Bouchercon, the world mystery convention, announced the winners of the 2023 Anthony Awards at a ceremony held in San Diego on September 2.  

BEST HARDCOVER

• Like A Sister by Kellye Garrett (Mulholland Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• The Maid by Nita Prose (Ballantine Books)  

BEST HUMOROUS NOVEL

• Scot in a Trap by Catriona McPherson (Severn House)

BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL

• Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow & Company)

BEST PAPERRBACK/EBOOK/AUDIOBOOK

• The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)

BEST CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

• Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer (Wednesday Books)

BEST SHORT STORY

•  “Beauty and the Beyotch” by Barb Goffman (Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Feb. 2022, Issue 29)

BEST CRITICAL/NON-FICTION

• The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators by Martin Edwards (Collins Crime Club)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction’s Top Authors ed. by S.J. Rozan (Hanover Square Press)