Michael Ridpath
| 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 | |
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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 & 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.
His works have been subject to some scrutiny, however, notably some Amazon reviewers have noted that his novels are "very short stor[ies]...the book equivalent of about 30 pages".[2] On the other hand, his lengthier novels have been criticised as needing to be "whittled down" by a paid editor.[3]
Bibliography
Financial thrillers
- Free to Trade (1995)[4][5][6]
- Trading Reality (1996)
- The Marketmaker (1998)
- Final Venture (2000)
- The Predator (2001)
- Fatal Error (2003)
Alex Calder
- On The Edge (2005)[7]
- See No Evil (2006)
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)
References
- ↑ About the Author
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Nowhere-FIRE-ICE-Series-ebook/product-reviews/B006G0VGX8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_hist_3? ie=UTF8&filterByStar=three_star&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=1
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Nowhere-FIRE-ICE-Series-ebook/product-reviews/B006G0VGX8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_hist_3?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=three_star&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=1
- ↑ New novels display uncanny timing
- ↑ Prowling After Profits
- ↑ SATIRE ON THE STREET, SUSPENSE IN THE CITY
- ↑ CRASH OF CITY HIGH-FLYER/