
  • The Dead (Scott Loring Sanders)
  • Here To Stay (Tanis Mallow)
  • As Ye Sow (Craig Faustus Buck)
  • Dirty Laundry (Marie Hannan-Mandel)
  • The Last Train Out (Su Kopil)
  • The Haunted Hotel (Chris Grabenstein)
  • Journey Into The Dark (Marilyn Kay)
  • Burnt Orange (Shawn Reilly Simmons)
  • Hidden (Karen Pullen)
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Florida Happens: Tales Of Mystery, Mayhem, And Suspense From The Sunshine State

Bouchercon Anthology 2018

Editor: Greg Herren

Three Rooms Press

2017

"Edited by award-winning author/editor Greg Herren, with an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Tim Dorsey, FLORIDA HAPPENS is a riveting anthology featuring some of the brightest stars of mystery writing. Published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the world's biggest mystery convention, this new anthology offers stories of pristine white sands and palm trees, snowbirds and theme parks, mangroves and manatees, pirates and policemen - from the redneck Riviera to the southernmost point of the United States."
The contents are:
  • The Burglar Who Strove To Go Straight (Lawrence Block)
  • The Best Laid Plans (Holly West)
  • There’s an Alligator in My Purse (Paul D. Marks)
  • Mr. Bones (Hilary Davidson)
  • Cold Beer No Flies (Greg Herren)
  • Frozen Iguana (Debra Lattanzi Shutika)
  • The Fakahatchee Goonch (Jack Bates)
  • The Case of the Missing Pot Roast (Barb Goffman)
  • How To Handle A Shovel (Craig Pitman)
  • Postcard for the Dead (Susanna Calkins)
  • Hangover (John D. MacDonald)
  • Muscle Memory (Angel Luis Colón)
  • The Unidentifieds (J.D. Allen)
  • All Accounted For At The Hooray For Hollywood Hotel (Eleanor Cawood Jones)
  • Southernmost Point (Neil Plakcy)
  • Quarters for the Meter (Alex Segura)
  • Breakdown (Brendan DuBois)
  • Winner (Michael Wiley)
  • Frontier Justice (John M. Floyd)
  • When Agnes Left Her House (Patricia Abbott)
  • The Ending (Reed Farrel Coleman)
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Last updated January 2019