About Me

Born and raised in Wrexham, Wales. He studied at the University of Manchester, Western Illinois University, and the University of Illinois. After a brief stint as a small town journalist, Julian accidentally found a career as a university administrator until retiring in late 2023. He is the author of 'Fit for Purpose' and 'Of Love & Honour.'  

He lives in Urbana, Illinois with his wife and two dogs and  is currently at work on a third novel featuring  the further adventures of Tom and Nia.

How your (good) review can help me!

Many of the on-line book sellers - Amazon in particular - use book reviews in their algorithms to position a book, or an author, for their own marketing and placement purposes. So please add your own book reviews when you have an opportunity.
Important to note that you haven't had to have bought the book to review it.
You haven't had to read the whole book to review (but, blimey, I'm sure it helps!)
Your review can be rather simple, such as: "I loved this book," "This was a great novel," "A super beach read," kind of review.
You don't have to worry about grammar or spelling or producing a college-level critique - it's the numbers of reviews that are important.
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If you are interested  in signed copies of Fit for Purpose or  Of Love and Honour just visit my link below to order your unique copies.

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Previous pieces on James Bond and Ian Fleming

Bond’s Napoleonic Imagery, MI6: Home of James Bond, January 18, 2018 https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/opinion-napoleonic-imagery

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Inside Ian Fleming’s Goldeneye, Artistic License Renewed, September 1, 2017

https://literary007.com/2017/08/31/literary-007-tourism-inside-ian-flemings-goldeneye/

·  Bond and China, MI6: Home of James Bond, January 31, 2017

https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/opinion-bond-and-china

·  James Bond and Wales, James Bond Dossier, March 22, 2016

https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/content/james-bond-and-wales.htm

·  The Peculiar Parallels of Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler, Artistic License Renewed, July 23, 2015

https://literary007.com/2015/07/23/the-peculiar-parallels-of-ian-fleming-and-raymond-chandler/

·  James Bond and the trouble with female sacrifice, James Bond Dossier, June 23, 2015

https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/content/james-bond-and-the-trouble-with-female-sacrifice.htm

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See what books inspired me to write spy thrillers. 

https://shepherd.com/best-books/world-weary-agents-of-espionage

The Evolving Bond, MI6: Home of James Bond, June 9, 2015https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/opinion-the-evolving-bond

The Bond Brand (1), MI6: Home of James Bond, February 28, 2015https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/style-bond-branding-1·  

The Bond Brand (2), MI6: Home of James Bond, April 14, 2015https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/style-bond-branding-2·  

Another list of spy/mystery thrillers have have inspired me: Booklisti.com: https://booklisti.com/julianparrotthttps://booklisti.com/booklist/books-author-julian-d-parrott-julian-d-parrott/lx3kzwq https://booklisti.com/booklist/character-driven-spy-mystery-novels-julian-d-parrott/lx36xoy 

The History of James Bond at the London Film Museum, The News-Gazette, October 5, 2014http://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/local/2014-10-05/history-bond-james-bond.html

Tom and Nia will return. 

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