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Denise Mina

1966 - Today

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Denise Mina is a Scottish writer active since 1996. Her debut novel Garnethill (1998 Transworld) was a bestseller and won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Award for best debut. It was followed by Exile and Resolution, completing a trilogy of novels featuring Maureen O’Donnell, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Described as ‘crime writing royalty’ by Val McDermid, she was a key figure in the rise of Tartan Noir. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Denise Mina is the 7,282nd most popular writer (down from 7,143rd in 2024), the 7,385th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,143rd in 2019) and the 750th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Denise Mina ranks 7,282 out of 7,302. Before her are Dinesh D'Souza, Chris Savino, Oleg Pavlov, Luljeta Lleshanaku, Alice Oseman, and Laura Gallego García. After her are Djaili Amadou Amal, Stefan Molyneux, A. L. Kennedy, Gints Zilbalodis, Margot Lee Shetterly, and Tom Bergeron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Denise Mina ranks 1,011. Before her are Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen, Vasilis Dimitriadis, Elena Bechke, Jason Brooks, David Berkoff, and Kevin Robinzine. After her are Brett Hollister, Khalil Haqqani, Kristin Hersh, Stefan Molyneux, Perry Saturn, and Gary Anthony Williams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denise Mina ranks 7,387 out of 8,785. Before her are Phylis Smith (1965), Kerrith Brown (1962), James Trafford (2002), Margaret Morton (1968), Alexander Vlahos (1988), and Sue Hearnshaw (1961). After her are Owen Nolan (1972), David Fairclough (1957), David Healy (1979), Nick Holmes (1971), Noel Fielding (1973), and Matthew Marsden (1973).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Denise Mina ranks 750. Before her are Adrian Tchaikovsky (1972), Nicola Griffith (1960), Ngarmpun Vejjajiva (1963), Charlotte Roche (1978), Frances Hardinge (1973), and Alice Oseman (1994). After her are A. L. Kennedy (1965), Tom Holland (1968), Philip Ball (1962), Sophie Dahl (1977), Ruth Ware (1977), and Will Self (1961).

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