Duncan Mavin is a seasoned international financial journalist, and started his career as a chartered accountant in the City and in Toronto. He has been a reporter and editor for Dow Jones publications including The Wall Street Journal and was the Journal's Financial Editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has also been Managing Editor for Barron's Group and a reporter for Canada's National Post. He lives with his family in the UK, and is a long-suffering fan of Sunderland football club. Pyramid of Lies is his first book.