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Denise Mina

1966 - Today

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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 written for comic books, including 13 issues of Hellblazer.Mina's first Paddy Meehan novel, The Field of Blood (2005), was filmed for broadcast in 2011 by the BBC, starring Jayd Johnson, Peter Capaldi and David Morrissey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denise Mina has received more than 323,820 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Denise Mina is the 6,415th most popular writer (down from 5,658th in 2019), the 6,579th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,646th in 2019) and the 665th most popular British Writer.

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  • 320k

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  • 28.64

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Denise Mina ranks 6,415 out of 5,755Before her are Ta-Nehisi Coates, Chetan Bhagat, Urvashi Butalia, Roxane Gay, Paul Harding, and Hitomi Kanehara. After her are Anita Sarkeesian, Henriett Seth F., Alejandro Rejon Huchin, Lucy Ayoub, Man Haron Monis, and Pamela Geller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Denise Mina ranks 727Before her are Willie Anderson, Hersey Hawkins, Brian Kennedy, Tiffany Cohen, Danny Ferry, and Samson Kitur. After her are Hiroki Shibuya, Yasuyuki Sato, Hiroaki Kumon, Elana Meyer, Stine Lise Hattestad, and Steve Bullock.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denise Mina ranks 6,579 out of 7,765Before her are Noel Clarke (1975), Eliot Higgins (1979), Kerry Katona (1980), Gary Lightbody (1976), Simon Quarterman (1977), and Neil Webb (1963). After her are Conor Coady (1993), Tim Hetherington (1970), Nadine Dorries (1957), Sammy Nelson (1949), Tom Forsyth (1949), and Steve McMahon (1961).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Denise Mina ranks 665Before her are Jane Goldman (1970), Sophie Dahl (1977), Mark Ravenhill (1966), Douglas Murray (1979), Will Self (1961), and Abi Morgan (1968). After her are Caitlin Moran (1975), Jo Frost (1970), Conor Maynard (1992), Rebekah Brooks (1968), Julie Bindel (1962), and Ben Goldacre (1974).

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