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Denise Mina

Scotland (b.1966)

Denise Mina was born in 1966 in Glasgow. She worked as an auxiliary nurse in geriatric and terminal care nursing homes before studying law at Glasgow University. As an academic researcher she has written extensively on the medicalization of deviant women, and until recently she taught Criminology and Criminal Law. She lives in Glasgow, where she now writes full time.

Awards: Bloody Scotland (2017), Theakston (2013), CrimeFest (2012), Barry (2006) see all

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Historical, Historical Mystery, Literary Fiction

New and upcoming books

June 2025

The Good Liar

Series

Garnethill
   1. Garnethill (1998)
   2. Exile (2000)
   3. Resolution (2001)

Paddy Meehan
   1. Field of Blood (2005)
   2. The Dead Hour (2006)
   3. Slip of the Knife (2007)

Alex Morrow
   1. Still Midnight (2009)
   2. The End of the Wasp Season (2011)
   3. Gods and Beasts (2012)
   4. The Red Road (2013)
   5. Blood, Salt, Water (2015)

Anna and Fin
1. Conviction (2019)
2. Confidence (2022)

Novels

   Deception (2002)
     aka Sanctum
   The Long Drop (2017)
   The Less Dead (2020)
   Three Fires (2023)
   The Good Liar (2025)

Collections

Crimespotting (2009) (with others)
Shattered (2009) (with others)

Series contributed to

John Constantine, Hellblazer
   Empathy is the Enemy (2006)
   The Red Right Hand (2007)
   The Gift (2018) (with Mike Carey)

Elsewhere
4. Everywhere (2012) (with Julia Donaldson and Michael Morpurgo)

Bibliomysteries / Death Sentences
Every Seven Years (2015)

Darkland Tales
Rizzio (2021)

Philip Marlowe
The Second Murderer (2023)

Books containing stories by Denise Mina

Daggers Drawn (2021)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

Invisible Blood (2019)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

Bloody Scotland (2017)
New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers
edited by
James Crawford

More books

Awards

	2017 McIlvanney Prize : The Long Drop
	2013 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year : Gods and Beasts
	2012 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year : The End of the Wasp Season
	2012 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award : The End of the Wasp Season
	2006 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel : Field of Blood
	1998 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger : Garnethill

Award nominations

	2023 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : The Second Murderer
	2022 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Less Dead
	2022 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : Rizzio
	2021 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : The Less Dead
	2021 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
	2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Conviction
	2020 ITW Award for Best Hardcover Novel (nominee) : Conviction
	2020 Costa Book Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Less Dead
	2019 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : Conviction
	2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Long Drop
	2018 ITW Award for Best Hardcover Novel (nominee) : The Long Drop
	2017 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : The Long Drop
	2016 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Every Seven Years
	2016 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : Blood, Salt, Water
	2016 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : Blood, Salt, Water
	2014 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Red Road
	2014 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : The Red Road
	2013 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : The Red Road
	2012 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : Gods and Beasts
	2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : The End of the Wasp Season
	2011 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The End of the Wasp Season
	2010 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
	2010 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel (nominee) : Still Midnight
	2008 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
	2007 Macavity Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Dead Hour
	2007 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Dead Hour
	2007 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Dead Hour

Denise Mina recommends

The Cracked Mirror (2024)
Chris Brookmyre
"A glorious masterpiece of captivating storytelling and genre. I've never read anything that works on so many levels at once. An unputdownable delight, especially if being stabbed in a public toilet is your thing."

Meantime (2022)
Frankie Boyle
"A darkest noir, unputdownable crime novel that swerves and surprises, with a gut-punch ending. I loved it!"

The Goldenacre (2022)
(Shona Sandison Investigation, book 1)
Philip Miller
"A riveting, brutal journey into the high stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth."

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