Denise Mina Reading Order

5 books (2009–2015)

The Alex Morrow series consists of five complete mystery thrillers published between 2009 and 2015. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Still Midnight and concluding with Blood Salt Water. Denise Mina's series follows Detective Alex Morrow through interconnected cases spanning the Glasgow crime landscape.

Start with Still Midnight, the first of 5 books in the Alex Morrow series.

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1	Still Midnight 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The End of the Wasp Season 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Gods and Beasts 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Red Road 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blood Salt Water 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2022)

This two-book mystery thriller series by Denise Mina follows the same protagonist across both installments. Conviction was published in 2019 and Confidence in 2022, with the series appearing to be complete. Read the books in publication order to follow the developing narrative of Anna and Fin.

Start with Conviction and read in order.

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1	Conviction 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Confidence 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2000–2025)

Denise Mina appears in eight mystery and crime story anthologies published between 2000 and 2021, likely representing a complete collection. These anthologies span diverse titles including The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2, Deadly Housewives, Crimespotting, and OxCrimes, among others. The series should be read in publication order to follow the chronological appearance of Mina's contributions. This collection offers readers a selection of short mystery and thriller stories curated across two decades.

Start with The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2, the first of 8 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Deadly Housewives 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Crimespotting 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Bloody Scotland 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Invisible Blood 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Daggers Drawn 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Birds, Strangers and Psychos 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology series featuring mystery and thriller stories by leading crime fiction authors, with 40 books published between 2012 and 2022. Each entry is a standalone mystery story centered around books, libraries, or literary themes, written by a different author including Jeffery Deaver, Laura Lippman, David Bell, and other celebrated mystery writers. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order starting with An Acceptable Sacrifice. This collection offers readers diverse mystery narratives unified by their bibliophilic settings and premises.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2021–2026)

Darkland Tales is an ongoing mystery and thriller series that began in 2021 and currently contains seven books by various authors including Denise Mina, Jenni Fagan, David Greig, Alan Warner, Val McDermid, and Graeme Macrae Burnet. The series should be read in publication order, starting with Rizzio and continuing through the most recent installment, Benbecula. New entries are still being added to the collection as of 2025.

Start with Rizzio, the first of 7 books in the Darkland Tales series.

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1	Rizzio 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hex(By: Jenni Fagan) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Columba's Bones(By: David Greig) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Nothing Left to Fear From Hell(By: Alan Warner) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Queen Macbeth(By: Val McDermid) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Queen Macbeth(By: Val McDermid) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Benbecula(By: Graeme Macrae Burnet) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	This Door of the Seas(By: Val McDermid,Jo Sharp) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1998–2001)

Denise Mina's Garnethill trilogy consists of three mystery and thriller novels published between 1998 and 2001, following a complete arc that should be read in publication order. The series begins with Garnethill, followed by Exile and Resolution, offering a self-contained narrative across the three books. This finished series provides a full story from beginning to end without branching into additional volumes.

Start with Garnethill and read in order.

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1	Garnethill 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Exile 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Resolution 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2014–2014)

50 books (1991–2022)

The Hellblazer graphic novel series comprises 50 books published between 1991 and 2022, featuring work from multiple acclaimed creators including Garth Ennis, Jamie Delano, Brian Azzarello, Warren Ellis, and Mike Carey. The series should be read in publication order to follow the interconnected storylines and character development across its complete run. This mystery and thriller-focused series began with Bloodlines and concluded in 2022, offering readers a substantial collection of supernatural and noir-tinged narratives.

Start with Bloodlines(By: Garth Ennis,William Simpson), the first of 50 books in the Hellblazer Graphic Novels series.

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1	Bloodlines(By: Garth Ennis,William Simpson) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dangerous Habits(By: Jamie Delano) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Damnation's Flame(By: Garth Ennis) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fear and Loathing(By: Garth Ennis) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Fear Machine(By: Jamie Delano) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hard Time(By: Brian Azzarello) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Freezes Over(By: Brian Azzarello) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Good Intentions(By: Brian Azzarello) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Haunted(By: Warren Ellis) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Son of Man(By: Garth Ennis) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Highwater(By: Brian Azzarello) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Setting Sun(By: Warren Ellis) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	All His Engines(By: Mike Carey) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Rare Cuts(By: Grant Morrison,Garth Ennis,Jamie Delano) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Empathy is the Enemy 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Lady Constantine(By: Andy Diggle) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Papa Midnite(By: Mat Johnson) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Gift(By: Mike Carey) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Devil You Know(By: Jamie Delano) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Red Right Hand 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Joyride(By: Andy Diggle) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Family Man(By: Jamie Delano) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Laughing Magician(By: Andy Diggle) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Dark Entries(By: Ian Rankin) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Scab(By: Peter Milligan) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Roots of Coincidence(By: Andy Diggle) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Hooked(By: Peter Milligan) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	India(By: Peter Milligan) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Bloody Carnations(By: Peter Milligan) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	City of Demons(By: Si Spencer) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Original Sins(By: John Ridgway,Jamie Delano) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Phantom Pains(By: Peter Milligan) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Devil's Trenchcoat(By: Peter Milligan) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Death and Cigarettes(By: Peter Milligan) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Critical Mass(By: Paul Jenkins) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Rake at the Gates of Hell(By: Garth Ennis) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Shoot(By: Brian Azzarello) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Tainted Love(By: Garth Ennis) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	In The Line Of Fire(By: Paul Jenkins) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Last Man Standing(By: Paul Jenkins) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	How to Play with Fire(By: Sean Phillips) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Out of Season(By: Mike Carey) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	The Wild Card(By: Mike Carey) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	30th Anniversary Celebration(By: Neil Gaiman,Paul Jenkins,Alan Moore,Garth Ennis) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Systems of Control(By: Mike Carey) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	No Future(By: Peter Milligan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Regeneration(By: Peter Milligan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Another Season(By: Peter Milligan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Sectioned(By: Peter Milligan,Si Spencer) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	The Curse of the Constantines(By: Peter Milligan) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2012–2015)

