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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.
 

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Historical, Historical Mystery, Literary Fiction
 
Series
Garnethill
   1. Garnethill (1998)
   2. Exile (2000)
   3. Resolution (2001)
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Paddy Meehan
   1. The Field of Blood (2005)
   2. The Dead Hour (2006)
   3. Slip of the Knife (2007)

     aka The Last Breath

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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)
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Anna and Fin
   1. Conviction (2019)
   2. Confidence (2022)
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Novels
   Deception (2002)
     aka Sanctum
   The Long Drop (2017)
   The Less Dead (2020)
   Three Fires (2023)
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Collections
   Crimespotting (2009) (with others)
   Shattered (2009) (with others)
   Bloody Scotland (2017) (with others)
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Awards
Barry Awards Best British Crime Novel winner (2006) : The Field of Blood
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2007) : The Dead Hour
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2007) : The Dead Hour
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2007) : The Dead Hour
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2011) : The End of the Wasp Season
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2016) : Blood, Salt, Water
McIlvanney Prize Best Novel winner (2017) : The Long Drop
Costa Book Awards Best Novel nominee (2020) : The Less Dead


Denise Mina recommends
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Meantime (2022)
Frankie Boyle
"A darkest noir, unputdownable crime novel that swerves and surprises, with a gut-punch ending. I loved it!"
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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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Elena Knows (2021)
Claudia Piñeiro
"A gloriously taut and haunting tale…astonishingly assured."
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The Last Thing to Burn (2021)
Will Dean
"I could not stop reading this! Brilliantly done . . . I’m awestruck!"
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Long Way Home (2014)
(Zigic & Ferreira, book 1)
Eva Dolan
"Thrilling, original, so contemporary it feels as if it was written next year. Brilliant."
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Follow Her Home (2013)
(Juniper Song Mystery, book 1)
Steph Cha
"Stephanie Cha's brilliant debut is as Noir as Old Nick's sense of humour. Compelling from first to last page, she takes on contemporary L.A., sweeping the reader through Chandler's twilight, heartbroken city from mansions to faux K-town hostess bars. L.A. Noir at its finest."

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