Interrogating Truth, Language and Class in Fiction and True Crime Writing

Both Natasha Brown and Mark O’Connell, in their latest books Universality (Faber) and A Thread of Violence (Granta), are trying to unravel  the mysteries surrounding two crimes – one real and one fictional – and attempt to ascertain the truth. Examining the rhetoric of truth and power, the two writers will discuss how they approached their subjects and what it means to be truthful.