Tomas Ross (writer)
Tomas Ross , pseudonym of Willem Pieter Hogendoorn (born September 16, 1944 in Den Bommel , Goeree-Overflakkee municipality , Netherlands ) is a Dutch writer and screenwriter . He wrote over 40 detective novels, one of them together with Maj Sjöwall , a few others with Rinus Ferdinandusse , books for children and young people, scripts for television series and, together with Theo van Gogh, the script for the film The Sixth May . Some of his books also appeared in German translation.
Live and act
Tomas Ross was born in Den Bommel in 1944. His father was an employee of the Dutch domestic secret service (until 2002: BVD, now: AIVD ). Ross attended high school in The Hague . After graduating from high school, he studied anthropology at VU Amsterdam and at the School of Journalism in Utrecht . He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Amsterdam in 1974.
After graduating, Ross worked as a journalist and for various human rights organizations. Ross has been a freelance writer and screenwriter since 1984. Tomas Ross is married; he has two daughters and one son.
Writing activity
In 1979 Ross wrote his first book Loch Ness - mythe of werkelijkheid ( Loch Ness - Myth or Reality ) under his real name Willem Pieter Hogendoorn. In it he examined the possibility for prehistoric animals to survive in habitats that are difficult to access , e.g. B. very deep in the water or in the jungle.
From 1980 he began to write thrillers under the pseudonym Tomas Ross .
Tomas Ross contributed significantly to the founding of Gouden Strop , which he himself won three times with his books: Bèta (1987), Koerier voor Sarajevo (1996), De zesde me (2003)
His serial novels about the riddle of the rings are kind of X-files for children. This television series is also quoted several times within the first volume. The imaginative hero Jaromir represents a kind of childlike Fox Mulder and his girlfriend Pauline represents the doubting Dana Scully . Speculations about lost civilizations, aliens, UFOs, Atlantis, and time travelers are hinted at. However, it remains to be seen whether they are perhaps just fantasy products from Jaromir. The first three volumes of the series have been translated into German. A fourth volume was published in 2012.
Publications
Mystery and fiction
- De vrienden van Pinocchio. 2014.
- De Tweede November. 2013.
- De Nachtwaker: Het koningscomplot. 2013.
- Onze vrouw in Tripoli. 2012.
- Havank Ross: de Schaduw contra de Schorpioen. 2011.
- Kort. 2011.
- Havank Ross: de Schaduw en het mysterie van de Denker. 2011.
- De tweede loser. 2010.
- Havank Ross: Het mysterie van de Nachtwacht. 2010.
- Het Meisje uit Buenos Aires. 2009.
- Confirmed. 2009.
- Blonde dolly. 2008.
- Havank Ross: Caribbean complot. 2008.
- De Marionet. 2008.
- De Tranen van Mata Hari. 2007.
- King Kong. 2006. (continuation of De anjercode)
- De hand van god. 2005.
- De anjercode. 2005. (continuation of De dubbelganger)
- Take care! 2005.
- Bloed aan de paal. 2004.
- with Rinus Ferdinandusse : Kidnap. 2004.
- De dubbelganger. 2004.
- De klokkenluider. 2003.
- with Rinus Ferdinandusse: De mannen van de maandagochtend. 2003.
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De zesde mei. 2003.
- German: The death of the candidate. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-423-21127-7 .
- Mathilde. 2003.
- with Rinus Ferdinandusse and others: De dood van een kroonprins. 2002.
- Blue Curaçao: King en de vrouw die twee keer leefde. 2002.
- Omwille van de troon. 2002.
- Tears over Hollandia. 2001.
- Superdeal: King en ..... 1999.
- Het goud van Salomon Pinto. 1998.
- De vlucht van de vier de october. 1997.
- Pin up: King en de televisiemoorden. 1996.
- Koerier voor Sarajevo. 1996.
- De broederschap. 1995.
- Babyface: King en de moordtransfer. 1986.
- Het Polderstad mystery. 1995.
- De man van Sint Maarten. 1994.
- Wachters voor Wilhelmina. 1993.
- De ingewijden. 1992.
- Valhalla. 1991.
- Gouden mountains. 1990.
- with Maj Sjöwall : De vrouw die op Greta Garbo leek. 1990.
- German: A woman like Greta Garbo. Rowohlt, 2005, ISBN 3-499-23866-7 .
- Donor. 1989.
- Mode voor Moskou. 1989.
- Het Koeweit contract. 1987.
- Beta. 1987.
- De strijders van de regenboog. 1986.
- Schaduwen uit Gethsemane. 1985.
- Het Poesjkin Plan. 1984.
- Het verraad van '42. 1983.
- Van koninklijken bloede. 1982.
- De moordmagnaten (King). 1982.
- De ogen van de mol. 1981.
- De honden van het verraad. 1980.
Books for children and young readers
- De man the twee keer verdronk. 2002.
- Hetkret van het verdronken dorp. 2002.
- De wraak van Victor Baldini. 1993.
- Het levende lijk. 1992.
- Help, ze ontvoeren de koningin. 1990.
"The Riddle of the Rings"
- De grappige stem. 2012.
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De hidden poort. 2001.
- German: Jaromir and the hidden gate. Wirtschaftsverlag Ueberreuter, 2002, ISBN 3-8000-2964-2 .
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De stem in de grot. 2000.
- German: Jaromir and the mysterious cave. Wirtschaftsverlag Ueberreuter, 2002, ISBN 3-8000-2963-4 .
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Talisman. 1999.
- German: Jaromir and the talisman. Wirtschaftsverlag Ueberreuter, 2002, ISBN 3-8000-2962-6 .
"Daan and Doortje Mysteries"
- Daan en Doortje en het monster van Loch Ness. 1994.
- Daan en Doortje en de poldergeesten. 1994.
Non-fiction
- Loch Ness - mythe of werkelijkheid. 1979. published under his real name Willem Hogendoorn
Web links
- Literature by and about Tomas Ross in the catalog of the German National Library
- Tomas Ross in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website of Tomas Ross (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Crime Couch
- ↑ Own website ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Crime Couch
- ↑ Tomas Ross: Jaromir and the talisman. Wirtschaftsverlag Ueberreuter, 2002, ISBN 3-8000-2962-6 , pp. 53, 62, 178.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, Tomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hogendoorn, Willem Pieter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Den Bommel , Goeree-Overflakkee Municipality |