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Recipe for Murder
The poisonous truth behind Erin Patterson the mushroom murderer of Leongatha
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THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF ERIN PATTERSON AND THE MUSHROOM MURDERTRIAL THAT ENTHRALLED THE WORLD It is the case that has fascinated many.On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of localwoman Erin Patterson sit down for Sunday lunch. On...
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THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF ERIN PATTERSON AND THE MUSHROOM MURDER
TRIAL THAT ENTHRALLED THE WORLD
It is the case that has fascinated many.On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of local
woman Erin Patterson sit down for Sunday lunch. On the menu, Beef Wellington.
The next day, four of the guests are hospitalised. Doctors suspect death cap mushroom
poisoning. Within a week, three of them will be dead.
On 2 November that same year, Erin Patterson is arrested and charged with three counts
of murder and five of attempted murder. Held in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost women's
prison until her trial began in April 2025, the case captured media attention around the
world.
Did Patterson deliberately poison her estranged husband's parents, aunt and uncle?
Was the lunch a recipe for murder? Patterson insisted no. She was innocent of any crime.
Not guilty, she declared to the court.
A jury of her peers have now decided the answer to those two questions. So how did a
respected country woman come to find her relationships and behaviour dissected by
police and prosecutors?
Bestselling author, investigative journalist and former detective, Duncan McNab has sifted
through the evidence, spoken to witnesses and attended the nine-week trial.
In this gripping book, McNab expertly explains the sequence of events that left
three people dead, a community and family shattered and brought Erin
Patterson to stand trial. With forensic detail he reveals why the verdict fell the
way it did. GUILTY!
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780733652806
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 October 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Weight: 300g
Pages: 320
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