Author
Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe is the American journalist and New Yorker staff writer behind Empire of Pain (2021), Say Nothing (2018), The Snakehead (2009), and Rogues (2022). Empire of Pain is the canonical contemporary investigative non-fiction book about the Sackler family and the operational mechanics of the OxyContin-era opioid crisis.
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2018-2021
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Empire of Pain
by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe 2021 review. The Sackler family and the operational mechanics of Purdue Pharma's OxyContin marketing strategy across three generations. The canonical contemporary investigative non-fiction book on the opioid crisis.
Say Nothing
by Patrick Radden Keefe
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 review. The 1972 disappearance of Belfast mother Jean McConville and the broader IRA history of the Troubles. Keefe's first major book and the basis for the 2024 FX Hulu limited series.
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Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe 2021 review. The Sackler family and the operational mechanics of Purdue Pharma's OxyContin marketing strategy across three generations. The canonical contemporary investigative non-fiction book on the opioid crisis.
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 review. The 1972 disappearance of Belfast mother Jean McConville and the broader IRA history of the Troubles. Keefe's first major book and the basis for the 2024 FX Hulu limited series.