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 has been commissioned by a major Hollywood producer to
develop the screenplay of Meltdown
Reaction to Meltdown
"Exciting, intriguing, well-crafted: the business!"
- Duncan Bannatyne of BBC TV's Dragons'
Den
"A brilliant and accurate insight into the cut-throat world of
financial high-flyers. I couldn't put it down." -
Max Clifford, publicist
"Let's take a real writer to the pub!" Hear Martin on the Chris Evans
Show, BBC Radio 2
"Publishing moves at a glacial pace," And in
conversation with John Humphrys and Sir Peter Hall on the Today
Programme, BBC Radio 4
"Books that attempt to convey the atmosphere of a City
trading floor and succeed are extremely rare. On the fiction
shelves, I can't think of any … Baker's may be the first.
His account of the enormous, calculated play that gives the book
its name is compelling and more importantly, utterly convincing."
- Evening Standard
"A pacy plot, convincing detail and exotic locations pack
this financial thriller." - Daily
Mirror
"All the ingredients are there - fervid scenes on the
dealing floor, a murder, a plot to destabilise the world financial
system.." - The Times
"With so many thrillers clamouring for our attention,
something special is needed to rise above the crowd - and on the
evidence of Meltdown, Martin Baker has just what it takes...
splendid, fast-moving stuff, in which the stakes move from personal
vendettas to
