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, and 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. Ridpath lives in north London with three children and his wife, Barbara Ridpath. His latest work is the Fire & Ice series about an Icelandic detective called Magnus Jonson.

Financial thrillers

Alex Calder

Magnus Iceland Mysteries (Fire and Ice)

Conrad de Lancey – pre-WWII & WWII spy novels

Stand-alone novels

Short stories