James Lingard, educated at Dulwich College and University College London, was a leading City of London solicitor specialising in banking and insolvency law as a partner in Norton Rose. He wrote Lingard's Bank Security Documents now in its 7th edition.

Since retirement, he became a historical novelist and an award-winning author, Amys Bookshelf Reviews naming him a Legacy Author and a 2022 Top Twenty Author for his works on WWII, His works include:-

THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED (a fact based romance set around World War 2 “A Tale of Love and Survival”)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07YMZHKS9 or https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YMZHKS9

THE CAUCASUS CAULDRON (a thriller about Russia’s problems in the Caucasus, a tale of intrigue, hatred, danger and death,)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LN2V3H6 or https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LNBVDHB

TRAPPED IN IRAN (a thriller inspired by real events—when the Shah left Iran, Israelis had to escape, each step leading deeper into danger.)

https://amzn.to/3QSSaXt

BRITAIN AT WAR 1939 to 1945 What was life like during the war? ( a concise history of WW2 emphasising the social history of what life was like in Britain, written about people directly involved.)

https://amzn.to/3QSSaXt