Colin C. Murphy is the author of the critically acclaimed historical novels ‘Boycott’, the epic story behind the man who unwittingly gave his name to the English language, and ‘The Lost Voices’ trilogy, which is set in ancient Pompeii and based around the hundreds of graffiti the actual inhabitants left behind. He has also penned numerous historical non-fiction books such as ‘What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?’ ‘The Priest Hunters’ and ‘Fierce History.’ Formerly a multi-award winning creative director of an advertising agency, he quit the business a decade ago for his first professional love, writing. He has had a fascination with the ancient Roman world since childhood, and has researched extensively in Rome, Pompeii, Ostia Antica, El-Jem in Tunisia, Arles in France and Italica in Spain. He also has a love of history in general, and is particularly interested in exploring the lives and stories of the past’s lesser known, yet no less fascinating, men and women. When not writing or travelling he enjoys hillwalking, and has climbed every mountain in Ireland. He lives in Dublin with his family.