Denise Mina Books in Order
Denise Mina has written 31 books, published between 1998 and 2025. The first book is Garnethill (1998) and the newest is The Good Liar (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 1998–2025
- Confirmed
- 31 of 31 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,802 in 17 of 31 books
- Reading time
- 80–120 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,802 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 31 titles with a page count on record.
Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer, born 21 August 1966 and publishing since 1996. Garnethill (1998), the debut novel, became a bestseller and took the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award for best debut. Exile and Resolution completed that trilogy, which follows Maureen O'Donnell, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Val McDermid called Mina "crime writing royalty", and Mina was central to the rise of Tartan Noir. Conviction (2019) was chosen for Reese's Book Club, and The Good Liar (2025) looks at forensic junk science and what it means for justice. The catalogue holds 31 titles, with the Alex Morrow, Paddy Meehan and Anna and Fin series plus graphic novels.
How many Denise Mina books are there?
Denise Mina has 31 books, released between 1998 and 2025. They include 5 separate series.
Denise Mina Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Denise Mina books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119983483/4
- 220003643/4
- 320013683/4
- 42002–3/4
- 520053293/4
- 62006–3/4
- 720061683/4
- 820073523/4
- 920071403/4
- 102009–3/4
- 112010–3/4
- 122011–3/4
- 132011–3/4
- 1420111883/4
- 152012–3/4
- 162012–3/4
- 1720132993/4
- 1820141713/4
- 192015–3/4
- 2020152953/4
- 212015–3/4
- 2220172363/4
- 2320193763/4
- 2420193363/4
- 2520203523/4
- 2620211283/4
- 272022–3/4
- 282023–3/4
- 292023–3/4
- 3020253523/4
- 312025–3/4
Denise Mina series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Alex Morrow books in order 5 books
Denise Mina books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Denise Mina Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Garnethill in order
3 books- 1. Garnethill
- 2. Exile
- 3. Resolution
Paddy Meehan in order
3 booksVertigo Crime in order
3 booksMillennium: The Graphic Novels in order
2 booksAnna and Fin in order
2 books- 1. Conviction
- 2. Confidence
Denise Mina Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hellblazer Graphic Novels in order
2 booksDenise Mina Graphic Novels in order
1 book- 1. IDP
Darkland Tales in order
1 book- 1. Rizzio
Philip Marlowe in order
1 bookBibliomysteries in order
1 bookDenise Mina Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Denise Mina books run from Garnethill (1998) to The Good Liar (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Denise Mina in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Denise Mina books in order?
You only need to read Denise Mina books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Denise Mina
Start with Still Midnight (2009), the first Alex Morrow book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Garnethill (1998).
What is the newest Denise Mina book?
The Good Liar (2025) is the newest Denise Mina book released so far.
Is there a new Denise Mina book coming?
No next Denise Mina book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Denise Mina has won
Wikidata records 4 awards and 2 nominations for Denise Mina. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- German Crime Fiction Award2020Won
- Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation2011Won
- Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel2006Won
- CWA New Blood Dagger1998Won
- Dagger in the Library2010Shortlisted
- Dagger in the Library2008Shortlisted
Denise Mina at a glance
- Still publishing
- Denise Mina published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Denise Mina books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,802 pages across the 17 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 329 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Denise Mina books, 14 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
What the Denise Mina books are about
23 of the 31 Denise Mina books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 7 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 7 of 23 books
- Crime 6 of 23 books
- Murder 6 of 23 books
- Scotland 6 of 23 books
- Crimes against 4 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 4 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 23 books
- Investigation 3 of 23 books
- Paddy Meehan (Fictitious character) 3 of 23 books
- Police 3 of 23 books