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Denise Mina Books in Order
Denise Mina is a Glasgow-born author, navigating her early life amidst the north sea oil boom of the seventies as her family moved around Europe due to her father's engineering job. After leaving school at sixteen, Mina took on various low-paying roles, including working in a meat factory, as a bartender, kitchen assistant, and cook. She later found stability in auxiliary nursing, caring for geriatric and terminal patients. At twenty-one, Mina passed her exams and enrolled in law studies at Glasgow University, simultaneously researching a PhD thesis at Strathclyde University on the ascription of mental illness to female offenders. During this time, she secretly wrote her debut novel, 'Garnethill', using her research grant to fuel her creative pursuits.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Denise Mina's book series? Denise Mina has written 12 book series. The most notable is the Alex Morrow series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Denise Mina
- #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)
- #1
Conviction(2019) - #2
Confidence(2022)
- #1
The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)(2012) - #2
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)(2012) - #3
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012) - #4
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012) - #5
An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012) - #6
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012) - #7
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013) - #8
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013) - #9
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013) - #10
The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013) - #11
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014) - #12
What's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014) - #13
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)(2014) - #14
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014) - #15
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014) - #16
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014) - #17
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014) - #18
It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)(2014) - #19
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014) - #20
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015) - #21
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015) - #22
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015) - #23
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015) - #24
Every Seven Years(2015) - #25
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015) - #26
The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)(2016) - #27
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016) - #28
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016) - #29
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016) - #30
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016) - #31
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017) - #32
The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018) - #33
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018) - #34
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018) - #35
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018) - #36
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020) - #37
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)(2022) - #38
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022) - #39
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022)
- #1
Rizzio(2021) - #2
Hex (By: Jenni Fagan)(2022) - #3
Nothing Left to Fear From Hell (By: Alan Warner)(2023) - #4
Columba's Bones (By: David Greig)(2023) - #5
Queen Macbeth (By: Val McDermid)(2024) - #6
Benbecula (By: Graeme Macrae Burnet)(2025)
- #1Garnethill(1998)
- #2
Exile(2000) - #3Resolution(2001)
- #1
Dangerous Habits (By: Jamie Delano)(1991) - #2
Bloodlines (By: Garth Ennis,William Simpson)(1991) - #3
Fear and Loathing (By: Garth Ennis)(1993) - #4
Damnation's Flame (By: Garth Ennis)(1993) - #5
The Fear Machine (By: Jamie Delano)(1998) - #6
Hard Time (By: Brian Azzarello)(2000) - #7
Freezes Over (By: Brian Azzarello)(2001) - #8
Good Intentions (By: Brian Azzarello)(2002) - #9
Son of Man (By: Garth Ennis)(2003) - #10
