About the Author

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© Michael Ridpath 2007

I was born in Devon in 1961, but grew up in Yorkshire. I was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, and Merton College, Oxford, where I read History.

After University, I joined Saudi International Bank, a part-Saudi, part-American owned bank based in London. I started off my career as a credit analyst, but then became a bond trader, managing one of the largest junk bond portfolios in Europe. In 1991 I left bond trading to join Apax Partners, a venture capital firm.

My first novel, Free to Trade, was written during evenings and weekends over a four year period. When it was accepted for publication with a large advance, I gave up working in the City to become a full-time writer.

I am a member of The Crime Writers Association and treasurer of the
Royal Literary Fund

I am married to Barbara, an American, and live in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, with our three children, Julia, Laura and Nicholas.

Please feel free to send me an e-mail if there is anything you would like to ask about my writing: comments@michaelridpath.com

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