Diamanten Kogel

With the diamonds Kogel the best Belgian- Flemish thriller of the previous year is excellent. He is the most famous literary prize for crime fiction in Belgium. Until September 1, 2011 was responsible for the award of the Genootschap van Vlaamse Misdaadauteurs ( GMM ), the Dutch counterpart Genootschap van Nederlandstalige Misdaadauteurs ( GNM ). The Flemish GMM dissipated on September 1, 2011, the award will be continued by the independent association " De Kogel diamonds " (DDK ).

Striking is the doping of the diamond Kogel: The winner will receive a 500 gram brass knuckles made ​​of silver, whose peaks are covered with four diamonds à 0.35 carats. Since 2004, this price can also be awarded Dutch authors.

Best Flemish thriller - Diamonds Kogel

1 = publisher and yearly data refer to the original and German editions