Martin Baker is an author, screenwriter
and journalist.
Meltdown, the first of a trilogy of
novels set against the backdrop of crisis in the world financial
system, was published in hard back in January 2008 as Macmillan's
lead title. The paperback was published in November. A second
novel, set in gangster-capitalist Moscow, will be published in
2009. The third in the trilogy is set in Shanghai.
Martin is the authorised biographer of David
Moyes, the Everton Football Club manager. Other books
include the business bestseller, A Fool And His
Money (Orion, 1996), a collection of satirical essays.
Martin is developing the screenplay of Meltdown for Golden
Compass producer Ileen Maisel.
As a journalist, Martin writes features for various national
newspaper and magazines, and is a columnist for the
Dubai-based Emirates Business 24/7.
Previously, Martin was editor of European Business
magazine, editor in chief of thestreet.co.uk (the
now-defunct UK arm of thestreet.com), associate editor of
Sunday Business, and the first investment editor
of The International Herald Tribune in Paris
(90-97). Prior to that, he was money correspondent of The
Independent, City reporter for The Times, and
market reporter for LBC Radio. He has made a
number of films for BBC Television, and is a regular contributor to
radio and television programmes in the UK, France and Belgium. He
has won a number of awards for journalism, including the
Citicorp Grand Prize for Excellence.
Before entering journalism, Martin qualified as a City solicitor
with leading firm Simmons & Simmons. He read
law at Brasenose College, Oxford.
