The Gouden Strop (i.e. 'Golden Noose') is the annual award for the best
crime novel
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a profession ...
in the
Dutch language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speak ...
. The prize has been awarded since 1986. The winner receives € 10,000 and a statuette. Its Belgian equivalent is the
Diamanten Kogel (i.e. 'Diamond Bullet').
List of winners
* 2013: ''Nacht in Parijs'' Michael Berg
* 2012: ''Een zomer zonder slaap'' Bram Dehouck
* 2011: ''De handen van Kalman Teller'' Gauke Andriesse
* 2010: ''De minzame moordenaar'' Bram Dehouck
* 2009: ''Daglicht'' Marion Pauw
* 2008 : ''Cel''
Charles den Tex
* 2007 : ''De tiende vrouw''
Roel Janssen
Roel Janssen (born 16 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club VVV-Venlo. He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard.
Career
Janssen was born in Venlo, Netherlands, and began his football career at Venlosch ...
* 2006 : ''De macht van meneer Miller''
Charles den Tex
* 2005 : ''Dood van een soldaat'' Johanna Spaey
* 2004 : ''Groene vrijdag'' Elvin Post
* 2003 : ''De zesde mei''
Tomas Ross Tomas Ross may refer to:
* Tomas Ross (writer)
* Tomas Ross (actor)
* Tomas Ross (trial lawyer)
See also
* Thomas Ross (disambiguation)
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* 2002 : ''Schijn van kans''
Charles den Tex
* 2001 : ''Zinloos geweld'' René Appel
* 2000 : ''Het Alibibureau''
Peter de Zwaan
* 1999 : ''Cleopatra''
Felix Thijssen
* 1998 : ''Fotofinish'' Jac. Toes
* 1997 : ''De kracht van het vuur''
Bob Mendes
* 1996 : ''Koerier voor Sarajevo''
Tomas Ross Tomas Ross may refer to:
* Tomas Ross (writer)
* Tomas Ross (actor)
* Tomas Ross (trial lawyer)
See also
* Thomas Ross (disambiguation)
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* 1995 : ''Vertraging''
Tim Krabbé
Hans Maarten Timotheus "Tim" Krabbé (born 13 April 1943) is a Dutch journalist, novelist and chess player.
Krabbé was born in Amsterdam. His writing has appeared in most major periodicals in the Netherlands. Once a competitive cyclist, he is kn ...
* 1994 : ''Het woeden der gehele wereld''
Maarten 't Hart
Maarten 't Hart (born 25 November 1944 in Maassluis) is a Dutch writer. Trained as a biologist in zoology and ethology at the Leiden University, he taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s, having made his debut as a ...
* 1993 : ''Vergelding''
Bob Mendes
* 1992 : ''Playback'' Chris Rippen
* 1991 : ''De derde persoon'' René Appel
* 1990 : not awarded
* 1989 : ''De terugkeer van Sid Stefan'' Gerben Hellinga
* 1988 : not awarded
* 1987 : ''Bèta''
Tomas Ross Tomas Ross may refer to:
* Tomas Ross (writer)
* Tomas Ross (actor)
* Tomas Ross (trial lawyer)
See also
* Thomas Ross (disambiguation)
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* 1986 : ''De zaak Alzheimer''
Jef Geeraerts
Jozef Adriaan Anna Geeraerts (23 February 1930 – 11 May 2015), better known as Jef Geeraerts, was a Belgian writer.
Geeraerts was born in Antwerp. After his studies in political and administrative sciences at the Colonial University of Belgi ...
External links
*
Dutch literary awards
Awards established in 1986
Mystery and detective fiction awards
1986 establishments in the Netherlands
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