Saskia Noort
Saskia Noort (born April 13, 1967 in Bergen (North Holland) ) is a Dutch journalist and crime novelist.
life and career
Noort studied journalism and theater studies in Utrecht. She works as a freelance journalist for the Dutch editions of Marie Claire , TopSanté , VT Wonen and Ouders van Nu and writes columns for the Dutch Playboy and LINDA . In 2003 her first crime novel Terug naar de kust appeared , which became a bestseller with over 200,000 copies sold and was filmed in 2009 with Linda de Mol . Her second novel De eetclub was also made into a film in 2010 (directed by Robert Jan Westdijk) and received the French Prix SNCF du Polar in 2010 . Her two first novels were nominated for the Dutch crime prize Gouden Strop .
Her novels reach bestseller editions in the Netherlands; the total circulation of her books in 2011 was over 2 million. Her books have also been translated into English, French, German and many more languages.
Noort has a son and a daughter and lives in Amsterdam.
Books
Detective novels:
- The dark house , rororo 2007 ( Terug naar de kust , 2003)
- And beware of evil , rororo 2009 ( De eetclub , 2004, English translation The dinner club 2007)
- Nieuwe buren , 2006 (New Neighbors)
- Afgunst , 2007 (envy)
- Afgunst & een goed huwelijk , 2010
- Koorts , 2011 (fever)
- De Verbouwing , 2009 (The renovation)
Collection of her columns:
- Aan de goede kant van 30
- 40: over lijf en leven van een veertiger
- Baby coorts
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Noort, Saskia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch crime writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergen (North Holland) |