But that would be to carp at what in the round is a scintillating set of exposures of the nasty and of the tragic. If there is a criticism to be made of the essays in Rogues it is that some have been overtaken by events and would have benefitted from more substantial updating than is provided in a few italicised sentences at the end of each chapter. The essays in Rogues – originally published between 20 – are par for the course. Many have the appearance of being precis for the kind of longer studies which have made Keefe’s name, most recently the highly acclaimed Empire of Pain, an investigation of the opioid crisis in the US. “… if there’s one connective thread that runs through a lot of my stories it’s Secrets, secret worlds, uncovering things I’m not supposed to know.” Keefe brilliantly explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines, examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a fabulist, spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain, chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black market arms merchant, and profiles a passionate death penalty attorney who represents the “worst of the worst,” among other bravura works of literary journalism.In his award-winning podcast series built around the Scorpions’ song “Wind of Change”, Keefe reflects on the character of his writing: As Keefe says in his preface “They reflect on some of my abiding preoccupations: crime and corruption, secrets and lies, the permeable membrane separating licit and illicit worlds, the bonds of family, the power of denial.” Rogues brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from The New Yorker. Patrick Radden Keefe has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award to the Orwell Prize to the National Book Critics Circle Award for his meticulously-reported, hypnotically-engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. ROGUES is a marvel, showcasing the work of a reporter at the absolute top of his game.”-Daniel Alarcón, author of The King is Always Above the People

“Patrick Radden Keefe is a brilliant writer, and each of these pieces reminds you that this world and the people in it are more interesting, complicated and moving than you had allowed yourself to imagine. Every time he writes an article, I read it … he’s a national treasure.”-Rachel Maddow

Rogues By Patrick Radden Keefe AudioBook Summaryįrom the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing- and one of the most decorated journalists of our time-twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue

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