Denise Mina

Denise Mina is a writer I hold in high regard. Winning the John Creasey Dagger for her very first novel, Garnethill, is the sort of debut most authors only dream of, and it confirmed real talent rather than beginner's luck. What elevates her for me is the refusal to treat crime fiction as mere entertainment; building a trilogy around a survivor of childhood sexual abuse takes nerve and moral seriousness. That her work earned honours in Germany and Sweden shows how a stubbornly Glaswegian voice travelled far. I deeply respect novelists who look directly at social wounds, and her damehood feels thoroughly earned.

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Name (English)

Denise Mina

Name (Japanese)

デニーズ・ミーナ

Reading

でにーず・みーな

Born

August 21, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

East Kilbride, United Kingdom

Occupation

novelist / playwright / poet lawyer / comics writer / writer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

University

University of Glasgow

Awards & achievements

• 1998 CWA New Blood Dagger
• 2020 German Crime Fiction Award
• 2006 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel
• 2011 Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation

• Official sitehttps://www.denisemina.co.uk
• Xhttps://x.com/DameDeniseMina
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise%20Mina
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289947

Tags

• novelist
• playwright
• poet lawyer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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