Crime and Consequence – David Whitehouse and Dorothy Koomsom in conversation with Ayo Onatade
Foyle Rooms
Three writers with very different real life experience discuss the blurring boundaries between true crime and fiction.
David Whitehouse is an award-winning author and screenwriter who lives in Margate. About a Son tells the true story Colin Hehir’s search for the shocking truth of how his son Morgan’s murder came to be.
Dorothy Koomson is a contemporary British novelist of Ghanaian descent. She has been described as “Britain’s biggest-selling black author of adult fiction”.
Ayo Onatade is a CWA Red Herring award-winning freelance commentator on crime fiction. She also writes articles, gives papers and moderates panels.
About Margate Bookie
The Margate Bookie is a registered charity (number 1174819) which works to encourage a love of literature. They have held a literary festival in Margate every year since 2015. Lovingly looked after by Andreas Loizou.
