Michael Patrick Murphy was born south of Boston and comes from a family with strong native ties to South Boston. He spent ten years getting an education on Morrissey Boulevard -- his high school and college years lived out in and around the areas of Dorchester, South Boston, and Boston. Inspired by stories his grandmother told him of the city's history, and of his great-grandfather, Boston City Councilor Michael Mahoney, Murphy originally wrote Neighborhood Lines while in college. This timely heartfelt novel captures the unique atmosphere of the late 1980s and early 1990s in Boston, when the aftershocks of court-ordered busing to public schools lingered on, integration of the all-white housing projects had begun, and the murder rate had reached record-breaking figures.

Murphy's hope in writing the novel is that it be used as a tool to open dialogue about race, class and the common ground that can be achieved by working together to solve conflicts. Murphy owns a Union Electrical / Security /IT /Audio visual company in downtown Boston with 160 Union employees. He also owns a health and wellness business called @zendengroup www.Zendenmedical.com

Murphy is writing the second book on the journey of the Neighborhood Lines two main characters Patrick and Nate. Murphy has lived in the Boston area his entire life with his wife and two children.