Murder Under the St. Louis Arch

Crime fiction fans flocked to St. Louis this weekend for the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, an event that drew nearly 1,600 attendees to the city under the arch. Under the  direction of current chair and Crimespree magazine co-founder Jon Jordan, with added support from co-chair McKenna Jordan, the owner of Houston’s famed Murder by the Book, the conference fired like a well-oiled gun. Many of Bouchercon 2011’s new traditions were in honor of the late David Thompson—husband of McKenna Jordan, founder of Murder by the Book and Busted Flush Press, and an indomitable spirit in the mystery community—including honoring two American and International Guests of Honor and throwing a bowling tournament that pitted authors against each other and raised money for the St. Louis library.