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Matthew Lynn

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Matthew Lynn (born 1962) is a British thriller writer, financial journalist and publisher. He is the author of the Death Force series of novels. He has also written under the name James Harland.

Early life

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Lynn was born in 1962 and grew up in Exeter and Dublin, before moving to London. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.

Career

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Economist

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Lynn writes on business and economics, including columns in Bloomberg News, MoneyWeek and The Spectator.[1][2][3]

For most of the 1990s, he worked for The Sunday Times, for the last three years as a profile columnist.[1]

His book Four Walls Eight Windows (ECON, 1997) was reviewed by Library Journal, which wrote, "Lynn's treatment of the political, industrial, and social turmoil surrounding the sale to major carriers of a stable of aircraft of various payloads and ranges has all the intrigue and skullduggery of a spy novel".[4]

Lynn wrote two business books, The Billion-Dollar Battle: Merck v. Glaxo[5] and Birds of Prey: Boeing v. Airbus.[6] The latter received a review from Publishers Weekly,[7] while Kirkus Reviews noted Lynn "writes serviceable prose at best".[6]

In a 2007 Bloomberg article, Matt Lynn predicted that Apple Inc. "…will sell a few to its fans, but the iPhone won't make a long-term mark on the industry".[8]

He is the author of Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis, published in late 2010,[9][10][11] and more recently, The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031 (Endeavour Press).[12] His articles and opinions have been used as references by other authors and researchers.[13][14][15][16] Bust was reviewed in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries as follows: "books on economics and international finance rarely provide an exciting, gripping read".[17]

In 2012, Lynn was chief executive of Strategy Economics, a London-based consultancy.[12] His "London Eye" column began appearing weekly in MarketWatch in June 2011.[18]

Novelist

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As James Harland, he published The Month of the Leopard in 2001. Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Tension, pitifully lacking in the first two thirds of this grand adventure for MBAs, finally arrives, but nonbankers will probably have bailed out by then".[19] Publishers Weekly noted, "There are problems: flat characterizations, gratuitous violence, unconvincing motivation for Telmont and a too-hasty denouement. But the book is a page-turner for anyone interested in high-stakes financial shenanigans".[20]

He started writing the Death Force series of action-adventure thrillers in 2009. Featuring a group of mercenaries, the series includes Death Force, Fire Force and Shadow Force. The News of the World gave the first book a four-starred rating, describing it as "a Boy's-Own adventure guaranteed to get the pulse racing. It is up there with the finest that Andy McNab or Chris Ryan have ever penned".[21]

In 2018, Lynn set up Endeavour Media, an independent publisher based in London.[22] It became Lume Books in 2020.[23]

Controversy

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When trying to promote his book The Watchmen, Lynn offered the first chapter for free on the website Motley Fool UK. However users on the website objected to his unusual method of publicity and Lynn had to back off.[24]

Personal life

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He has three children.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b Matthew Lynn archive, Bloomberg. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  2. ^ "Matthew Lynn". The Spectator. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Matthew Lynn". MoneyWeek. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ Lane, Mel D. "Birds of Prey: Boeing vs. Airbus; A Battle for the Skies." Library Journal, vol. 122, no. 7, 15 Apr. 1997, p. 92. Gale Literature Resource Center.
  5. ^ Chambers, Peter. "Mixing heroes and villains – Merck Versus Glaxo", (London. Heinemann, 1991), book review, Management Today, 1 January 1992. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Birds of Prey". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Birds of Prey". Publishers Weekly. 2 February 1997. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ^ Lynn, Matthew, "Apple iPhone Will Fail in a Late, Defensive Move", commentary, Bloomberg, 14 January 2007.
  9. ^ "CFA Society Chicago Book Club Discusses Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis by Matthew Lynn". cfa society chicago. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  10. ^ Moravcsik, Andrew. "Bust: Greece, the Euro, and the Sovereign Debt Crisis Book Review". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  11. ^ Lynn, Matthew, "Put your money in emerging, stable democracies", MarketWatch, 13 July 2011. See footer. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  12. ^ a b Lynn, Matthew (30 May 2012). "6 reasons Spain will leave the euro first", MarketWatch Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  13. ^ Sternad, Dietmar (2019). Effective Management. Macmillan Education UK. ISBN 9781352007305. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  14. ^ Researcher, C. Q. (12 October 2010). Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies: Selections From CQ Researcher. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483343402. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  15. ^ Fozard, John R. "Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences". Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  16. ^ Meszaros, Istvan (November 2018). Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition. NYU Press. ISBN 9781583677148. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  17. ^ Whalen, E.L. "Lynn, Matthew. Bust: Greece, the euro, and the sovereign debt crisis." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, vol. 48, no. 10, June 2011, p. 1969. Gale Literature Resource Center.
  18. ^ Matthew Lynn archive, MarketWatch. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  19. ^ THE MONTH OF THE LEOPARD | Kirkus Reviews.
  20. ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Month of the Leopard". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Matt Lynn". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  22. ^ Onwuemezi, Natasha. "Matthew Lynn (Founder) & James Faktor (Publishing director) of Endeavor Media." The Bookseller, no. 5833, 1 Mar. 2019, p. 12. Gale Literature Resource Center.
  23. ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (10 February 2020). "Endeavour Media rebrands as Lume Books". The Bookseller. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  24. ^ Davidson, Alexander (2002). Everyone's Guide to Online Stock Market Investing: The Definitive 12-day Guide. Kogan Page. ISBN 9780749436438. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  25. ^ Lynn, Matt (4 March 2010). Fire Force: Death Force: Book Two. Headline. ISBN 978-0-7553-7604-9.
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