"Mina builds the story beautifully, taking in turn the investigation, the kidnappers, the victim and the family, plus a complex and fascinating history." Globe and Mail

"The most exciting crime writer to have emerged in Britain for years" -- Ian Rankin

Q&A with Denise Mina

Meet Denise Mina at Harbourfront IFOA XXX

Saturday, October 24, 1PM at Lakeside Terrace

Writing Scotland's Past: Murray Grigor, Richard Holloway, Denise Mina and Andrew O'Hagan talk to Ken McGoogan about Scotland's literary traditions.

Tuesday, October 27, 8PM at Fleck Theatre

A hair-raising evening of crime fiction and poetry, with readings by Michael Connelly, Dani Couture, William Deverell and Denise Mina. Internationally bestselling crime author Ian Rankin hosts. Listen to the podcast of her (much-loved) reading.

Denise Mina was born in Glasgow in 1966. She studied law at Glasgow University and later went on to research a Ph.D thesis at Strathclyde University. Mina is the author of seven previous novels, including the John Creasy Dagger award-winning Garnethill, and numerous other short stories, plays and comics. Ian Rankin has named her as “one of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years.” Still Midnight, Mina’s latest thriller, begins with a brutal and mysterious kidnapping of an innocent old man.   www.denisemina.co.uk

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