About the Book: Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial
In July 2023, in a quiet Australian country town, Erin Patterson-stay-at-home
mother and true crime devotee-invited her husbands devoutly Christian family to
lunch. Within days, three of her guests were dead and the fourth was in a coma.
They had all been poisoned by death cap mushrooms.
Two years later, Patterson stood trial, accused of three counts of murder and
one count of attempted murder. The court case gripped the nation and fascinated
people all over the world.
Among those drawn into the drama were three renowned Australian writers: Helen
Garner, Chloe