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M.L. Baldwin

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in The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.mlbaldwin.co.uk/

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Genre

Fiction, Thriller, Military Thriller

Influences

Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, Jeffery Archer

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M L Baldwin is a former Tank Commander who joined the Second Royal Tank Regiment in 1996 and served with them on operations in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan over a 19 year career. He was Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) during his last tour of Afghanistan.
After leaving the forces he decided to try his hand at becoming an author, which is where you join him now in his journey. Inspired by the likes of Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy, he wrote his debut series of books for Operation Fools Mate back in 2023 which he hopes people will enjoy reading as much as he enjoyed writing them. Using his own first hand experiences of life on the front line of combat operations, he hopes to bring a level of realism and excitement that will both ...more

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Average rating: 4.54 · 254 ratings · 27 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Operation Fools Mate 24: A modern military action thriller (Book one) 4.46 avg rating — 139 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Fools Mate 48: A modern military action thriller (Book Two) 4.62 avg rating — 99 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadlock: A modern military action thriller (Book three) (Operation Fools Mate 3) 4.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Railway For Sale (Sarnglas Railway Series Book 1) by Christopher Awdry, M.L. Baldwin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Clay (illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luke Goes Flying (Sarnglas Railway Series Book 2) by Christopher Awdry, M.L. Baldwin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Clay (illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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M.L. Baldwin made a comment on Scott Millns’s review of Deadlock: A modern military action thriller (Book three) (Operation Fools Mate 3) " Hi Scott, thanks for the review, I really appreciate the time and effort you've taken to write this. I'm in the process of getting all three books pro ...more "
Dec 26, 2025 11:23AM · see review
M.L. Baldwin liked Scott Millns's review of Deadlock: A modern military action thriller (Book three) (Operation Fools Mate 3): "An action packed, exciting trio of books As a young lad I wrote in to 'Jim'll fix it' to ride in a tank. History has shown I was lucky not to get selected. This book really gives a great insight into what it might be like to ride in a tank. The tank s" Read more of this review »
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M.L. Baldwin made a comment on Scott Millns’s review of Operation Fools Mate 48: A modern military action thriller (Book Two) " Hi Scott, again I'm glad you're loving the book. The reason my third book is not called 72 is because it doesn't cover a 72 hour period. 24 was writte ...more "
Dec 08, 2025 02:46AM · see review
M.L. Baldwin made a comment on Scott Millns’s review of Operation Fools Mate 24: A modern military action thriller (Book one) " Hi Scott, thanks for taking the time to write a review, and I really hope you enjoy the second book. As for the comment regards AI I can assure you th ...more "
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M.L. Baldwin made a comment on Craig’s review of Operation Fools Mate 24: A modern military action thriller (Book one) " Hi Craig, thanks for taking a leap of faith on a new author and for taking the time to leave a great review, and really glad you liked the book. Some ...more "
Oct 21, 2025 11:37AM · see review
M.L. Baldwin made a comment on colin ensor’s review of Operation Fools Mate 24: A modern military action thriller (Book one) " Hi Colin, thanks for your review, means a lot to me to read what people think of the books, makes the work worthwhile. I've got the fourth and final b ...more "
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M.L. Baldwin liked Emma Awdry's review of Operation Fools Mate 24: A modern military action thriller (Book one): "I highly recommend this book. My cousin recommended it to me as he was gripped by the plot and detailed character development. It wasn’t my usual genre but I stayed open minded and loved it. I read it quickly as I was so keen to know what happened ne" Read more of this review »
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M.L. Baldwin liked mommy_and_books's review of Deadlock: A modern military action thriller (Book three) (Operation Fools Mate 3): "" [...] The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. [...]" This was my first encounter with M.L. Baldwin's work. He created a unique story that I hope will never happen to us. The auth" Read more of this review »
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