Editing Michael Ridpath (section)

{{Short description|British writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2009}}

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| notableworks  = ''Fire and Ice'' series
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'''Michael Ridpath''' is an English author of [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]s 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]].<ref>[http://www.michaelridpath.com/about-the-author.html About the Author] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120905005429/http://www.michaelridpath.com/about-the-author.html |date=5 September 2012 }}</ref>

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.