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Tim Parfitt

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My latest book, 'The Madrid Connection', was published in November 2025 - 'a fast, gripping, darkly funny page-turner'. It is a sequel to 'The Barcelona Connection', but also a standalone crime-thriller with black comedy.

These are the first two books in a planned series about an art detective called Benjamin Blake, with the first book already in development for the screen. As an author, journalist, occasional radio guest and comedy host, I am often working on several projects at the same time, but am always happy to hear from anyone who'd like to get in touch.

My non-fiction travel memoir, 'A Load of Bull - An Englishman's Adventures in Madrid', tells the story of being sent to Madrid in the late eighties for six weeks to help launch Spanis ...more

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Letter from Spain #80

Recently, watching Spain’s left-wing parties haggle over a ‘united front’ for the forthcoming general election - and inevitably fail to agree - I was reminded of that glorious exchange in Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which goes something like this …

Brian: Excuse me. Are you the Judean People’s Front?

Reg: F*ck off! Judean People’s Front? We’re the People’s Front of Judea!

Francis: I thought we were

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Tim Parfitt’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 351 ratings · 45 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Load of Bull: An Englishman's Adventures in Madrid 3.56 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2006 — 7 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
	The Barcelona Connection (The Connections Book 1) 3.99 avg rating — 130 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
	The Madrid Connection (The Connections, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 49 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
	Mucho toro: Las tribulaciones de un inglés en la movida 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Tim made a comment on Roy Lotz’s review of A Load of Bull - An Englishman's Adventures in Madrid " Thank you! "
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