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. Two books about the trial have already been announced, the second within 24 hours of her guilty verdict for murder and attempted murder.
Other noted Australian authors, including Helen Garner and Guy Rundle, have been spotted in the courtroom. Chloe Hooper has written about the case for the Saturday Paper. Could there be more books on the way?
