Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, has announced the 2022 Anthony Award nominees.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held in Minneapolis on September 10.  

BEST NOVEL

• Runner, by Tracy Clark (Kensington)
• Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)
• The Collective, by Alison Gaylin (Morrow)
• Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara (Soho Crime)
• These Toxic Things, by Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• Her Name Is Knight, by Yasmin Angoe (Thomas & Mercer)
• The Other Black Girl, by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Atria)
• Walking Through Needles, by Heather Levy (Polis)
• Arsenic and Adobo, by Mia P. Manansala (Berkley Prime Crime)
• All Her Little Secrets, by Wanda M. Morris (Morrow)

BEST SHORT STORY

• “The Search for Eric Garcia,” by E.A. Aymar (from Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color, edited by Abby L. Vandiver; Crooked Lane)
• “The Vermeer Conspiracy,” by V.M. Burns (from Midnight Hour)
• “Lucky Thirteen,” by Tracy Clark (from Midnight Hour)
• “Doc’s at Midnight,” by Richie Narvaez (from Midnight Hour)
• “Not My Cross to Bear,” by S.A. Cosby (from Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues, edited by Mark Westmoreland; Down & Out)
• “The Locked Room Library,” by Gigi Pandian (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021)
• “Burnt Ends,” by Gabriel Valjan (from This Time for Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021, edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan; Down & Out)

BEST CHILDREN’S/YA

• Cold-Blooded Myrtle, by Elizabeth C. Bunce (Algonquin Young Readers)
• Bury Me in Shadows, by Greg Herren (Bold Strokes)
• The Forest of Stolen Girls, by June Hur (Feiwel & Friends)
• I Play One on TV, by Alan Orloff (Down & Out)
• Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche, by Nancy Springer (Wednesday)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Under the Thumb: Stories of Police Oppression, edited by S.A. Cosby (Rock & A Hard Place Press)
• Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color, edited by Abby L. Vandiver (Crooked Lane)
• Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues, edited by Mark Westmoreland (Down & Out)
• This Time for Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021, edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Down & Out)
• When a Stranger Comes to Town, edited by Michael Koryta (Hanover Square Press)

BEST PAPERBACK/EBOOK/AUDIOBOOK (PAPERBACK PUBLISHERS LISTED)

• The Ninja Betrayed, by Tori Eldridge (Agora)
• Warn Me When It’s Time, by Cheryl A. Head (Bywater)
• Bury Me in Shadows, by Greg Herren (Bold Strokes)
• The Mother Next Door, by Tara Laskowski (Graydon House)
• Bloodline, by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)

BEST CRITICAL/NON-FICTION

• The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston’s Struggle for Justice, by Jan Brogan (Bright Leaf Press)
• Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession, by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell (Andrews McMeel)
• Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York, by Elon Green (Celadon)
• How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America, edited by Lee Child and Laurie R. King (Simon & Schuster)
• The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story, by Kate Summerscale (Penguin Press)

The winners of two other honors have been announced in advance of the convention.

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Ellen Hart

INTERNATIONAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Alexander McCall Smith 

[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for the story.]