Denise Mina
Denise Mina
The Good Liar: Denise Mina in conversation with Nicola Meighan
Denise Mina discusses The Good Liar and the craft of writing crime fiction.
With Nicola Meighan, she will explore the stories, characters and ideas behind her latest work, drawing on her experience writing acclaimed crime novels and historical fiction.
Denise Mina studied law at Glasgow University, dropping out of a PhD at Strathclyde Law School to publish Garnethill. She is the New York Times best-selling author of twenty crime novels, including the Garnethill,Paddy Meehan and Alex Morrow series and The Long Drop. Her historical novels include Rizzio and Three Fires. Among her literary prizes are the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, the McIlvanney Prize, The CWA Debut and short story awards and The Gordon Burn Prize. Her latest works are The Good Liar and her true crime series launches next year with We Are Nisman.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Date: Friday 19 Feb 2027
Time: 8.30pm
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: The Studio
Part of Winter Words Festival
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