Dr. Parsons lives and works in Brentwood Tennessee, just south of Nashville. Raised in a military family, he's traveled extensively and lived all over the world. An avid lifelong reader and book collector, he began writing in earnest after attending a fiction writing course offered by his alma mater, Dartmouth College, in 2003. An orthopedic surgeon, guitar player, hunter and shooting enthusiast, and a decent golfer, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his characters and stories. He has based Baden–Powell's Beads on the true story of Zulu beads recovered in the Boer War and, using historically accurate events and religious history, has woven a four book tale of mystery and intrigue that both entertains and educates and leaves the reader wondering...what if?