Haunted (By: Warren Ellis)(2003) - #11
Setting Sun (By: Warren Ellis)(2004) - #12
Highwater (By: Brian Azzarello)(2004) - #13
Rare Cuts (By: Grant Morrison,Garth Ennis,Jamie Delano)(2005) - #14
All His Engines (By: Mike Carey)(2005) - #15
The Gift (By: Mike Carey)(2006) - #16
Lady Constantine (By: Andy Diggle)(2006) - #17
Papa Midnite (By: Mat Johnson)(2006) - #18
Empathy is the Enemy(2006) - #19
The Devil You Know (By: Jamie Delano)(2007) - #20
The Red Right Hand(2007) - #21
The Family Man (By: Jamie Delano)(2008) - #22
Joyride (By: Andy Diggle)(2008) - #23
The Laughing Magician (By: Andy Diggle)(2008) - #24
Dark Entries (By: Ian Rankin)(2009) - #25
The Roots of Coincidence (By: Andy Diggle)(2009) - #26
Scab (By: Peter Milligan)(2009) - #27
Hooked (By: Peter Milligan)(2010) - #28
India (By: Peter Milligan)(2010) - #29
City of Demons (By: Si Spencer)(2011) - #30
Bloody Carnations (By: Peter Milligan)(2011) - #31
Original Sins (By: John Ridgway,Jamie Delano)(2011) - #32
Phantom Pains (By: Peter Milligan)(2012) - #33
The Devil's Trenchcoat (By: Peter Milligan)(2012) - #34
Death and Cigarettes (By: Peter Milligan)(2013) - #35
Tainted Love (By: Garth Ennis)(2014) - #36
Shoot (By: Brian Azzarello)(2014) - #37
Rake at the Gates of Hell (By: Garth Ennis)(2014) - #38
Critical Mass (By: Paul Jenkins)(2014) - #39
In The Line Of Fire (By: Paul Jenkins)(2015) - #40
Last Man Standing (By: Paul Jenkins)(2015) - #41
How to Play with Fire (By: Sean Phillips)(2016) - #42
The Wild Card (By: Mike Carey)(2017) - #43
Out of Season (By: Mike Carey)(2017) - #44
30th Anniversary Celebration (By: Neil Gaiman,Paul Jenkins,Alan Moore,Garth Ennis)(2018) - #45
Systems of Control (By: Mike Carey)(2019) - #46
Regeneration (By: Peter Milligan)(2020) - #47
No Future (By: Peter Milligan)(2020) - #48
Sectioned (By: Peter Milligan,Si Spencer)(2021) - #49
Another Season (By: Peter Milligan)(2021) - #50
The Curse of the Constantines (By: Peter Milligan)(2022)
- #1
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Book 1(2012) - #2
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Book 2(2013) - #3
The Girl Who Played with Fire(2014) - #4
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest(2015)
- #1
The Field Of Blood(2005) - #2
The Dead Hour(2006) - #3
Slip of the Knife / The Last Breath(2007)
- #1
The Big Sleep (By: Raymond Chandler)(1939) - #2
Farewell, My Lovely (By: Raymond Chandler)(1940) - #3
The High Window (By: Raymond Chandler)(1942) - #4
The Lady in the Lake (By: Raymond Chandler)(1943) - #5
The Little Sister (By: Raymond Chandler)(1949) - #6
The Long Goodbye (By: Raymond Chandler)(1953) - #7
Playback (By: Raymond Chandler)(1958) - #8
Poodle Springs (By: Robert B. Parker,Raymond Chandler)(1989) - #9
Perchance to Dream (By: Robert B. Parker)(1991) - #10
The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe (By: Benjamin Black)(2014) - #11
Only to Sleep (By: Lawrence Osborne)(2018) - #12
The Goodbye Coast (By: Joe Ide)(2022) - #13
The Second Murderer(2023)
- #1
Sanctum / Deception(2002) - #2
The Long Drop(2017) - #3
The Less Dead(2020) - #4
Three Fires(2023) - #5The Good Liar(2025)
- #6Every Seven Years(2015)
- #7
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit(2019)
- #1
The Chill (By: Jason Starr)(1998) - #2
Filthy Rich (By: Brian Azzarello)(2009) - #3
The Executor (By: Andrea Mutti,Jon Evans)(2010) - #4
The Bronx Kill (By: Peter Milligan)(2010) - #5
Fogtown (By: Andersen Gabrych)(2010) - #6
A Sickness in the Family(2010) - #7
Rat Catcher (By: Andy Diggle)(2011) - #8
Area 10 (By: Christos Gage)(2011) - #9
Cowboys (By: Brian Hurtt)(2011)
About Denise Mina
Denise Mina is a Glasgow-born author, navigating her early life amidst the north sea oil boom of the seventies as her family moved around Europe due to her father's engineering job. After leaving school at sixteen, Mina took on various low-paying roles, including working in a meat factory, as a bartender, kitchen assistant, and cook. She later found stability in auxiliary nursing, caring for geriatric and terminal patients. At twenty-one, Mina passed her exams and enrolled in law studies at Glasgow University, simultaneously researching a PhD thesis at Strathclyde University on the ascription of mental illness to female offenders. During this time, she secretly wrote her debut novel, 'Garnethill', using her research grant to fuel her creative pursuits.
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