RBA International Prize for Crime Writing

RBA International Prize for Crime Writing (Spanish: Premio RBA de Novela Negra) is 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.

Winners

• 2007 – Francisco González Ledesma, Una novela de barrio ("A Neighborhood Novel")^[2]
• 2008 – Andrea Camilleri, La muerte de Amalia Sacerdote ("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 Indridason, Skuggasund (Shadow Channel)^[6]
• 2014 – Lee Child, Personal^[7]
• 2015 – Don Winslow, The Cartel^[8]

References

1. Giles Tremlett (3 September 2009). "Philip Kerr wins €125,000 RBA crime writing prize". The Guardian. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
2. "Scottish author wins lucrative crime award". Business and Leadership. September 4, 2009. 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 ‘Shadow Channel’". 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.

External links

• Premio RBA de Novela Negra, official website