Denise Mina

Quick Facts

Full Name	Denise Mina
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Aug 21, 1966(1966-08-21)
Age	58
Birthplace	East Kilbride
Country	Scotland
Horoscope	Leo

Denise Mina Biography

Denise Mina is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on August 21, 1966 in East Kilbride, Scotland.

Denise Mina (born 21 August, 1966) is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the Garnethill trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia “Paddy” Meehan, a Glasgow journalist. Described as an author of Tartan Noir, she has also dabbled in comic book writing, having written 13 issues of Hellblazer.

It was while researching a PhD thesis on the ascription of mental illness to female offenders, and teaching criminology and criminal law at Strathclyde University in the 1990s, that she decided to write her first novel Garnethill, published in 1998 by Transworld.

Denise Mina Net Worth

Denise Mina is one of the richest Novelist from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denise Mina 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Denise Mina was born in East Kilbride in 1966. Her father worked as an engineer. Because of his work, the family moved 21 times in 18 years: from Paris to The Hague, London, Scotland and Bergen. Mina left school at sixteen and worked in a variety of low-skilled jobs, including as a barmaid, kitchen porter and cook. She also worked for a time in a meat-processing factory. In her twenties she worked in auxiliary nursing for geriatric and terminal care patients before returning to education and earning a law degree from Glasgow University.

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Facts & Trivia

Sundance Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Denise Mina celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Denise Mina

1. Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer and playwright.
2. She has written over 20 novels and plays.
3. Mina’s debut novel, Garnethill, won the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award.
4. Her book The Long Drop was shortlisted for the 2017 Gordon Burn Prize.
5. Mina has also written comics for DC Vertigo and Hellblazer series.
6. She was named one of the “Top Ten Crime Writers to Watch” by The Times in 2009.
7. In 2012, she won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award for The End of Wasp Season.
8. Mina has been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour program.
9. She holds an honorary doctorate from Stirling University in recognition of her literary achievements.
10. Mina is known for her gritty portrayals of Glasgow and its working-class communities in her writing.

Which Denise Mina book should I read first?

Garnethill. Although this is Denise Mina’s first book, its readability feels as though it came from someone who had already been churning out bestsellers for years. Published in 1998, Garnethill kicks off with Maureen O’Donnell waking up to find her boyfriend dead in her living room.

What age is Denise Mina?

55 years (August 21, 1966)

What happens in conviction Denise Mina?

In the suspense novel Conviction by Denise Mina, when Sophie Bukaran realized she was in danger of being killed after a failed rape trial, she changed her name and made a new life for herself. She has lived for years as Anna McDonald, with a partner and two daughters who know nothing of her past.

What school did Denise Mina go to?

Education

Is field of blood based on a true story?

Based on the Denise Mina novel of the same name , The Field of Blood stars Jayd Johnson (River City) as Patricia “Paddy” Meehan, a feisty, wanna-be journalist at the male bastion of the (fictional) Glasgow Daily News.