Denise Mina adapted the Millennium crime thriller series into graphic novels between 2012 and 2015, completing a four-book sequence that should be read in publication order. The adaptations span from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo through The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, translating the complex mystery narratives into visual storytelling format. This complete series transforms the acclaimed Swedish crime fiction into a different medium while maintaining the intricate plots and character development of the originals.

Start with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Book 1, the first of 4 books in the Millennium: The Graphic Novels series.

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1	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Book 1 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Book 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Girl Who Played with Fire 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2005–2007)

Denise Mina's Paddy Meehan series comprises three crime novels published between 2005 and 2007, following the investigations of an ambitious young journalist in Glasgow. The complete trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with The Field Of Blood, continuing with The Dead Hour, and concluding with Slip of the Knife. This mystery series is now finished, with all three books available for readers seeking a cohesive narrative arc.

Start with The Field Of Blood and read in order.

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1	The Field Of Blood 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Dead Hour 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Slip of the Knife / The Last Breath 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1939–2023)

The Philip Marlowe series consists of 13 mystery novels published between 1939 and 2023, beginning with Raymond Chandler's original works and continuing through contributions by Robert B. Parker, Benjamin Black, Lawrence Osborne, Joe Ide, and Denise Mina. The series should be read in publication order to follow the character's development across different authors' interpretations. While Chandler wrote the first seven books that established the character and world, subsequent authors have expanded the Marlowe canon with their own cases and investigations. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with The Big Sleep(By: Raymond Chandler), the first of 13 books in the Philip Marlowe series.

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1	The Big Sleep(By: Raymond Chandler) 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Farewell, My Lovely(By: Raymond Chandler) 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The High Window(By: Raymond Chandler) 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Lady in the Lake(By: Raymond Chandler) 1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Little Sister(By: Raymond Chandler) 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Long Goodbye(By: Raymond Chandler) 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Playback(By: Raymond Chandler) 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Poodle Springs(By: Robert B. Parker,Raymond Chandler) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Perchance to Dream(By: Robert B. Parker) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(By: Benjamin Black) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Second Murderer 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2025)

Denise Mina's complete collection of short stories and novellas comprises three works published between 2015 and 2019. These standalone pieces should be read in publication order beginning with Every Seven Years, followed by Nemo Me Impune Lacessit and The Karpman Drama Triangle. The series represents Mina's exploration of mystery and thriller themes in shorter form.

Start with Every Seven Years and read in order.

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1	Every Seven Years 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Nemo Me Impune Lacessit 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Karpman Drama Triangle 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2002–2025)

Denise Mina has written five standalone mystery and thriller novels published between 2002 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. Each book functions as an independent story, though readers following the author's complete work should begin with Sanctum / Deception and continue through The Long Drop, The Less Dead, Three Fires, and The Good Liar in publication order. These unconnected narratives showcase Mina's range across the mystery and thriller genres.

Start with Sanctum / Deception, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Sanctum / Deception 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Long Drop 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Less Dead 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Three Fires 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Good Liar 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1998–2011)

The Vertigo Crime series is a collection of nine standalone crime and mystery novels published between 1998 and 2011, each written by a different author. Though the books feature independent stories and characters, they should be read in publication order to experience the series as originally conceived. The complete series includes works by Jason Starr, Brian Azzarello, Denise Mina, Andersen Gabrych, Peter Milligan, Andrea Mutti and Jon Evans, Christos Gage, Brian Hurtt, and Andy Diggle, offering diverse perspectives within the crime thriller genre.

Start with The Chill(By: Jason Starr), the first of 9 books in the Vertigo Crime series.

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1	The Chill(By: Jason Starr) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Filthy Rich(By: Brian Azzarello) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Sickness in the Family 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fogtown(By: Andersen Gabrych) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Bronx Kill(By: Peter Milligan) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Executor(By: Andrea Mutti,Jon Evans) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Area 10(By: Christos Gage) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cowboys(By: Brian Hurtt) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Rat Catcher(By: Andy Diggle) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible