Michael Ridpath

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Michael Ridpath
Born 1961
Devon
Occupation novelist
Nationality British
Education First-class honours degree in modern history
Alma mater Merton College, Oxford
Period 1995 onwards
Genre Financial thrillers, crime novels
Notable works Fire and Ice series
Spouse Barbara Ridpath
Website
www.michaelridpath.com

Michael Ridpath is an English author of thrillers involving the world of high finance. He was born in Devon in 1961 and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Millfield School and Merton College, Oxford where he obtained first-class honours in Modern History, and represented the University at athletics. He spent eight years working as a bond trader at an international bank in the City of London. His past employers include Saudi International Bank and Apax Partners.[1]

Michael Ridpath lives in north London with three children and his wife, Barbara Ridpath, currently Director of St Paul's Institute and former managing director, Europe, of Standard and Poor's, and chief executive of the International Centre for Financial Regulation. His latest work is the Fire & Ice series about an Icelandic detective called Magnus Jonson.

Bibliography

Financial thrillers

  • The Marketmaker (1999)
  • Free to Trade (1995)[2][3][4]
  • Final Venture (2001)
  • Trading Reality (2000)
  • The Predator (2002)
  • Fatal Error (2005)

Alex Calder

  • On The Edge (2005)[5]
  • See No Evil (2007)

Fire & Ice

  • Where The Shadows Lie (published by Corvus, June 2010)
  • 66° North (Corvus, May 2011)
  • Edge of Nowhere (Corvus, December 2011. 60-page short story, available only on Kindle)
  • Meltwater (June 2012)
  • Sea of Stone (May 2014)

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