US EditionSeveral Books on the Mushroom Trial Are Already Cooking. What Are the Risks and Rewards of Fast Books on Big News?
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, JUL 11 – Erin Patterson was convicted by a 12-person jury for poisoning a meal that caused three deaths and one attempted murder in 2023, with sentencing set for August 2025.
- Two books about Erin Patterson's nine-week trial for poisoning her in-laws were announced shortly after her guilty verdict.
- The trial followed a July 29, 2023 meal where Patterson served death cap mushrooms, killing three relatives and seriously poisoning a fourth.
- Authors Duncan McNab and Greg Haddrick emphasize their books include new details beyond media coverage to appeal to a wide audience.
- Reading rates decline amid competition from podcasts, streaming, and social media, yet selling 200,000 copies can make a book a top title of the year.
- These fast-released books may shape public memory of the trial while underscoring challenges of balancing speed and depth in covering major legal events.
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'I captured her misery': Courtroom artist on drawing killer Erin Patterson
Anita Lester is not your regular portrait artist — she is one of a handful of professional courtroom artists working in Australia. Her subjects include a notorious gangland boss, a convicted child molester and, most recently, the infamous 'mushroom cook' Erin Patterson.
Several books on the mushroom trial are already cooking. What are the risks and rewards of fast books on big news?
Few criminal trials in recent history have piqued the public interest like Erin Patterson's conviction for poisoning three extended family members with a beef wellington spiked with death-cap mushrooms.
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