Lex Noteboom
Lex Noteboom (1987) writes novels, audio drama podcasts and screenplays. In 2019 Lex broke onto the scene with the science fiction thriller THE DECA TAPES: a fiction podcast he wrote, directed and produced. The podcast was downloaded over a million times and won a Lovie Award for best European fiction podcast.
His debut novel, THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES, won numerous awards, among which being named Book of the Year by the countries biggest Newspaper, and was subsequently published in the UK and the US. He is now represented by David Headley, DHH Literary Agency London.
Lex long-awaited second novel I WILL BREAK THE WORLD, will be published in The Netherlands may 19th 2026.
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Schaduwprijs 2024
Shadow Prize 2024 winners announced
Lex Noteboom has been awarded the Shadow Prize 2024 for his thriller The Man with a Thousand Faces. He previously won the Hebban Thriller Prize 2024
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AD - Book of the year 2023
The man With a Thousand Faces is Book of the Year 2023.
Lex Noteboom's debut thriller, The Man with a Thousand Faces, immediately earned him the prestigious title 'Mezza Book of the Year'.
Hebban Best Thriller 2024
A frighteningly realistic portrayal of hybrid warfare
The judges described the story as "innovative", "surprising" and "intelligent" and therefore unanimously chose Lex Noteboom's The Man with a Thousand Faces as the winner of the Hebban Thriller Prize 2024.