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Intimate stories of love discovered, doomed, and renewed inside the history books leave out.
The Pavelić Trap
War Fiction / Literary Fiction
A rookie reporter. A collapsing nation. A secret that will break him. An epic account of the fall of Yugoslavia.
Goran's Dilemma
A Daughter. A Father. A Siege that will define them both.
Sarajevo under siege, 1992. In the crucible of the Yugoslav Wars, a medical student daughter of Ratko Mladić must reckon with her father's genocidal role in a collapsing nation. Based on a haunting true father-daughter relationship, Phil Murphy weaves an authentic, epic tale of moral reckoning—a timeless story of love discovered, doomed, and renewed amidst the fault lines of history.
"A cinematic masterpiece on the page. Murphy captures the human cost of history with unflinching, poetic honesty."
— Historical Fiction Weekly
When the world around you feels divided, every choice carries a cost. Goran’s Dilemma asks: how far would you go to protect the people you love?
"Heart-wrenching and meticulously researched. A story that brings the Sarajevo siege to life through intimate, complex characters."
— Literary Review UK
The Pavelić Trap
‘A visceral, deeply researched masterpiece of the Yugoslav conflict.’ — Historical Fiction Review
‘Murphy captures the tragedy of the Balkans with heartbreaking precision.’ — The Lit Journal
A rookie reporter. A collapsing nation. A secret that will break him. British journalist Mick Morrison embarks on a four-year journey through the sieges of Dubrovnik and Sarajevo, documenting the fall of Yugoslavia. Amidst the chaos of ethnic cleansing and the horrors of Srebrenica, he uncovers a dark family secret that challenges everything he knows about his own history.
“An authentic and epic account of the fall of Yugoslavia.”
Coming Soon
A New Echo of History
The epic exploration of the Yugoslav Wars continues. Phil Murphy's forthcoming third novel dives deeper into the stories history books leave behind. Be the first to witness the final reckoning.