Several books on the mushroom trial are already cooking. What are the risks and rewards of fast books on big news?‘
- Written by Alice Grundy, Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University
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.
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