Lindsey Davis has been a Random House author for over twenty years. She began writing about the Romans with The Course of Honour, the real life love story of the Emperor Vespasian and Antonia Caenis. She is best known for her twenty book adventure series about Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco and his lover Helena Justina, set in the First Century AD. Falco: the Official Companion is an illustrated handbook written for readers of the series in which Lindsey talks about writing, the inspirations for her books, characters in the series, favourite Roman places and much more. She has also written Rebels and Traitors, an epic novel set in the English Civil War and Commonwealth.

Her books have been translated into many languages and have been dramatized on BBC Radio 4. Her many awards include the Premio Colosseo, awarded by the Mayor of Rome 'for enhancing the image of Rome', and the Crimewriters' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement.
She is currently Chair of the UK Society of Authors (2012/13).

For more information, please visit www.lindseydavis.co.uk.