RBA Prize for Crime Writing

RBA Prize for Crime Writing (Spanish: Premio RBA de Novela Policiaca) was a Spanish literary award said to be the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize at €125,000.[1] It is funded by Barcelona-based multimedia publishing company RBA [es].

Winners

  • 2007 – Francisco González Ledesma, Una novela de barrio (A Neighborhood Novel)[2]
  • 2008 – Andrea Camilleri, La rizzagliata (The Death of Amalia Sacerdote)[2]
  • 2009 – Philip Kerr, If the Dead Rise Not [1]
  • 2010 – Harlan Coben, Live Wire[3]
  • 2011 – Patricia Cornwell, Red Mist[4]
  • 2012 – Michael Connelly, The Black Box[5]
  • 2013 – Arnaldur Indriðason, Skuggasund (The Shadow District)[6]
  • 2014 – Lee Child, Personal[7]
  • 2015 – Don Winslow, The Cartel[8]
  • 2016 – Ian Rankin, Even Dogs in the Wild[9]
  • 2017 – Benjamin Black (pseudonym of John Banville), Snow[10]
  • 2018 – Walter Mosley, Down the River unto the Sea

References

  1. ^ a b Giles Tremlett (3 September 2009). "Philip Kerr wins €125,000 RBA crime writing prize". The Guardian. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Scottish author wins lucrative crime award". Business and Leadership. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Harlan Coben wins the 4th RBA International Prize for Crime Writing with his novel 'Live Wire'". Catalan News Wire. 10 September 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Patricia Cornwell on a New England stage". Foster's Daily Democrat. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Michael Connelly wins the RBA Award for his novel 'The Black Box'". Catalan News Wire. 7 September 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "Arnaldur Indridason wins the 7th RBA Crime Novel Award for the forthcoming The Shadow District". Catalan News Wire. 13 September 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "British author Lee Child receives the "prestigious" RBA Award for Crime Writing". Catalan News Agency. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. ^ Míriam Pina García (4 September 2015). "Don Winslow's 'The Cartel' wins the RBA International Prize for Crime Writing". barcelona.cat. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Premio RBA de Novela Negra 2016" (in Spanish). Fundación RBA. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Benjamin Black gana el Premio RBA de novela negra con 'Pecado'". El Espanol (in Spanish). September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.

External links

  • Premio RBA de Novela Negra, official website
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Recipients of the RBA Prize for Crime Writing