Герман Кох: Amsterdam Noir

Walter van den Berg(Amstelveen, 1970) spent almost forty years in Osdorp, the Amsterdam neighborhood in which he set his contribution to Amsterdam Noir , but he now lives in a village by a river with his wife and dog. He has published four novels: De Hondenkoning (2004), West (2007), Van Dode Mannen Win Je Niet (2013), and Schuld (2016), which was nominated for the Libris Literature Prize.

Mensje van Keulen(Den Haag, 1946) lives in Amsterdam. She writes novels and short stories and has published several award-winning children’s books. Her first novel was Bleekers Zomer (1972), and her most recent was Schoppenvrouw (2016). Her books frequently appear on the long and short lists for literary awards, and her body of work has been honored with the Annie Romein, Charlotte Köhler, and Constantijn Huygens prizes.

Max van Olden(Zevenaar, 1973) debuted in 2015 with Lieve Edelachtbare , a legal thriller about a young lawyer in training that won the Shadow Prize for the best Dutch-language debut crime novel of the year. His second book, De Juiste Man (2017), a psychological thriller that explores the subject of revenge, made the long list for the Golden Noose. Van Olden is himself an attorney with a civil practice.