Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.

Today's episode features Ceridwen Dovey discussing her new novel Life After Truth.

On the eve of their fifteenth reunion five friends return to Harvard University; the scene of their fondest memories. Now spread around the world, the reunion propels them back towards younger conceptions for themselves.

Unfortunately a reunion is not limited to friends and the group must confront old flames, bullies and the ubiquitous jerk, now the son of the American President.

Fred Reese is one of the most despised men in the country but when he winds up dead - did anyone hate him enough to kill him?

In part one of our conversation Ceridwen discusses ideas around genre and flipping the murder/mystery on its head.