The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial

An utterly absorbing exploration of how these writers think: questioning, rationalising and reflecting on female criminality, morality and the ethics of storytelling * Books+Publishing * I was utterly captivated . . . A dense and deeply engaging weaving of voices, narratives and ideas. A most enticing aspect of reading this book is the opportunity to eavesdrop on three highly intelligent and capable writers * The Conversation * This is an utterly weird book which captures the fog and confusion of the world it enters, almost as a lark. It is brilliantly organised and the representation of the miasma of the trial is at such variance with so much we have imagined. Pick up this book and you'll find it hard to put down. It will be read around the world as a credible account of one of the strangest cases ever to come before a court. -- Peter Craven * The Australian * In both their rhythm and register, these intimate conversations recall the forms that mediated Patterson's trial: podcasts, panel discussions, social media threads, group chats -- Catriona Menzies-Pike * Guardian * Allows us to imagine what the mealtime conversations many of us have been having about this case would be like if three of Australia's best writers were guests. It's a comfort meal with some exotic ingredients mixed in * Inside Story * Sensitive and insightful * Age *