The Viktor Crime Award, awarded as part of Europe’s largest international crime fiction festival, “Mord am Hellweg”, recognizes new and promising voices in thriller literature.
The prize is presented every two years and this autumn marks its fourth presentation. Behind the prize, which carries a total value of €6,666, is bestselling author Sebastian Fitzek, who established the award in 2018 and named it after the psychiatrist Viktor Larenz from his debut novel The Therapy.
The Viktor Crime Award is presented in the categories ‘international’ and ‘national’. From numerous nominations submitted by German-language publishers, booksellers, and crime fiction critics from all media outlets, the judging panel has selected three national and three international authors for the shortlist, including Colin Walsh’s ‘Irish page-turner’ Kala.
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