Lindsey Davis is an historical novelist who has written twenty novels in her historical crime series, Falco, set in ancient Rome. She has served as Chair of the Management Committee, as well as the UK Crimewriters’ Association, and served as Honorary President of the Classical Association. In 2011 she was awarded the Crimewriters’ Association Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement and in 2013 was the winner of the Barcelona Historical Novel Prize.